Enjoying the View…
Enjoying Food…
Enjoying Exercise…
Enjoying Rest…
Enjoying Love…
Enjoying Laughter…
Enjoying Life!
Thought-provoking, mind-prodding question of the day:
What are you enjoying today?
Registered Dietitian
Wow. This is my 100th post. I know there are a lot of people out there who have written hundreds or even thousands more posts than me, but 100 is still a milestone.
I have learned so much throughout my short time of blogging, and have met so many great people. I’d like to thank all my readers for their support, and I hope to continue making great sugar-free recipes for you one spoonful at a time.
Now in honor of my 100th post, I am going to host a giveaway! The lovely Caitlin from CSN contacted me to offer won of my readers a $35 coupon to any of the CSN stores. CSN has over 200 stores online where you can buy anything from modern furniture, to cookware, to fitness equipment! I’m sure you will be able to find anything you want on this site.
There will be a few ways to enter:
Please leave a separate comment below telling me each entry you did.
Giveaway ends in one week (February 8th). Good Luck!
Now here is a personal, somewhat ironic, story about me and the number one hundred.
I was in 1st grade I think, and the 100th day of school was approaching. 100 is pretty cool for a 1st grader. We were going to celebrate the day with stuff relating to 100. I can’t really remember what, maybe some crossword puzzles and math stuff. Anyway, everyone was asked to bring 100 objects. Can you guess what I brought?
100 sugar cubes.
Ha! I know. It was pretty neat, though, because I glued them together to form a sugar pyramid. Fun! Too bad I don’t have pictures to show you. This was in the year without digital cameras, so I have no idea where those lost pictures are…
Remember my post about McDonald’s “Real” Fruit Smoothies?
When McDonald’s makes something seemingly healthy, it has to be questioned. When I started seeing the commercials for McDonald’s new Fruit & Maple Oatmeal, I had to hop on over to their website to investigate.
According to Mickey D, the restaurants have two options for oatmeal: with or without brown sugar. Which is great because it gives you the choice to omit all that unnecessary sugar! Therefore eliminating 14 extra grams of sugar.
You also have the choice of adding the following toppings: cranberry raisin blend, diced apples, and light cream. Personally, I would not add the cranberry raisin blend because dried cranberries are always sweetened with extra sugar. They are just too tart for most people if they don’t sweeten them. I also wouldn’t add the light cream because I’m not a fan of pasteurized dairy.
Take a look at the nutritional information for yourself:
All in all, its a great breakfast when your on the road. It has a good amount of protein and carbs to get you through the morning. I’m glad McDonald’s has started selling this because I am going to be on the road this weekend. It also has a great price, $1.99. Also, they serve the oatmeal all day at most stores!
Some other great fast food places that serve oatmeal include:
Have any of you tried McDonald’s new oatmeal? I haven’t tried it yet, but I expect it to be an instant oatmeal like Starbuck’s. I’ve never tried Jamba Juice’s either. Have any of you tried it?
How do you eat breakfast on the road? I usually bring a bag of snacks with me wherever I go, nuts, fruit, bars, and I like eating the oatmeal from Starbucks.
Yay! I was tagged by the lovely Sarah from the Smart Kitchen and Nicky from Picky Nicky to do this fun little game 🙂 Now you all sit back, relax, and learn a little about me.
Four TV Shows I Watch
I don’t really watch TV that often, but…
1. The Office
2. Wheel of Fortune
3. Millionaire Matchmaker
4. Hell’s Kitchen (do they still play this on TV even??)
Four Things I’m Passionate About
1. Food and Nutrition. Can you tell?
2. Singing
3. Tennis
4. My family
Four Words/Phrases I Use Too Much
1. Gee whiz!
2. Oh my goodness gracious!
3. Chaa Man
4. I’m goin to bed…
Four Places I’d Like To Go
1. Washington D.C. (I’m going in April!!)
2. Europe. Travel around. See the cultures, history, artifacts, and, of course, eat the food!
3. Disney World. I think its about time. I live about an hour away from it, and I have played about 20 tournaments in Orlando…somehow I’ve never made it.
4. Heaven
Four Things I Did Yesterday
1. Played Tennis. It was extremely windy yesterday. Made it difficult to hit the ball
2. Lift weights
3. Went to choir practice. It was a fantastic practice, by the way!
4. Made and ate lots of food. Duh!
Four Things I’m Craving
1. Any kind of omelet
2. My mom’s salmon patties with lots of dill
3. A big ol’ tub of fresh blueberries
4. Sauteed Veggies galore!
Four Things I’ve Learned From The Past
1.You can’t change people, you can only change yourself
2. Eating too much peanut butter can make your stomach hurt.
3. Don’t try to do a two-fingered handstand while playing baseball in the backyard.
4. Always look before you slam the trunk door to your car, you could hit someone hard on the head and they will have a knot on their head for a month. Trust me…
Four Things I’m Looking Forward To
1. Sleeping tonight after a nice, warm shower, a cup of hot water, and reading a good book.
2. Seeing where life takes me after college
3. Having a job, creating a business, becoming a multimillionaire, and then retiring (maybe)
4. Exploring the world and all the different cultures (and foods!)
Four Things I Love About Winter
1. Spending it in Florida
2. Curling up by the fire, under a blanket, with a book, and a cup of hot tea
3. The Christmas Lights
4. Wearing Button-up jackets with scarves
Four Newest Blogs Added To My Reader
Hmm….I haven’t added new ones for a while, but…
1. Little Miss Healthify
2. Eden’s Eats
3. The Adventures of VEgirl
4. The Flourishing Foodie
Four Bloggers I’m Passing This Along To
1. Kelsey @ Clean Teen Kelsey
2. Kayla @ Little Miss Healthify
3. Kelsey @ The Snacking Squirrel
4. Lauren @ Whole Wheat or Bust (Lauren, you just ruined the whole “K” theme!)
I added this next one because no post is complete without pictures!
Four Recipes I have been hoarding for myself for way too long:
Answer one of the questions from above (or more if you want). I want to learn about you, too!
Did you all have a great holiday season and New Year’s celebration? It is 2011! Can you believe it? Time flies…
Many people make their New Year’s resolution to be a healthier person or to lose x amount of pounds. Which are both great resolutions! To aid in these resolutions why not try cutting back on sugar or even going sugar-free? There have been a few people I know who have made this resolution already!
A couple people have asked me for some tips on reducing sugar-intake, so I have compiled a list below.
What are your New Year’s resolutions? Is cutting back on sugar one of them?
Try taking the “sugar-free for a week” challenge that Kayla is hosting at Little Miss Healthify! Can you handle no sugar for a week?
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
Had just settled down for a long winter’s nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
“Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! on Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!”
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
His eyes — how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night.”
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