top of the evening to you blogettes! congratulations, we have officially made it over the halfway mark of the work week. hip, hip, hoofreaking rayyyy.
i have no witty banter to start my post with tonight. sorry, i guess it is just one of those days. how about i just dive right into the daily details and see what rambles come up? good plan.
my morning started off with coffee in a snowman head, just the way any fine winter morning should start. PS: it was nine degrees on my way to work today!
this java had to tide me over for quite some time before i could sneak off to the kitchen. i was out of freezer waffles and didn’t have time to make some waffles from scratch. waffle wednesday FAIL. instead i made…
oats in a jar!
yes, the empty peanut butter jar bowl that HEABs made all the rage found its way into my breakfast today.
said jar that was empty?
the mightiest of the mapes. OH. did you guys HEAR?! they are discontinuing mighty maple! i am wondering if this is a rumor or if it is legit. anyone know? anyone?? i would die. it JUST found its way to the SLC and now it is goin to vamoose? sad story. i better go stock up!
mighty-mapley-protein-oaty goodness.
hum. i wonder if i am going to die from BPA something or other. i guess you aren’t supposed to heat plastic containers up and eat out of them.. so, if i die.. someone can have my christmas countdown placemat :)
sixteen days ‘til santa!
woah. that is getting a little too close for comfort considering the amount of christmas shopping i have left!
i spent the day running errands for my boss. i was out of the office for over three hours this afternoon! talk about a wasted day. ohh well. i did make it back to the office eventually and was so hungry, i thought i was going to eat my arm.
snack plate time!
cucumbers, red peppers, mushrooms, sunflower hummus, garbz+cottage cheese & a few sliced of oven roasted turkey for good measure.
i need to get some more ranch seasoning. OH for those of you who asked, when i said i like my ranch salad dressing from scratch~i really meant i like to make my own ranch from the hidden valley ranch packet+1 cup of milk+1 cup of mayo. needless to say, i don’t eat this very often. usually i top my salads with either cottage cheese, hummus or balsamic vinegar (or a combo of all three!)~i really liked some of the salad dressing ideas you guys mentioned in my last post. thanks for those!
after work i got my permanent crown put on.. hopefully no more dentist until next may. but hey~my mouth is now the queen. i’ve got my crown.
i went up to my parents’ house after the dentist and saw my sister in law & niece~they live there right now. my niece made the dopest edible train on the block!
yes i had to post both photos because one showed you her super proud smile and the other showed you her ridiculous fashion sense. and she is only three!
check out this train!!
choo choo! all aboard for a workout!
i worked out in my mom’s gym today. it was an incredible lower body workout!!
- 5 min warmup on treadmill @ 15% grade
cycle 1: 3 times through
- jump squats holding 6# medicine ball x15
- reverse lunges holding 15# dumbbells x15 each leg
- laying bridge x30
- floor crunches x30
cycle 2: 3 times through
- single leg calf raises (on leg press machine, sitting upright) @80 lbs x15 each leg
- single leg leg press @120 lbs x15 each leg
- stiff leg deadlifts @30# x15
- plank: 1 minute
cycle 3: 3 times through
- plie squat w/ calf raise holding 15# dumbbells x15
- angled calf raises @ bodyweight x15
- stability ball ham curls x15
- hyperextension bench: back extension x15, left side extension x15, right side extension x15
cycle 4: 3 times through
- wall sit: 1 minute
- donkey kicks x15 each leg
- side leg raises (scissor style) x15 each leg
- bosu ball oblique elbow-to-knee crunches x15 each side
lots of strettttching!
the end.
refuel:
and:
not a huge fan. too artificial tasting. i don’t like the frosted bottom part. ick. won’t buy it again.
went home and made myself a proper dinner~
chicken nuggets and fries!
well.. healthified of course ;)
i diced some chicken and sliced some sweet potato half moons~i breaded the chicken with italian panko bread crumbs & garlic powder.
