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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I am eating Quaker oats as I read your post!!!!!!!! LOVE them and this giveaway!!!!!
The last meal I ate with whole grains was one of your recipes! For dinner last night my boyfriend and I had your buffalo chicken sandwiches on whole wheat sandwich thins (They were delicious btw) We also snacked on your cake mix cookies-I made the funfetti with cream cheese icing on top-perfect! Thanks for all the fun recipes Julie! Have a great weekend 🙂
Yesterday for breakfast I had some great whole wheat bread topped with a thick layer of almond butter and drizzled with honey that I bought at my farmer’s market. It was delish! Oh, and I tweeted! 😀
Oatmeal this morning. So good on this chilly first day of fall!
I made whole wheat pumpkin french toast this morning 🙂
I plan on a big bowl of pumpkin (Quaker) oats that I will whip up for my mom and I. I live in CA and she is in NY, she is coming to visit me this weekend!:)
I just had pumpkin oatmeal this morning!!
Hey Julie!
What an awesome giveaway! The last meal I had was actually Quaker Oats! I love savory oats in the morning. I add two dippy eggs, diced tomatoes, a little edamame (or spinach!) and a sprinkle of cheese. It’s delicious and SUPER filling!
a bowl of kashi go lean cereal. 13g of protein, 10g fiber, 8g whole grains. SO yummy!
Quaker oats for breakfast with some peanut butter!
I’m dreaming of making a big brown rice bowl for dinner, with lots of veggies and some chicken or tofu.
This giveaway is incredible!
And I tweeted!
I usually eat whole grains on a daily basis, this morning it was oatmeal with dried cranberries 🙂 && those pumpkin oatmeal muffins look so good I am going to have to try them this weekend! LOVE pumpkin!
I’m eating a big bowl of oats right now! 🙂
i’m eating quaker oatmeal as we speak!
I had a big bowl of oats for breakfast!
Can you believe i had a bowl of oats 20 mins ago! protein powder almond milk and banana! I love oats!!!!!
Oatbran for me. With peaches and coconut milk. 🙂
I will most likely be eating a whole grain, brown rice with a spinach salad that usually consists of chickpeas, onions, green peppers, banana peppers, black beans and oil and vinegar for lunch today. YUM.
Whole grain pasta with veggies and marinara sauce is on my menu for dinner tonight! I still want to try quinoa though, maybe this weekend!
Quaker Oatmeal for me this morning with homemade granola!
I just had Raisin Bran for breakfast this morning…and I plan on making some blueberry banana whole grain muffins this weekend!
I also tweeted the following: I entered @PBFingers “heck of a giveaway”: http://ow.ly/6CL0t 🙂
My last whole-grain meal was oatmeal! I can never get enough of oatmeal, esp,. when with peanut butter 🙂
Breakfast this morning was a bowl of chocolate peanut butter banana oatmeal!
I tried to tweet….I don’t think I know to 🙂
Wow what an awesome giveaway! Earlier this week I enjoyed a nice warm bowl of oatmeal with bananas and nutella MMMMM!! This weekend I’d like to try quinoa. I’ve see all over the blog world.
I just had a bowl of oatmeal with banana, cinnamon, maple syrup and almond butter.
Knowing me, I’ll probably have some sort of pasta (if my foot feels well enough to cook some turkey meatballs!) or order a pizza. That counts as whole grain, right? 😉
I had Coach’s Oats with protein powder and sliced almonds yesterday and there will probably be a repeat of it today! What can I say…I’m a creature of habit. 🙂
I am currently eating oatmeal and eat oatmeal every morning 🙂 mmmmm
Quaker products are really the best- I had whole grain oats this morning with pumpkin spice! I plan on making your pumpkin oatmeal muffins this weekend for my family though 🙂 can you tell I love pumpkin??? I tweeted also @nikkigetz.
The last meal I had with whole grains was a multigrain wrap filled with pesto and scrambled eggs for breakfast! I’m planning on making my own pasta with whole wheat flour this weekend as well (I just got a pasta maker!)
I ate my whole grain oatmeal for breakfast this morning with a banana and pumpkin granola! Awesome giveaway!
Pumpkin oatmeal this morning was fantastic =)
Just finished my bowl of Quaker old fashioned oatmeal – with pumpkin and cinnamon spice 🙂
I eat oatmeal every single morning! I’m getting ready for a bikini competition so sometimes oats are in my diet 3 times a day & they never get old! Savory or sweet 🙂
Whole grains with breakfast this morning, of course 😀
I tweeted 🙂
I had peanut butter banana oatmeal this morning. My favorite combination!
I love having 9 grain hot cereal in the mornings, especially when it’s sweetened with agave! Oatmeal is always a tummy filler.
What a coincidence – I’m eating Quaker oatmeal and using an Apple product right now! I’d love to win this giveaway!
I just ate two whole grain waffles for breakfast.
I tweeted 😀
I made chicken sausages on whole wheat hoagie buns last night. Delicious!
I ate a sandwich with whole grain bread for lunch yesterday!
I had whole grains at breakfast in the form of pumpkin pancakes mmmm!
I just ate a huge bowl of oatmeal. Half pumpkin. Half baked apple. Perfect meal to tide me over for hours.
I ate a bowl of overnight oats this morning topped with peanut butter, it was delicious 🙂
Awesome giveaway! Last meal I had w/ whole grains was a big bowl of banana cinnamon oatmeal yesterday!
I use whole grain toast to make my sandwhiches for lunch and I eat oatmeal every morning!