Priceless

Morning, Blogfaces!

What y’all think of my new header? My awesome friend, Dara, made it for me. I’m so picky and it took four weeks with a lot of minor detail changes, but we (she) finally came up with the beautiful creation above! I love it. If you would like Dara to make you a header, visit her blog, and just ask! She went to school for graphic design, so she’ll make ya a good one!

Moving on…

Thank you all for entering my Amazing Grass Giveaway.

Here are the three lucky winners:

Marathon Val who said: Mmmm I want some Chocolate Amazing Meal!!

Courtney who said: Ooooo, I have been wanting to try Amazing Grass in the worst way!! I would love to try the Amazing Meal Vanilla Chai Infusion & the Berry Superfood Energy Bars! YUM!

Vanessa who said: I’m a lurker turned commenter, great blog! I am training for an extended self-support cycling trip and am always looking for healthy fuel. I would love to try the (chocolate peanut butter) energy bars to eat on the road!

Congratulations ladies. Please shoot me an e-mail  at beccarose21[at]aol[dot]com and include your two choices and full name and address.

Here’s why you shouldn’t be upset if you didn’t win:

• Enter ‘healthy123′ at check out on the Amazing Grass website and you’ll receive 15% off your order
• I will be hosting another awesome giveaway next week, so stay tuned! (It’s for another really great product and there will be FIVE winners)

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ON TO MY POST!

Photos of oats taken yesterday morning: ten

Don’t make this-it’s disgusting: Blueberry Oats:

• 1/4 cup oats
• 1/4 cup wheat bran (experiment)
• 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond breeze
• 1/2 cup blueberries
• Cinnamon
• PB

Photos taken of me giving you a thumbs-up before my almost-four mile run  yesterday: five

More on that in a later post. I had some complications that I’d like advice on. (Yes-that giraffe in the background is kissing my head)

Photos of my Coconut Water taken post-run: one

Photos of Pea Pesto Pasta for lunch: twelve

Pea Pesto (Adapted from Brandi’s recipe)

• A bunch of steamed frozen peas (didn’t measure)
• Half of a tomato, chopped
• TBSP of EVOO
• 1/4 cup water
• Dried basil and parsley
• Sea salt and pepper
• Pasta: I used veggie wagon wheels and whole wheat shells

Topped with goat cheese. Perfect.

Photos taken of my empty fridge:two

Photos taken of my grocery list: three

Photos taken of grocery haul: two

90% of this is from Honest Weight Food Co-op and is organic.

• Bananas
• Vidalia Onion
• Bag o’ Onions
• Garlic
• Peaches
• Blueberries
• Cherries
• Mango
• Corn
• Green Pepper
• Mini Watermelon
• Avocado
• Baby Carrots
• Dandelion Greens
• Sweet Potatoes
• Lemon
• Lime
• Tomatoes
• Morning Star Farms Organic Soy “Sausage” Patties
• Big Tub of Plain Oikos
• Organic Frozen Blackberries
• Southwestern Sunshine Burgers (not pictured)

The damage: Around $40

Photos of my mug o’ cherries taken before devouring it: seven

Photos of the huge bowl of watermelon that I ate in one sitting: three

Just kidding- I only ate 95 percent of it. Am I still kidding? Nobody knows.

Photos taken of dinner: fourteen

• SW Sunshine Burger on a Multi-Grain Arnold Sandwich Thin topped with Lettuce,Tomato, and Hot Sauce.
• Sweet Potato Fries
• Corn-on-the-Cob
• Watermelon

Passing out in bed at 8:30 p.m. without blogging: Priceless

How many pictures do you take of your food?

Have an awesome Thursday! <3