i baked it all at 425 degrees [f] for about 30 minutes.
side note: did you know that the formula to convert fahrenheit to celsius is: take the fahrenheit, minus it by 32 and then times that number by five ninths. geez, we should all just be on the same system. fahrenheit makes NO sense (32 is freezing? why not zero?!) plus it is hard to spell..
post baked!
i paired the chicken with organic bbq sauce~ (even though i really wanted some annie’s honey mustard.. but did not have any in the house.. honey mustard is my fave for dippage of nuggets!)
and paired the sweet potatoes with organic ketchup~
this meal made me much happier than a happy meal would have! ;)
now i am watching the jazz game with my roomies and contemplating going out.. i don’t think it is going to happen..
OH! tomorrow morning i have an appointment with the business counselor at the university. yep, janetha b. is going to go back to escuela!
ok, i think this is long enough, don’t you? see you tomorrow everybody!
Qs~
1. what is your favorite dipping sauce? man there are so many.. ranch, bbq, honey mustard, sweet & sour, ketchup, hummus, salsa, guacamole.. i really don’t want to pick. but if i must, it would be hummus. as far as dipping for chicken goes, however, honey mustard wins. ha, i used to be so indecisive back in the wendy’s chicken nuggets days and would get THREE dipping sauces for my FIVE piece nuggets! hah. ridic. anyway.. moving on.. favorite dipping sauce para tu?
2. fill in the blank: if (insert specific product here) was discontinued, i would be tempted to jump off of a bridge/out of a speeding car/into shark infested waters because i would be so sad. i am sad about mighty maple. but not devastated. i think if oikos discontinued the 0% plain greek yogurt i would die a sad slow death from being depressed.
xo. janetha b.
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I love dipping sauces in general. Honey mustard and BBQ tie for chicken nuggets. Ranch is #1 for fries. I also love horseradish and sour cream together.
I REALLY REALLY love my Yogi super-antioxidant green tea blend. Who wouldn’t love something with “super” anti-oxidant in the name!
The last two days you’ve been posting the same time I’m checking my bloglines. Neato! :)
OMG if they really are discontinuing it I’m so stocking up!! Or at least buying another before it goes bye-bye :-( That is the cutest train ever!! What a great idea to use that ice cream cone – I LOVE it!
1. BBQ sauce all the waaaaaayy. BBQ sauce love forever.
2. If YOGURT was discontinued I would not know how to live anymore. Ever. Again.
your niece is so cute!! and her tights are awesome. i wanna be a 3-year-old with cool style…
1. just like on my salads, i dip all in honey mustard!! bbq is second. but since i HATE ketchup, i experiment a lot with side sauces and dipping devices :)
2. i can’t think of any products discontinuation (is that even a word?) that would devastate me. i’m adaptable?
…peanut butter. Just all peanut butter. Like if there were a permanent salmonella peanut butter outbreak or something.
Your niece is adorable! I love her socks+boots!
Love your workout!! I don’t really like dressings and sauces, but I would have to say honey mustard.
WHaT?!?!?! Say it Ain’t So!!! Might Maple CAN NOT be discountinued!!!! THat is my absoulte favorite and my jar is getting depressingly low at the moment. Yikes, I better stock up as well.
I was sooooo sad when I heard that they discountinued Zoe’s Granola (it;s my favorite). I did manage to find it still sold in one really ghetto select store, so I pretty much bought them out. Now i have about 25 boxes of granola in my pantry. Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do! ;)
I adore the Amy’s Honey Mustard. I probably go through a bottle a week of this stuff. I am a condiment Queen! My fridge is overflowing with half empty bottles of ketchup, dressings, and the most random sauces.
Hope you have a great day girlie! Only one more until the weekend!!!! :)
OMG, what if they stopped making cottage cheese? I would die. Good thing I don’t think the dairy industry will let that happen.
