Love Of Oats

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

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Eating Up Spring

As I’m sure many of you are, I am in love with Chobani Greek Yogurt for the last 2+ years… Last month, I happened to give a few to my parents and they quickly became obsessed with them too!  So much so that they have been stockpiling them by the case… They also have been spoiling me with a few cases of them as well!  So basically this is what my fridge looks like on a weekly basis… yes, Chobani has its own dedicated shelf in our fridge :)   My favorite top two flavors were strawberry & peach, but I do like the blueberry & vanilla of course…

So when I received an email to check out Chobani’s newest flavors, I jumped at the opportunity of course ;)   They sent Black Cherry, Mango, and Lemon… Bill loved the Mango, being that he LOVES mangoes since they remind him of our trips to Jamaica… My mom and dad thought the Black Cherry was so good and can’t wait until they are stocked in our grocery store… However, I became really partial to the Lemon… So much so that it tops my list of favorite flavors now…

I really felt like I was eating up spring… despite the fact that it is snowing out now :(   It is light, bright, & cheery… I think is great to eat it as a morning or afternoon snack because it really perked me up… For those of you familiar with Rita‘s, it really reminded me of lemon water ice!

There are small chunks of lemon, but they aren’t too overpowering and provide just enough tartness… I will be rationing the remaining samples I have so I can savor every spoonful… Now, I just can’t wait for them to start including it in the Chobani bulk cases or at least in my grocery store!

PS.  I also received two packages of Chobani Champions, which I have yet to try… so keep your eyes peeled for that review!

Go Raw

Ugh, it is a miserable rainy day here!  I hope it is not as miserable where you are at… I guess we got spoiled from the amazingly nice weather last weekend, but this is just too much ~ dreary dark clouds, drenching rain, total gloomfest :/

I am determined to make it a fun day though despite our weather… Right now I am cleaning and doing laundry because tonight we are having some friends over for dinner and game night… I decided to set up a “burrito bar” full of veggies, beans, and yummy toppings, I’ll have a recap tomorrow, for sure!

I also stopped by Big Bear Natural Foods store and picked up a few new bars, nuts, and masa powder… I really couldn’t wait to try one of the bars that I picked, especially this “Go Raw Live Pumpkin Bar” up so I dug right in… At first glance, I was totally attracted to the packaging and the sight of all of those yummy nuts and seeds!

When I opened up the bar, it looked too pretty too eat, doesn’t it?  That didn’t really stop me so I dived, er bit, right in… It was definitely as crunchy as it looked, but it was also really chewy, slightly dry, but I kind of expected that since it was a raw bar… all in all, it was quite yummy and a wonderful change from my normal “bars”… have you guys tried this brand before?

I’m always in search of new bars and snacks, especially those that fit in with a Clean Eating philosophy.  Do you have any brands or specific bars that you would recommend?