Mr. Paper, My Boss

I went running first thing because today is ALL ABOUT THE PAPER!

I ran 6 miles, but they were a slow and rather difficult 6 today. Normally when I’m running fast spurt I look down and see 8:18 pace or so, and today when I thought I was running fast I looked down to see 9:15! I think my legs were a little tired from the mountain hike on Sunday and needed more rest!

Once home and showered, I was all over my breakfast and made this amazing bowl:

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  • 1/3 cup oats, milk, water, pinch salt
  • 1 tiny banana
  • Splash vanilla
  • 1 tbsp raisins
  • Heaping 1/4 cup cottage cheese, stirred in at end
  • Leftover Great Harvest Carrot Raisin Walnut muffin
  • Maranatha AB

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This combo was amazing…

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Pumpkin Spice + Christmas Blend 

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Guf – I ate too much! I think my stomach is about to overflow back up  

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Type, type, type. The quick brown fox jumped over the…..

by Kath on November 17, 2009

tagged as in Breakfast

{ 48 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Jessica @ How SWeet It Is November 17, 2009 at 9:38 am

Good luck typing away today, girl. :) Take some much needed 5 min breaks!!

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2 Hillary - Nutrition Nut on the Run November 17, 2009 at 9:50 am

I’m anxious to try a GH Carrot Raisin Walnut muffin – looks so hearty. Good luck with the paper today!

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3 skinnyrunner November 17, 2009 at 9:52 am

great article today! and great job getting a run in early. good luck writing!

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4 Food Makes Fun Fuel November 17, 2009 at 9:52 am

Good luck on the paper! And I am jealous of that mighty muffin!

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5 Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers November 17, 2009 at 9:57 am

oats after a long run is my favorite! there’s nothing more filling and soothing!

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6 Holly November 17, 2009 at 10:06 am

good luck with the paper ladyyyyyyy!

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7 Whitney @ Lettuce Love November 17, 2009 at 10:07 am

Good luck with the paper :)

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8 ari November 17, 2009 at 10:08 am

hahahahah omg that sentence. the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog! oh, middle school.

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9 katherine November 17, 2009 at 10:09 am

Good luck with the paper!

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10 Erin November 17, 2009 at 10:10 am

Good luck with the paper! :)

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11 Madeline @ Greens and Jeans November 17, 2009 at 10:10 am

love the muffin oats! good luck on the paper!

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12 Mama Pea November 17, 2009 at 10:12 am

That is going to be an awesome paper about the quick brown fox. I can’t wait to hear how it ends.

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13 Megan (The Runner's Kitchen) November 17, 2009 at 10:25 am

Whenever I drink coffee with breakfast, it makes me over the top full! Since it’s mostly liquid, I bet your tum will feel back to normal soon :-)

So jealous of your Great Harvest muffin oatmeal. NYC has a lot of things, but we don’t have muffins like THAT!

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14 Joelle (The Pancake Girl) November 17, 2009 at 10:28 am

Oh gooood, you’re getting me motivated to write my own 3 papers.. I’m so failing at starting them right now, ughhhh!

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15 Sarah November 17, 2009 at 10:28 am

Good luck with the paper! I’m sure you’ll do great :)

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16 Caitlin November 17, 2009 at 10:32 am

as I wrote in my comment yesterday, I am working on a long paper as well. Sounds like you and I will be spending most of today writing, writing, writing again!! good luck!

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17 Estela @ weekly bite November 17, 2009 at 10:36 am

What a beautiful bowl!

Good luck on the paper!

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18 Kara November 17, 2009 at 10:38 am

Good luck with paper writing today!! A nice, long run and big bowl of oats sounds like the perfect combination to start the day :)

Also, I was at Crate & Barrel yesterday and they had a huge bowl FULL of your little green spoons! I have to try one with my oatmeal some day…

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19 brandi November 17, 2009 at 10:39 am

good luck with the paper!!! Research papers aren’t fun, but it feels SO good to get them done!

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20 Marisa (Trim The Fat) November 17, 2009 at 10:42 am

good luck with your paper!

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21 Naomi (onefitfoodie) November 17, 2009 at 10:42 am

my run today was a toughie too! I pushed through it for 4.2 miles but 1)never as fun on the treadmill 2) had a killer leg workout yesterday so It was a toughie today for sure :)

yummy breakfast, that would motivate me to run faster if I knew I was coming home to that!

I checked out the homamde granola bars from the chic life and they look so good! I printed the recipe :)

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22 Christie @ Honoring Health November 17, 2009 at 10:58 am

Good luck with the paper!!

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23 StartingHealthy November 17, 2009 at 11:06 am

Cottage cheese in oatmeal? I’ve never seen that before, what does it end up tasting like? It seems like it could be a nice way to add some extra protein to it.