How about I would still need three dipping sauces for five pieces of chicken. I love honey mustard, bbq sauce and ketchup all way too much to choose ;)
And guess what else? Eating oats in a jar rightthisminute!!! xoxo
OK love the dental humor of course- you ARE the queen! Must remember that for my next dental convention in January :-) My peeps will be impressed!
Your little niece with the uggs- ugh, kills me so cute. Oh and sign me up for THAT party train.
I like that you got 3 sauces for 5 pieces of chix. A girl has the right to change her mind!
So funny you talk about converting F to C and visa versa- I actually have it in my head. Only I always have it wrong in some way. So I’ve been trying to do all the conversions here in Canada and it takes me about 4 tries before I finally get the permutation right (was it 9/5 MINUS or PLUS 32???) So funny!
Sauces : BBQ.
Discontinued: Greek yogurt. I would chop off my arm. I’m not worried about maple- just add maple extract to your existing pb, boom, mighty maple- make your own!
Also, if you die of PBA poisoning I’ll take your mat. But that’s unless I die first of saccharine, splenda poisoning and then you can have my Vitamix.
0n an unrelated note, I tried the Light Chocolate Muscle Milk b/c they were handing it out for free at the race I ran last weekend – SO GOOD!!!! As you know too much dairy doesn’t make my system happy but I think I can dig the muscle milk once a week after my long runs!!! loooooooooved it!
Me me me! I want the Santa countdown placemat! Of course I really don’t want you to die from BPA’s but if you do then so will I…I’m still drinking out of a reusable plastic water bottle. Honestly I feel like something else is going to kill me before that…but perhaps I will switch to the metal (??) ones soon.
That train is SO cute!!! A new twist on a gingerbread house. :)
It’s funny you said that about Oikos being discontinued – I have recently developed an addiction to plain Oikos + peanut butter + pumpkin butter all swirled together. Holy YUM…I’m going through Greek yogurt containers like there WILL be a discontinuiation!
That train ROCKS! OMG. Fab + yum = winner.
Gah, I hate when stuff is discontinued or changed. I am still made that PB and Co changed their smooth operator recipe, but the original is still on shelves here. My favourite gum has just been discontinued so the past week has been a manic spree of rushing around to random stores grabbing the last packs while I can :(
1. what is your favorite dipping sauce? Yikes. Tough question. Ketchup is a MUST for me, but tzatziki is right on par with that. Honey mustard and hummus would make my list too. I could live off dipping sauces. Oh, how could I forget hoisin sauce and duck sauce?
2. fill in the blank: if the brand of sweetener I use, Amy’s meals or quorn products was discontinued, i would be tempted to jump off of a bridge/out of a speeding car/into shark infested waters because i would be so sad. Or the Joseph’s wraps I love.
Oh crap – I haven’t tried the Maple so now I’ll have to go find it. I’ll grab you an extra jar.
Hooray for going back to school. Allllll the cool kids are doing it, you know!
Living on the edge girl, eating out of hot plastic!!
Cute train, what a great idea. I love anything made from food…
1) Good question…I love hummus but homemade guac might top it. I could also put hot sauce on a piece of rotten food and make it appealing.
2) I would cry for days if they stopped making almond butter. Or Clif bars. :)
That train is AWESOME!
1. Ketchup would have to be my fave, but I love dipping in general.
2. I would be most sad if Laughing Cow were discontinued. I love that stuff on crackers or as a sandwich spread. Easy and low cal!
Good for you for going back to school. I have been toying with the same idea….but we’ll see!
I like dippiing most hot foods (pizza..) into ranch..so bad but so good
and not really sure about the second question…hmm…I’ll think about that ;)
I do wish we could get oikos in canada!
1. I have a love affair with dipping sauces in general, but I really like 1000island dressing.
2. Cherry Coke Zero!
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WHAT!? The better not be discontinuing Mighty Maple…it’s my absolute favorite!! We should start a petition!
Fahrenheit completely baffles me. Agreed.
Your niece is 100% adorable and that train rocks!
