Happy Friday!
I’m really looking forward to this weekend. Lots of fun stuff on the agenda!
Workout
Today started like any other Friday in our household… with a sweaty workout.
Ryan and I headed to the gym an initially hopped on side-by-side ellipticals, but when Ryan’s machine started clicking and making funky noises, we hopped off and decided to do 20 minutes of incline walking on the treadmill instead.
I honestly feel like walking on an incline can be harder than running at times. Phew.
Treadmill time was followed by an upper-body workout that included the following exercises:
- Superset One: Lat pull downs + Upright rows
- Superset Two: Incline bicep curls + Overhead press
- Superset Three: Tricep dips + Chest press
- Tricep pull downs
- Bicep curls (3 minutes non-stop, inspired by BodyPump)
- Mac raises (Also inspired by BodyPump)
- Ab work on the exercise ball
My arms feel like Jello now!
Breakfast
You know the drill…
Clearly I’m still on my egg sandwich kick. Mmm.
Awesome Whole Grain Month Giveaway
Two weeks ago I first blogged about Whole Grain Month which is going on right now. Whole grains are not only nutritious, but they’re delicious to boot.
Two of my favorite whole grain recipes include:
This post is part two of my partnership with Quaker Oats… and it features one of the most valuable giveaways I’ve ever featured on PBF.
What a great way to kick off a Friday!
First things first, in case you missed my prior post, be sure to check out a neat sweepstakes going on right now on the Whole Grains Council’s website called the Whole Grains Stampede.
Entering the sweepstakes is simple. You simply tell the Whole Grains Council about your favorite breakfast, lunch and dinner that bear the Whole Grains Stamp (you can see a list of the products here) and then you’re entered to win the following:
- One year supply of Quaker products and $5,000 of grocery money
- Apple iPad 2 loaded with food apps
A more detailed description of the sweepstakes may be found here and you may enter here.
But guess what? You have another chance to win an Apple product right here, right now!
One PBF reader will win an Apple iPod Nano and an assortment of Quaker products.
I use my iPod Nano every day at the gym and and love it for its small size and large memory. I am so pumped about this giveaway!
To enter, simply comment on this post telling me about the last meal you ate that included whole grains or tell me about a meal featuring whole grains that you plan to eat this weekend.
For an extra entry you may…
- Tweet some variation of the following: I entered @PBFingers amazing giveaway: http://ow.ly/6CL0t
Please be sure to comment back on this post telling me that you tweeted because I will select the winner from the comments section using Random.org’s random integer generator.
I will announce the winner tomorrow morning. Good luck!
Disclaimer: I was one of three bloggers selected by Quaker Oats to promote the Whole Grain Stampede during the month of September. I have been compensated for my contributions to the campaign, though my opinions are my own. I only agreed to this partnership because I am a frequent consumer of Quaker products and feel that whole grains have an important place in a balanced diet.
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WOW! This IS an amazing giveaway! I am currently in Shanghai, China for 2 months, and wholewheat bread OR oatmeal with banana and peanut butter for breakfast every morning reminds me of home!
My favorite whole grain meal is overnight oats! Thanks for a great idea.
awesome giveaway! yesterday I made a quesadilla out of a whole wheat wrap
I had overnight oats this morning! I mixed in cocoa and mashed banana and topped it with PB and a little greek yogurt! 😉 yummmy. I am having oatmeal tonight too.
Last thing I ate…pumpkin overnight oats…YUM! 🙂
I had greek yogurt with Quaker Oats this morning for breakfast and I plan on having burritos with brown basmati rice with beans in a whole grain tortilla tomorrow! 😀
Whole grain English muffin, 2 eggs whites and a piece of cheese…..I’m stuck on an egg sandwich kick too! Perfect breakfast :o)
I ate some trader joe’s country pumpkin spice granola cereal yesterday – yum!
I actually had quaker oatmeal (maple and brown sugar) today for breakfast! Its delish, and convenient for me to add hot water from the break room at work!
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I plan to make homemade granola bars with oats this weekend!! 🙂
I had a bowl of oats with chia seeds and apples for breakfast.
My favorite whole grains are a big bowl of oatmeal and popcorn!
For breakfast this morning, I had a whole grain bagel sandwich with scrambled egg whites, turkey bacon, cheddar, and simply fruit blackberry jelly.
i plan to make a kashi frozen pizza for lunch today…. yumm
Right now I’m eating whole grain bread with peanut butter!! I eat it every morning with a banana!
For dinner I made oatmeal mixed with roasted carrots, broccoli, kidney beans, and lots of cheese 🙂 Delicious!
Breakfast was a big bowl of chocolate oatmeal. Simple. Delish!
I just ate Quaker Steel Cut Oats for breakfast!!
Just tweeted about the giveaway!!:)
Just had whole grain oats for breakfast! So yummy
I love any whole grain cereals!!
Just tweeted the giveaway! Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway! 🙂
The last meal I had with whole grains in it was breakfast. I had a quaker oatmeal on the go bar. I had to drive my husband to work at an ungodly hour and it was the first thing I grabbed to keep my growling stomach at bay.
I’m eating a bowl of oatmeal right now! my favorite
honey nut cheerios count?
I actually just ate a yogurt mixed with fiber one original! always a favorite of mine! also tried your banana pancake recipe last weekend… def think that is going to be my new weekend go-to! That will be happening tomorrow!
Tweeted about this fantabulous giveaway as well! Lehs go!
Not trying to get brownie points or anything, but I honestly ate Quaker Old Fashioned Rolled Oats this morning! It’s my favorite go to breakfast when I’m in a rush in the morning, I eat them cold with yogurt, a scoop of pb, some ground flax for a nutritional boost, and cinnamon- perfect breakfast (combined with LOTS of coffee 😉 to keep me going until lunchtime!
I had oatmeal last night for dinner… and am making some more right now for breakfast 🙂
All my cereals and breads are whole grain, and who doesn’t love oatmeal!
I am eating a big bowl of quaker oats with a banana right now for breakfast!
i tweeted! (@mawedding2011)
I dress my Greek yogurt up every morning with either granola or granola bars!
I am eating oatmeal as I read this!
I just polished off a bowl of banana oatmeal! (sounds like I’m one of many. Us bloggers love our oats, huh?!)
I tweeted also!
Oat bran for breakfast almost every morning! 🙂
I had pumpkin oats this morning from your girl Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life’s suggestion on her blog the last few days. Amazing!
I tweeted!
I had millet for dinner last night! It’s becoming my new favorite grain! 🙂
I had a big bowl of chocolate almond granola this morning. So good!
I just ate a delicious bowl of oatmeal with a banana!
What an amazing giveaway!! As we speak (or type) I’m eating some Quaker oats! yum yum. and planning on a pb&banana sandwich on whole grain bread for lunch!! My sister and I are actually planning on making your pumpkin oatmeal muffins when i visit home next weekend! can’t wait!
I tweeted too! @jamielee716
I had tequila lime shrimp with brown rice two nights ago!!!!
I tweeted!
And I tweeted!! @thevitaminbee
I had whole grain waffles topped with peanut butter and pumpkin mix, sliced banana and chia seeds
I love whole grains! I just did a whole-grain oatmeal (Quaker Oats) with PEANUTBUTTER and lite syrup!
I tweeted: I entered @PBFingers amazing giveaway: http://ow.ly/6CL0t
Thanks for the givewaway Julie 🙂
Last night I had a bowl of raw oats mixed with yogurt for a bedtime snack!