Welcome to day twenty-four of the Sugar Free Challenge!
Did you know today is National Peanut Butter Day? Yes! My favorite food has its own holiday. So I declare today to be a day full of finger-lickin (literally. try dipping your finger in peanut butter. Tastes way better than on a spoon) Peanut butter-goodness.
Here is today’s Peanut Butter-Filled sample menu:
Breakfast: Bitter Chocolate Waffles topped with Peanut Butter and Banana Slices. Also try High Protein Cookie Crisp Cereal and PBC Bars.
Lunch: How about a good ol’ PB&J?
Snack: Apple Crisps with Peanut Butter Hummus Dip
Dinner: Homemade Spring Rolls with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Dessert: I have plenty of peanut-butter filled options for this course. Above, the Grain-Free Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Cream Sauce is a for sure winner. Also try Peanut Butter Cups and Banana Cream Pie with Peanut Butter Crust.
Exercise Option: For those of you who chose to take part of the exercise challenge, your challenge today is to do 50 crunches, 10 squat jumps, 15 pushups, 20 1-legged calf raises (10 each leg).
Personal Note: Today I get the stitches out of my mouth, so hopefully I will be able to move my mouth more easily. I feel better and better each day, and was able to do a bit of light exercise yesterday. I’m still on a liquid diet, but hopefully having the stitched removed will help me be able to eat more.
THOUGHT-PROVOKING, MIND-PRODDING QUESTION OF THE DAY:
Do you love peanut butter as much as me? What are your favorite ways to eat it, and what are your favorite recipes?
Remember that you can track what you eat on the printable Challenge Checklist.
pb hummus dip!! YUM..
Hey Alex..glad to hear you’re feeling better! Those chocolate waffles are killing me..every time I see a photo, I feel like heading to Bed Bath N Beyond to buy one! 🙂 I know pancakes work too, but not quite the same! 🙂
Glad you’re doing well! I can only imagine you’re getting a little bored with smoothies and blended rice puddings! Love my PB also, I had no idea it was national PB day but happened to post a recipe this morning (the one I think you might like, especially on this liquid diet of yours) with PB in it!
I had no idea peanut butter gets its own day – that is great news! I think that I will eat a little PB in its own honor 🙂
Hey check out my post on Peanut Butter, plus a super yummy recipe involving banana 🙂
http://superfoodbabe.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/peanut-butter/
Thanks xx
I <3 Peanut Butter…
Love my home made peanut butter by the spoonful straight out of the processor! Chunky!!
Yip, love PB – but I think almond butter is my #1 love. Love a good peanutty satay sauce – Gado Gado is such a great dish.
Good luck with the stitches… you poor thing!
I absolutely ADORE peanut butter. My favorite way to eat it is frosted on a frozen banana. 😀