1) Ooh. It has to be the magical combo of ketchup and mayo mixed together aka “fancy sauce” (step brothers, anyone?) aka “rosé sauce” aka FAVE.
2) If they stopped making TJ’s raw unsalted Almond Butter I’d be sad. I would be devastated if I could never eat Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Fruit and Nut again….
Oh and P.S. it was -4 on my way into work today and the wind chill is at -19. Yeah. Minneapolis loses at life sometimes.
1.) guacamole
2.) Theo chocolate
i think that if they stopped making low sodium cottage cheese that i would go into cardiac arrest.
…slightly dramatic but oh so true.
i also feel that way about apples.
fav dip? wellll can i say scoop? SALSAAAAA :)
have a great day girl :)
WHAT?? Please tell me it’s just a rumor! :( That would be a sad sad day!
Your niece is adorable and that train…ROCKS!
Dinner looks great! I’d have to say BBQ is one of my fave dipping sauces as well as Annie’s Organic Ketchup!
oh my god, that train is straight out of “Food Network Challenge” — I am muy impressed!!
I vote that if it is below 10 degrees work and school become optional…agreed?
ciao bella!
I could seriously never pick a favorite dipping sauce. I love them all so so much! Those chicken nuggets look really good. I need to try making some of my own one day!
izz is super proud to have made it onto neefys blog! btw, her dad helped her get dressed.
Before my diet, my favorite dipping sauce was Helman’s Mayo!
I’m a bit of a freak I guess.
Dipping sauce now? One of the many BBQ sauces I picked up in St Louis. One is called Bandanna’s and it’s just heavenly.
Oh, no- not mighty maple! I have yet to try it, it still is not around here! I might need to do a switcheroo with you one of these days to get myself some before it goes! ;)
And I LOVE the idea of healthy chicken nuggets + fries! I recently made some nuggets with almonds + oats (recipe from Oxygen) and they were faaab!
I used to put ranch on everything as kid. Not so waist-friendly. Now for dipping I love honey mustard ANYTHING (but esp Annie’s), Organic Ketchup or BBQ sauce!
I think I almost cried when they discontinued Whole Food’s 365 BBQ sauce. I WOULD cry if they discontinued Annie’s Honey Mustard, Maranatha Almond Butter, 0% , pineapple or peach Chobani or Haagen Das Five ice cream. Obsessed? Just a little.
xo
K
that train needs to make an express stop to my mouth.
You crack me up! Your neice is too cute. My 4yr and her daddy will be tackling a gingerbread house on Christmas. Should be interesting. My favorite dip is ketchup mixed with ranch. SO YUM!
GOING BACK TO SCHOOL?!?!!?! I LOVE IT! congrats miss janetha b – that is amazing!
your niece = cutest thang on the block.
fave dippage probs equals BBQ sauce or ranch. heaven.
if greek yog/almond butter was discontinued, just call it all over.
LOVE YA
Congrats on going back to school! What are you going to be studying? I’m totally with you on the greek yogurt thing. I would be at a loss as to what to have for an afternoon snack. Then if Whole Foods had the nerve to discontinue their ground Vietnamese Cinnamon, get out the razor blades– this chick would call it a day. (if you’ve never tried this cinnamon, please do. it’s to die for… haha no pun intended… well maybe a little :)
Back to school?!? That is so awesome! What will you be studying?
1. I LOVE BBQ sauce. And mustard. MMM. When I used to eat crap fast food, it was ranch ranch ranch all the way. Wendy’s ranch was the BEST
2. I think I also would die if 0% fat greek yogurt did not exist, or possibly coffee. OMG yes. And almond butter. And apples. Oh crap, the list goes on.
BBQ sauce is my all time favorite dipper but I love, love, love Annie’s Honey Mustard. Mmm!
mustard is my fav dipper. seriously.
if quaker oat crack was discontinued…i would die a little inside. but if there was no more shredded oats either? shoot me now.
