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I am Lazy

July 23, 2010 51 Comments

I have become quite lazy when it comes to creating and making my own snack/energy bars.  I remember when I first started this blog, I would recreate all kinds of tempting treats with real ingredients.  I especially liked my take on Averie’s raw energy bars.

Now I lazy.

You would think since I am off for summer vacation, I would actually start using my time to do some of this.  But no……..I must confess I have not.

So I am glad people send me wonderful wholesome treats in the mail :)

A few weeks back, I blogged about these wonderful, real, as close to homemade as possible bars called Jump Starters. Well the wonderful company noticed this and sent me a thank you package!

No really I should be thanking them.  Bill and I both love their bars.  I really feel like I am eating something I would make from scratch.  Plus the calories for each bar are around 150-yay!

Super cute shirt I will definitely be sporting:

Anyway, check out their website and tell me via a comment what flavor you think you would like to try.  I will send one lucky winner some bars of their very own!

Right now my fav is the apricot.

Hope you have a great Friday!

The giveaway ends Monday morning so share the love :) (You can tweet it)

Thanks Jumpstarter!

And thank you my readers.  Have a great weekend!

Filed Under: Food, Health 51 Comments

Do You Like Tea?

June 29, 2010 67 Comments

I am a coffee drinker BUT I only have one big mug a day.  The rest of the day if I want something hot or filling I turn to tea.

My friend Mark Tucker who used to blog :( turned me on to this fantastic local tea called Zhena’s Gypsy Tea.  Natasha Lane sent me some samples to try and to giveaway to one of my readers.  I imagine I need to make it up to you since I have been MIA for a few days ;)

First let me tell you about the tea!

They are 100% organic and 100% fair trade.  They carry herbal, green, and black varieties.  Here are some of the flavors she sent me to try:

Very unique flavors and look at the great note:

So far Bill and I have tried the Mango Ginger and Coconut Chai flavors and they are both really good.  I love how aromatic the tea bags are.

Do you like tea?

If you do leave me a comment and tell me your favorite tea and/or tweet the giveaway.

I will pick a winner for the giveaway on Friday morning.

Here is what you will win:

It is a great assortment!

Hope you have a great day……..I am off to run 3 miles and then get on my bike with some friends.

See you later!

Filed Under: Food, Fun, Health 67 Comments

I am Back

June 28, 2010 20 Comments

Just a short hello to say thank you all for your comments even though I have been MIA the last few days.

I HAD to stay off the computer because I was preparing for an important interview.  Not sure if I got the job but the interview is over and I can breathe a sigh of relief!

Hopefully you will stop by tomorrow because I have a great giveaway I think you will really like.

Have a great night friends :)

Filed Under: Fun 20 Comments

Meal by Meal

June 15, 2010 42 Comments

Thank you for entering my Lara Bar giveaway yesterday!

Happy Last Tuesday of the school year for me :)

Hopefully you had a lovely Monday and now a lovely Tuesday!

I thought it would be fun to share what I ate meal by meal.  I don’t usually do this because

  1. I am not a food blogger specifically
  2. It is a pain to record all of you meals
  3. I don’t usually have the time

But I did do it yesterday so here goes…….

I woke up and had my usual coffee with soy creamer:

Once I got to work I drank my smoothie made with Tempt Hemp Milk, Living Harvest Hemp Protein, Pom Juice, Frozen Berries, Almond Butter, Half  a Banana, and a tbsp of Cocoa Powder:

A couple hours later I ate this yogurt:

I am not a big fan of yogurt but I do like the Greek-style versions as of late. I really wanted to try Voskos because I had seen it on other blogs and it looked so good. 

I emailed the company and they were so great!  They sent me 5 free product coupons so I could try their yogurt :)   They are also fun to follow on twitter and facebook and are very supportive of blogs.

I tried the fig flavor first-love the little chunks of figs in the yogurt:

I would DEFINITELY buy this yogurt without a coupon next time!  I found it to be the perfect consistency and not too sweet or tart-just right :)

A few hours later I had my lunch of watermelon and a leftover salmon sandwich (I mixed the salmon with some avocado):

Yes those are two different types of bread!  Ran out of one…….hee hee

Later:

Much later:

So loving these bars……..creamy, crunchy, perfect!  Must buy more!

And for dinner a giant salad:

Wow I am tired, being a food blogger takes a lot of work!

Look who is staying with us until Friday or Saturday:

Well I am off to walk Pepsi and Lulu and get my bootie to work :)

Do you like taking pictures and documenting everything you eat?

It was fun for a day but too much work for me!

Have a great Tuesday lovelies :)

Filed Under: Food, Health 42 Comments
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