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And the winners are…

A huge congratulations to Leslie and Julie for winning the winter weather workout gear giveaway! Please send me an email (ashdiamond83@gmail.com) letting me know your preference (Gracie’s Gear tank or Nike half zip) along with your mailing address. Hopefully you two don’t want the same item or i’ll have to choose:)
I can’t wait to share pictures and updates from my wonderful Sunday filled with the NYRR 4 mile Gridiron Race, blogger brunch, Alice’s Tea Room, and a scrumptious vegan macroon recipe! Until then, hop on over to Meghann and Dori’s sites for pics and updates! Happy Monday and enjoy this bootyiful picture from yesterday- don’t you love Meghann’s sweatpants!:)
 

(I’m in the blue and Meghann’s in the hot FSU sweatshirt. I think I need to pick my feet up more! Hmm, any runner tips here?)

 


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An expensive addiction…

I still can’t believe it. My fiance has a new addiction and it’s 100% healthy and something i’ve been trying to introduce to him for over a year. His $1.99 a day addiction is Fage 0% Plain. Since cutting back on caffeine, artificial foods, and processed foods over the last week he realized he wanted something delicious and protein rich for a mid morning snack or afternoon treat. He has one of these bad boys each day mixed with 1 packet of stevia and some fresh berries. I can’t believe this guy is my fiance! His favorite things about Fage are its’ dense, rich, and creamy texture. He didn’t believe that it was healthy or low fat until he looked at the label because it tasted more like cream. Furthermore, it makes a great afternoon or morning snack due to its high protein content. I’ve started enjoying this for a breakfast alternative with ground flax seeds, berries, and stevia.

This weekend we decided to try Fage in some other ways such as a mayonaise alternative in tuna and chicken salads or as sour cream in Mexican dishes. Sunday we decided to test it with a healthier version of tuna salad.

ENJOY!

Healthier Tuna Salad 

Makes 4 servings

A low-fat/high protein tuna salad using non-fat yogurt.

Ingredients

10 oz. solid white albacore tuna
2 oz (1/4 cup) Fage 0% Greek Plain Yogurt
1 tbsp mayonnaise (Hellmann’s)
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/2 tsp seasoned salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp chopped dill
1 tbsp chopped cilantro

Directions

Mix all ingredients together. Season with pepper to taste.

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Amazing Grass but not so amazing oatmeal

Get ready folks for a super catch up of posts! I have 5 or 6 ready to deploy over the next day or two. First, I want to give a shoutout to the amazing people at Amazing Grass! They sent me their sampler pack to try and review on the blog. It included a few bars, a few Amazing Meals, Organic Wheat Grass packets, and then the flavored packets. I was super excited to try these as I’d previously felt amazing rushes of energy when i’ve enjoyed wheat grass in smoothies. Bo and I have decided to challenge ourselves to give up all caffeine except green tea for five days. So far we’ve been enjoying lots of decaf teas, lemon and lime water, and mint water. While we’ve been doing well I have definitely felt a decrease in my normal energy levels especially since i’ve started enjoying a morning cup of coffee at work each day. Our office has one of those individual pod coffee makers and they also stock the cabinets with Green Mountain Coffee in hazelnut, vanilla, and more!

This morning before heading out for a day’s worth of adventures, I thought the perfect breakfast would be my own version of green oats to help boost my energy and give me the extra nutrients i’m always craving. BOY was I mistaken! I can stomach a lot of things but after three spoon fulls I had to give up and make my regular old oats. The flavor was too “grassy” and it almost tasted like I was chewing a vitamin. I combined the following in this morning oats:
1 packet Organic Wheat Grass
1/2 c oats
1/2 c water
1/2 c light almond breeze
1 pack stevia

I was a bit worried with how green the oats turned out and would love feedback from folks on how to make them tastier. I was a bit disappointed because I was hoping this could become a healthy morning burst of energy each day.

But, luckily, later today I gave Amazing Grass another try and thoroughly enjoyed their chocolate flavor packet with some almond breeze for a midmorning snack. It was absolutely delcious and my energy levels skyrocketed. I would definitely order more of their flavored options in the future as I think they could also be great mix-ins with protein shakes, chobani, and oatmeal!

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