snack

low-calorie snacks

February 21, 2012

Most of the time, I prefer snacks that are high in fat, protein and have at least 150-200 calories or I find myself snacking again 5 minutes later. Current favorites: apple + almond butter or cheese + crackers. (Ok, cheese + crackers isn’t current, it’s constant). But there are times, *cough* at night *cough* when [...]

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quick 1-minute snack ideas

February 9, 2012

(source) There are times when you need a snack. Immediately. Or is that just me? There are often a few options – plain carrots (sometimes boring) or processed vending machine snacks (sometimes not very healthy, rarely filling). And then there are the snacks that fall somewhere in between. Ideally, they’ll contain a combination of fresh [...]

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frosted sandwich loaf

December 13, 2011

The title sounds scary, right? I know. This recipe is a little scary. But it’s more about where the recipe is from. Along with a ziploc bag full of garden-fresh brussels sprouts stuffed in my suitcase, I also came home from Wisconsin with this cookbook. It is the Congressional Club Recipe Cookbook that had been [...]

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review: somersault snacks

October 17, 2011

I’ve always resisted buying the somersault snacks that I’ve seen in various coffee shops. I have no idea why. I’ve picked them up, read the ingredients and always kind of thought they wouldn’t be very good. Thankfully for my sake, the lollihop package that I received last month had a bag of the sea salt [...]

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daily eats: 10.5.11 {road trip}

October 6, 2011

Daily Eats: 10.5.11 Day two of our trip to California. We had spent the night in Rapid City, SD and needed to check out Mt. Rushmore before heading south. I knew I wanted to sneak in a workout before hitting the road so I woke up and headed to the exercise room. 7:30: 30 minute [...]

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tomato, corn & basil quesadilla {guest post}

September 29, 2011

Hi Guys! I’m currently in the middle of moving our entire life across the country so Lindsay (Pinch of Yum) is here for the day!  I made the small mistake of looking at the pictures and write-up that Lindsay sent me for this guest post as I was in the middle of packing up our [...]

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