Love Of Oats

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

Full Of Favorites

Hi Peeps :)   How’s it going out there?  It’s a warm one here… almost 60 degrees and needless to say I really wish I didn’t have to work today so I could have gone out there and enjoyed it, considering this weekend is going back to the 30′s.  Oh well :(   One can only hope, right?

I started out the morning with a bowl full of favorites:

  • Zoe’s Honey Almond Granola
  • Blueberry Chobani
  • Frozen Blueberries (zapped in the microwave for 30 seconds)
  • Handful of Pecan Halves
  • Blob of PB2

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It was a very flavorful, not to mention crunchy, way to start the day!

Mid-morning was oats, ’nuff said, right?  I am so redundant these days…

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I definitely continued my “favorites” theme at lunchtime by packing a pb&j on wheat, popcorn, and an apple.  This is by far my favorite kind of lunch :)   Looking back though, I should have subbed my peanut butter with PB2 to see how it faired with jelly!

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For some reason, I was starving at all afternoon.  I wish I packed more snacks, I guess that is the downside of packing lunches because if you are having one of those extra-hungry days and don’t have enough food with you, you are stuck :(   Just like I was… I sipped on some candy cane lane tea in the hopes it would warm & fill me up and then finally dug into this guy at around 3′ish before I headed to the gym.  I had half of the bar before my workout and had the other half after my workout.

I bought this Kashi Go Lean Crunchy Cinnamon Coffee Cake bar a few weeks ago after hearing Julz rave about it, but I totally forgot to eat it until I found it in our pantry yesterday so I was pretty excited to eat it :)   Thoughts?  It was yummy and definitely had a sweet taste to it, tasted like icing almost!  I think I prefer the “Roll” bars a little bit better but I think it would have been better crumbled up on top of yogurt or oats.  Eating something that sweet before a workout probably wasn’t the best decision haha…

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When I was at the gym, I did 30 minutes on the elliptical and headed outta there.  I’ve felt a little tired, groggy, headache-y all day, so I didn’t want to wear myself out.  Luckily, I actually felt better after I left the gym.  After work, I decided to follow ya’ll’s advice about grocery shopping on Wednesdays and headed to Giant.  I really liked avoiding most of the crowds and getting in and out (for the most part, I waste a significant amount of time browsing through Giant’s organic aisle).  I still pick up lunchmeat for Bill on Sunday’s at the deli, but I love going into the weekend knowing that I don’t have to grocery shop!

Ok well now it’s time to get cracking on dinner, so I’ll be back later with my eats… Happy Wednesday!

Category: breakfast, goals, lunch, snack
  • Melissa S. says:

    omg you have to try the chocolate peanut one too…and like heather said, the pretzel one is to die for!

    February 11, 2009 at 9:06 pm
  • Alisa - Frugal Foodie says:

    Glad the workout perked you up! I’m off to the gym myself!

    February 11, 2009 at 7:28 pm
  • Sharon says:

    Zoe’s Honey Almond Granola? That looks mighty tasty!

    February 11, 2009 at 7:27 pm
  • ksgoodeats says:

    You have GOT to try the chocolate pretzel one – divine!

    Hope you don’t get sick :(

    February 11, 2009 at 7:23 pm
  • VeggieGirl says:

    What a fabulous bowl of goodies!!

    Hope you feel 100% better!!

    February 11, 2009 at 7:03 pm
  • Heather McD (Heather Eats Almond Butter) says:

    Oh my gosh…I love the Kashi Crunchy bars, and I must try that new flavor. I’m going to be on the lookout for it. Thanks Lindsay!

    February 11, 2009 at 6:15 pm

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