It is officially October 31st! I get to dress up as two different characters today: one for a work costume contest and one for an evening fiesta. I love excuses to get dressed up and personally think more events throughout the year should require costumes of some sort. I’ll be revealing my costumes on my…
Blueberry Banana Ice Cream
Four weeks in a row!? Is this real life!? I’m breaking Gettin’ My Healthy On records over here by posting my fourth recipe in four weeks. Along with the Cranberry Chia Smoothie, Creamy Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup, and Popcorn in Coconut Oil, the following recipe was created during my 3-week detox. Since I couldn’t…
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Roll
I’m really excited to share this recipe with you guys today. It’s a recipe from my aunt that I wanted to share before Thanksgiving, so anyone searching for an amazing dessert recipe could try it out. The Pumpkin Cream Cheese Roll is one of my all-time favorite holiday treats. The combo of cream cheese and pumpkin…
Tasty Tuesday: Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
Happy National Peanut Butter Cookie Day! ……………a day early. Whenever I actually have a recipe to share, I like to keep it consistent. Tuesday=food day in the GMHO world. I like to think posting this a day early is good though because then you get to actually make it on National Peanut Butter Cookie Day!…
Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies
For a healthier take on the classic chocolate chip cookies, try this recipe that uses whole wheat and oat flours instead of white four and Greek yogurt in place of part of the butter. If you follow me on Twitter, then you know there was an earthquake around here yesterday. Apparently there was an earthquake in…
Tasty Tuesday: Almond Bark Creations + Rolo Turtles
It has begun. Hope you are all having a SPLENDIFEROUS start to new year! Helloooooo, 2013! Be kind to me. Please and thank you. I’m starting it out not-so-right by not working out for a change. ‘Tis a day full of traveling, so I don’t have the time! I’ve planned around it, though, so it’s…
Tasty Tuesday: Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
I made something nutritious and delicious today. ‘Twas a wonderful bowl of pink. Before I enjoyed the frozen goodness, though, I finished a lighter workout. Workout Ran 4 recovery miles and did this plank challenge for some core work. It’s one of those days that I just haven’t felt like doing anything, so I was…
Creative Ways to Remake Thanksgiving Leftovers
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Before I get into the Thanksgiving talk, here’s what today’s workout looks like: Workout Since I didn’t do my long run on Wednesday, I’m hoping to do it today. It’s apparently supposed to be like 30 degrees all day and super windy, so I’m not looking forward to that. I…
What to Do with Leftover Halloween Candy
…other than eat way too much like I’ve been guilty of doing. The below picture is our leftover candy. There’s a lot more than the picture makes it look like. Pretty soon there will just be Skittles left because I’m not the biggest fan. If you tend to splurge on leftover Halloween candy a bit…
38 Baked Potatoes for Halloween 2012
Before I get into our adventures from Halloween, here’s a quick look at today’s workout: I ran 8 miles in 1:10 – AKA 8:45/mile, baby! I’m quite pleased with myself. By the time I got to those 8 miles, I felt like I should just keep running to reach 15 (my goal long run distance for…
“Ice Cream” for Breakfast
For the longest time, I’ve been wanting to try the frozen banana ice cream concoction I mentioned in my Weird Foods You Need to Try post quite awhile ago. This morning I was trying to think of something fun to make, and after finding a bunch of frozen banana slices, I knew exactly what to…
2 Recipes: Baked Spaghetti + Greek Yogurt Cookies
Sometimes a classic recipe needs some extra oomph. After finding some frozen ground beef in the freezer (imagine that), I decided to make some spaghetti. I don’t know about you, but I get sick of spaghetti sometimes. It’s good, but it’s just spaghetti. For some reason, food seems more exciting when it’s baked, at least…
Ways to Use Overripe Fruit
Having fruit and other produce go to waste is so tragic. But when it ripens at such a fast rate, it can be hard to use it all up before it goes bad! I feel like I’ve been particularly good at using up overripe fruit lately, and I’m quite proud of that. I know all…
A Bit of Chocolate and Rum
I’ve been in quite the recipe-making mood lately. Unfortunately, I’m not that great at creating my own recipes because I have issues with using the right measurements. Luckily, I’ve come up with a few extremely easy recipes that were hard to screw up. I present to you a bit of chocolate and then a bit…
Weird Foods You Need to Try
Weird foods can be quite delicious if you know what you’re doing. As I’ve discovered new ingredients and tried strange concoctions, I have acquired quite a few healthy favorites. Most are plays on traditional items. Thanks to the addicting wonderful world of Pinterest, I keep finding even more healthy foods I want to try. I’ll admit…