I like dipping anything in sweet and sour sauce. Like chicken nuggets from mickey ds in their sweet and sour sauce! YUM!
Hmmm…
if carba-nada noodles were discontinued id be pretty sad!
I have to repeat, I owe you my life for inventing this garbz-ranch-cottage cheese mix…I just had some for a snack as I won’t be getting home until late tonight!
I could never, ever, ever pick a single dipping sauce! Although guacamole will always have my heart!
I would be super distraught if they discontinued turkey pepperoni…
Oh, and PB Puffins (oh, the HORROR…)
For chicken I used to love peanut sauce, and since I can’t eat peanuts anymore, I now make a nice sauce with almond butter, sesame oil, soy sauce, etc. For anything else, I love fresh salsa (since I LOVE tomatoes so much).
I don’t think I have one food item I couldn’t live without. Now if they’d “discontinue” tomatoes somehow, that would be another story…
Oh, and I forgot, I LOVE the train your niece made! And her fashion sense! :)
yummm.. that chicken looks so good! :)
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!! You’re going back to school!!! I can’t wait to see what for!!!
Ooooh fave dippage…hummus. Hands-down. And I would DIE if Sabra ever shut down. Die.
Sorry this comment is so short!!! I blame work!! LOVE YOU X 8947593847589347!!!!!!!!!1
Your neice is SOOOO cute!
Can’t wait to hear more about the school sitch.
And hopefully the Mighty Maple rumer is just that… a rumor!
MMMM. I want your dinner! I am totally making some sweet potato fries tomorrow night.
Today is free day, so whatevs, but tomorrow? SWEET POTATO FRIES!
I’ve wondered that about the BPA’s too….
1. what is your favorite dipping sauce? ranch. so bad but so good.
2. fill in the blank: if (insert specific product here) was discontinued, i would be tempted to jump off of a bridge/out of a speeding car/into shark infested waters because i would be so sad. peanut butter in general.
“they are discontinuing mighty maple”–I’ve heard that too. About a month ago in the b’sphere. Not sure if it’s true, but it’s been goin’ around.
your niece is like a mini Janetha…alll blond and adorable!! I love her train! With the fluffy stuff! Reminds me of my 1st grade art projects!
And girl I am a condiment dipping sauce QUEEN. I used to have to ask for triple or quad the amt of condiments/sauce when I was a restaurant go’er. Nowadays I cook at home but yeah, I hear ya, I need alot. Of whatever it is that goes with the food!
We’re off. In like 6 hrs. If I am not as good with my commenting the next few weeks, please forgive :) You know Im reading and loving you..always!
You crack me up!! I LOVE reading your commentary and you ARE the Queen!!
Izz is such a fashion queen and so dang cute!
The nuggets and fries look divine!! I prefer fry sauce, tartar sauce, amazing sauce,ketchup, salsa, you get it, it is ALL ABOUT THE SAUCE!!!
Let’s see……..they have already discontinued my favorite mousse hair product, my favorite dental floss and now changed up the creamy body wash we both love……in the food category it would probably be butter or mayo – you know the REALLY healthy stuff!!
xoxo
your healtified vers of chicken nuggets and fries looks fab! love honey mustard with nuggets as well :)
great eats!
Thankyou for recognizing the Fahrenheit ridiculousness!!! (that just took me three tries to spell right) I have to google what my celsius temps are for you American folk and it never makes any sense.
Love your healthified chicken nuggets and fries!
1. Tartar sauce!!!! I don’t eat it a lot because I like the heavy, creamy, mayo-ey kind.
2. Deep chocolate vitamuffins. There is no substitute.
Cute snowman mug.
Where do you buy PB & Co???
~ Hillary @ Nutrition Nut on the Run
I did chix in Panko Italian bread crumbs the other day! Love! Gives me my “Psuedo Fried Chix” fix.
If I had to choose a fave dipping sauce– I would say the combo of Ranch + Frank’s Hot Sauce= GLORIOUS.
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