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For the Love of Oats

by Nicci on 08/21/2010

I’m not one for oats in the summer time but this morning I really had a craving for a big bowl.

Oat It Up!

 

 Bananas and Pb have to be my favorite add ins for oats or cereal.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup oats
  • 1 cup soy milk
  • 1 banana
  • 1/2 cup blueberries
  • spoon of Pb
  • cinnamon

Saturdays Agenda:

  • The Firm ”Total Body Time Crunch”  feeling ab burn now!
  • Clean the apartment
  • Lunch: grilled chicken/spinach wrap & fruit
  • Froyo with my bestie at Yogurt Story
  • Attend friends going away party

Have a great Saturday :)

What is your all time favorite add ins for oats?

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Baked Oats to Warm The Heart

by Nicci on 02/11/2010

Today is a SNOW DAY here in Texas! Meaning my office is closed and hopefully Friday too, in order to have a fabulous 5 day weekend!  I only hope that the snow does not ruin any weekend plans.

This weekend Chris and I will be attending the Vagina Monologues.  The Vagina Monologues is part of an amazing global movement called V Day. www.vday.org

It addresses violence against women and children. We went to the play last year and it was humorous but also some monologues were sad.

Extra Bonus: RENT is being performed on stage by our local community college.  Chris and I are going with a group of friends on Friday. I love this musical… I’ve got all the songs on my ipod, cd in car and the movie.

 I tend to break out the RENT soundtrack when I have parties…all the straight people tend to leave. Wait! maybe that’s why I have few straight friends attending my parties. :)

What to eat on a snowy day…something warm.

Breakfast:

Baked Oats with Banana

Missy always pops up when she smells something cooking in the kitchen.

Agenda in the snow:

  • 30 Day Shred- (I don’t run in the snow, so no 2 miles)
  • Post office – mail packages and V-day cards
  • Grocery store
  • Cleaning

 I might as well take advantage of this day off and get things rolling.

Anyone stuck indoors or having to work in the snow? What’s your snow story?

 Vitalicious asked me to share their new giveaway with my readers.  I know diamonds are my best friends!

While Vitalicious’ nutrient-packed, 100-calorie VitaTops and VitaMuffins are the perfect gift all on their own, they are sweetening the deal with a genuine, diamond-studded Tiffany Pendant valued at $800! This is going on through February in honor of National Heart Month and Valentine’s Day:

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Even if you don’t win the Grand Prize, you will be automatically entered to win one of 150 one-monthsupplies of VitaTops!

They’ll notify winners in March.

Have a great Thursday!

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Hearty Bowl of Baked Goodness

by Nicci on 01/30/2010

Happy to sleep in this Saturday morning and spend the day hanging out with the boyfriend. We have plans to lounge around and then do some apartment cleaning, followed by lunch somewhere around town.

I really wanted to try baked oats this morning, so I put together a delicious recipe.  Oats for myself and scrambled eggs with toast for Chris.

Strawberry Almond Baked Oats

Ingredients:

  1. 1/2 cup oatmeal
  2. 1/4 cup plain Almond Breeze
  3. 1/2 Tbs cinnamon
  4. almonds
  5. 1Tbs Almond Butter
  6. 1 tsp agave nectar
  7. 1 tsp brown sugar
  8. 1 tsp chia seeds


Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375
  2. Mix all ingredients
  3. Pour batter into mini casserole dish
  4. Top with strawberries and blueberries and more almonds
  5. Bake for 20 minutes

Dive Right In :)

Giveaway Winner

The Winner of the new book by Sparkpeople.com ”The Spark” goes to Morgan at ”Live, Love, Eat and Play”.

Congratulations!!

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Please send me your address and I will send you this great book.

I hope everyone has a lovely Saturday.  Stay bundled up if it’s cold where you live…it’s freezing in Texas!

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Sunday Oats

by Nicci on 12/27/2009

Yummy Bowl of Oats

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Ingredients:

  1. Instant Kashi Go Lean Oats
  2. Strawberries
  3. Blueberries

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My strawberries bled, but this still was a great bowl of oats!

Recap of Saturday’s Blogger Dinner coming later today.


Sunday Agenda:


  1. 5 Mile Run
  2. Clean apartment -Christmas present (washer & dryer) is being delivered tomorrow
  3. Dinner and football with friends
  4. Writing ”New Life Goals” for 2010
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