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24 Mom November 17, 2009 at 11:13 am

What is the paper about?

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25 Ameena November 17, 2009 at 11:15 am

Good luck with finishing the paper. The oatmeal looks great!

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26 Ali @ Food, Fitness, Fashion November 17, 2009 at 11:24 am

Good Luck with your paper! I am sure you will get it done. Breakfast looks great!

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27 Light Delight with Tou Tou November 17, 2009 at 11:38 am

brilliant idea to top the oat meal with muffin!! I love the sweetness from that!

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28 Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope November 17, 2009 at 11:51 am

Glad you got in a nice run to start out your day. Good luck on the paper… those are always time-consuming!

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29 Krissy (Single Serving) November 17, 2009 at 11:51 am

I really don’t like the texture of oatmeal but you keep making me want to try it again. Good luck on the paper!

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30 Lauren @ Eater not a runner November 17, 2009 at 11:52 am

Good luck on the paper! Wish we had a great harvest near by because that muffin looks outstanding ;-)

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31 Meredith (Pursuing Balance) November 17, 2009 at 12:00 pm

Breakfast looks great. Good luck with your paper! I have one due this evening.

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32 Stacey November 17, 2009 at 12:04 pm

Nom nom nom. I am SOOOO having oats in the morning! Good luck with your boss haha ;) I can’t believe we only have about 3 weeks left in this semester!! Where did it all go?!

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33 Tania @ Moment Anew November 17, 2009 at 12:05 pm

You may not have run as fast as you wanted but 6 miles is still 6 miles!! Good for you!!!! :) )

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34 Eileen November 17, 2009 at 12:20 pm

You converted me. I didn’t think I’d like baked goods on my oatmeal, but I was curious. So today, I had …

oatmeal with shredded apple, crumbled walnuts, and a crumbled sliver of Trader Joe’s apple bread, with a drizzle of honey. It was GREAT … and I was surprised to find that the bread was better, texturally, than the actual apple. I don’t know … I love ripe pear in my oatmeal, but apple doesn’t seem quite right. It was very virtuous and hearty, though … kept me going all morning.

I do have a question, though. Muffins are probably my worst trigger food for overeating. I LOVE them, and if I didn’t have a family to feed and answer to, I could probably have coffee-and-a-muffin for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

HOW do you eat just a little bit of a muffin? You often mention “leftover muffin,” and that just doesn’t compute with me. :(

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35 Nicole (dishin') November 17, 2009 at 12:35 pm

Mmm! Muffin topped oatmeal is delcious. Good luck with the paper!

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36 Shannon (The Daily Balance) November 17, 2009 at 12:39 pm

GOOD LUCK! At least you had some yummy brain food :)

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37 Erin November 17, 2009 at 12:41 pm

Good luck with the paper! I feel like you’ve answered this before, but I’m going to ask anyway :) Where did you get those placemats!?

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38 Megan November 17, 2009 at 12:43 pm

Good luck on the paper! I finally tried oatmeal w/ a muffin-ish topping (pumpkin cranberry bread) and you were SO right!

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39 Chelsea November 17, 2009 at 1:19 pm

I HATE runs like that :( GO KATH GO! Finish that paper!

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40 Sarah (OC2Seattle) November 17, 2009 at 1:21 pm

Muffin + oatmeal = genius!

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41 Paige(Running Around Normal) November 17, 2009 at 1:33 pm

Mmm a carrot raisin walnut muffin sounds delcious right now. Great job on your run, and good luck on your paper:)

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42 Jamie November 17, 2009 at 1:56 pm

That bowl looks awesome!! And it does look really filling… oatmeal alone fills me up so much! I am sure you will digest that pretty fast though considering your 6 mile run.. nice job!

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43 Anne Marie@New Weigh of Life November 17, 2009 at 2:02 pm

Good luck with the paper-you’ll do great!

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44 Carolyn November 17, 2009 at 2:06 pm

Wow, that breakfast looks fantastic!

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45 Kath November 17, 2009 at 2:21 pm

StartingHealthy,
It’s amazing!! Makes it kind of cheese danish!

Eileen,
If you saw how big these muffins are, you’d know how I can portion them out. They’re like 2 of my fists. But so glad you liked the baked goods on oats! I told you guys it was surprisingly amazing.

Erin,
They were a gift, but I THINK from Crate + Barrel from Matt?

Kath

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46 lynn (The Actors Diet) November 17, 2009 at 6:00 pm

we shoulda changed brekkies this morning – i needed more mileage outa mine.

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47 Jenna November 17, 2009 at 9:03 pm

wow! that breaky defs looks great :)
jenna

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48 AnnQ November 17, 2009 at 11:29 pm

I LOVE carrot raisin walnut muffins!!! :-D

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