Love Of Oats

A blog dedicated to balancing a healthy and fun life… with oats!

Unusual Eats

Before the party, I wanted to grab a quick bite to eat because we weren’t really sure what was going to be present in terms of food… I was really rushing around to get ready because I lost track of time so I smeared some cinnamon-raisin-pb on a whole wheat tortilla along with some blueberry preserves and pumpkin seeds.  On the side I had an apple, Gala, to be exact!

When we got to the party, I wasn’t really hungry but they had some yummy eats.  Bill’s friend’s boyfriend is a chef so he made some very unique appetizers… goat cheese, mini short-rib cheeseburgers, artichoke dip, etc.  The desserts came out and I decided on a lemon bar – it was really good.  I tend to go more towards chocolate desserts (there were Kahlua Chocolate Cookies present), but for some reason I was in the mood for something lemony.  It was really yummy and had a great graham cracker crust :)

Now we are at home, in my pj’s, watching the Phillies game.  I felt hungry and realized my appetite was off all day so I am now enjoying a small bowl of Raisin Bran (was craving it for some reason!) with skim milk.

Let’s go Phils!

Good night everyone :)

Stuffed!

So I was not too hungry for lunch today – that breakfast really filled me up! Plus I must say I’m not really being all that active today (with the exception of spinning) so maybe that’s why my hunger has not really been in full force? Anyway, I decided that I would make a snack into a meal by pilling on the toppings… Plus I was inspired by Running with Food‘s post regarding pumpkin + peanut butter, so I came up with the following combo:

  • 2 – 6oz cups of vanilla ff yogurt
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin
  • 1 tbsp Barney Butter Chunky
  • 1/2 cup fiber one
  • 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
  • 2 tbsp raisins (most were mixed in but i saved some for the top!)
  • generous amount of cinnamon & 1tsp brown sugar

To get this:

Now I’m officially full, even though I wasn’t real hungry in the first place! This should definitely hold me off until dinner-time… Now it’s off to get my butt in gear and get some stuff done around the house… I’m also hoping to have time to create something for the BSI contest!

On a Phillies Note…

I thought this was totally appropriate for tonight. Bill is a HUMONGOUS Mike Schmidt fan, so I knew he’d get excited when he heard this latest “Fight Song”. And I’m sorry once again Tampa Bay fans, but you are going down tonight :) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt2wslay_zA&eurl=http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/?inc=article&id=746&x=phillies-on-philm-day-three&_c=news].s

And being that I am a total fan of country music, and Tim McGraw, as some of you may know… I am super excited that Tim McGraw (son of famous Phil Tug McGraw) & Taylor Swift (PA native) are going to be singing at tonight’s Phillies game… Now if only I could get someone to buy us tickets (they are STARTING at $600 a ticket for standing room only)!!!!