Love Of Oats

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Turning Orange

Did you ever just wake up craving a simple breakfast?  Well, today I did, so satisfied that craving with two slices of Vermont’s whole wheat bread toasted very well and topped with Promise Light.  On the side I had a really juicy orange!

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Mid-morning to satisfy my need for oats, I had a serving of oatbran & a kiwi, skin and all, just the way I like it :)

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For lunch, I tried a new creation :)   I mixed one packet of a Starkist Salmon Creations, mango chipotle flavor, with grated carrots, almonds, walnuts, black pepper, cumin, and garlic. 

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The bowl was REALLY good!  At first I was not sure how I’d like the mango flavor but as I took each bite, I loved it more and more!  I definitely want to pick these pouches up again and experiment with them in recipes!

On the side I had some wasa crackers and yet again another orange.  I have become obsessed with oranges lately (and I’m trying to eat them before they turn bad), maybe I have a Vitamin C deficiency that is causing me to crave them?  Will I turn orange if I eat too many hehe ;)

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Mid-afternoon I have a snack planned but forgot to take a picture of it, so I’ll post it tonight along with my Quaker Oats giveaway winner AND a blog announcement :) 

PS.  For a great giveaway, check out the Raw Revolution Bar giveaway from Mom ON THe Run.

Crunchy Crunchy

Hi Peeps :)   Thanks for all the great comments on the Loving Yourself Wrap-Up post earlier, I really want to thank you all!

Today’s breakfast was FABULOUS.  It truly was a great way to start off the day, considering that this morning involved me hitting snooze oh say maybe 5 times.  Yeah, it was one of THOSE kind of mornings!  Since I was rushing around, stove-top oats seemed like a good breakfast idea.  I combined the following and let it simmer:

  • 1/2 C old-fashioned oats
  • water (eyeballed it)
  • 1/2 C frozen blueberries
  • splash of vanilla
  • heavy dose of cinnamon

When it was done, I poured it in my cereal bowl and topped it:

  • splash of Almond Breeze
  • 2 T chopped pecans
  • T of ground flax

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My bowl kept me satisfied for 3 hours and then I dove into my morning snack which was a small apple and a pack of Emerald almonds and walnuts.

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In an effort to combine my fave sandwich for lunch (pb&j) with veggies & lean protein… I packed a pb&j sandwich on a ww english muffin alongside sliced carrots & celery with ff cottage cheese for dipping!  Lots of crunchiness goin’ on during this meal, I’m sure you could hear my chomping from a mile away… I did an awful job of taking this picture, but you can barely see my chocolate graham Goldfish on the side… I love these guys ~ can you tell there was a big sale on Goldfish at Target this weekend?  For those of you who were wondering, that’s where I found the whole-grain corn goldfish at too… I think they are brand-spanking new!

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I’m actually skipping the gym today and going to do the P90X Core Synergistics session at home instead, since I’m pretty tired from the busy weekend and don’t feel like doing that AND the elliptical.    I have the following pre-workout & post-workout snacks:  2 homemade banana larabars :)   They are the last ones – *tear* :(

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And just a few reminders before I go:

  • For those of you who are curious how I make my oats, check out my Oats page for the low-down!
  • If you think you might love Zoe’s granola as MUCH as I do, go check out HangryPants’ for an awesome giveaway!  And yes, I’m praying that I win!