^^ Muscle replenishment! Body Pump, per usual, was super hard with rockstar Chris today. He sure loves those long holds!! I love that class so much that I am never tempted to skip it. I feel like it really is my one KILLER muscle workout for the week. But in the middle of it….oh I hate it so much!!
After a shower and a ride down the hill, I had a Monticello Garden sandwich (hummus +veg)
On the side – an apple with Chocolate Sunflower Butter. Man it’s been a while since I’ve had a crunch apple! These go into our Apple Crunch bread and while I don’t love green apples, crunch is better than mealy red.
Naturally Nutty Chocolate Sunflower – as good as it sounds!
I have back-to-back meetings and more things to do stat! See y’all!
{ 81 comments… read them below or add one }
that is such a delicious meal!
Thank goodness I got a jar of that choco sunflower butter before leaving!
Body pump is such a great workout!
I need some some of that choco sunflower butter! Looks & sounds delish
What a nice, light combo! Wishing I had some hummus at work to snack on!
Mmm I’ve never had chocolate sunflower butter before but now it’s on my list of things to try/make. That bread looks amazing, by the way!
Your choc sunflower butter looks like fudge in a spoon. Must be soooo yummm.
That apple and chocolatey nut butter looks delicious…might be my afternoon snack!! THanks!
Hi Kath,
I have a question. I’m not an active person other than the walking I enjoy for relaxation purposes. I do eat bread and grains with most meals. Is this fine? I live with a trio of roommates who are disordered and its impacting me negatively. I don’t crave breads, but I just eat them because their food and I don’t want to deprive myself.
I absolutely think it’s totally fine for you to eat bread with meals!! Bread = fuel to live.
I would suggest finding new roommates!! I’ve been there and you DON’T want to start the vicious cycle of disordered eating. Whole wheat bread and grains are delicious and I too eat them with every meal and some snacks too! Good luck and walking is great exercise too!
Just wanted to say that not eating bread or grains that frequently does not = disordered eating in and of itself, although I’m assuming everyone knows that. I eat bread sometimes for fun (with butter, ahem), but I don’t love it in general, nor does it make me feel really great if I eat it frequently. I also don’t eat very much in the way of grains- pretty much only brown rice and occasionally quinoa or oats- because most of them don’t make me feel really great, either (to me, millet = bird seed, not something I need to eat!
I just know that grains are not supposed to be that prevalent in my diet based on how I feel when I eat them as frequently as most people do, even if they aren’t refined. I ate whole grain bread and a grains several times daily for most of my 35 years, and I did not feel well when I did. I’m not celiac, either- it’s nothing that extreme.
Hi Jillian, This intrigues me. If you would like to share more , please email me at wendy221@hotmail.ca
Thank you.
Hi, thanks. If you can share more about your experiences, maybe we can email chat?
I have got to get that chocolate sunflower butter! I bet it goes really well with apples.
Have a great day!
I can’t stand mealy red apples! They’re so pretty but they taste awful. Pink Lady all the way!
My family and I are planning on coming on Saturday to get sandwiches! Can’t wait to try their deliciousness and see the finished store (first time back since you opened). Will you be in?
Have you had a jazz apple? sooo good right now.
I can’t wait for local apple season to start. I can’t stand eating the mealy ones… I just go without. However, I recently bought some HoneyCrisp apples at Costco… not local, and not organic – but crispy, finally! The time is near!
~
why aren’t organic apples crispy?? I know they are better for you but reg. apples are so crunchy!!
Is that really true? I admit I’ve only ever bought organic granny smiths, but I’ve rarely gotten any that aren’t crispy!
I don’t like green so I only buy red but most organic bagged apples that I have bought have been kind of mealy. Who knows why?
I find that pre-bagged apples are usually less expensive (and mealy) because they’re not the ones that I’d pick out if I had my druthers. They’re usually a bit more holey, dimpled, etc. (They were well loved!) I buy these to make recipes (love me some apple pie), but for a good eatin’ apple, I’ll pick my own from the bins. When I do this, I can ensure that they’re hard, and almost always crispy!
I cannot wait for apple season too! My sister just moved to farm country so I can’t wait to take full advantage! I’ve heard of sunflower butter, but never chocolate sunflower butter! Genius!
Yay! Apple season. I can’t wait to go apple pickin’
I have the NN Chocolate Sunflower Butter and yes, it’s pretty amazing!
Crunch ALWAYS trumps mush. Ick! Who likes mushy, mealy apples?!…they are just…ugh!
I am not a big fan of green apples either. I usually get the Fuji apples. But when you are looking for crunch and want an apple, any kind will do
http://faithfulsolutions.blogspot.com/
I am with you on loving crisp apples!
Chocolate sunflower butter?! This is changing my world right now. I need to find this immediately.
apples are my absolute favorite fruit! I literally have one every day! Pink Lady Apple in my backpack for an afternoon snack!
I’ve never tried a Body Pump. I’m guessing it’s full body, high rep, low weight?
It’s full body and high rep – but I wouldn’t say the weights are light. I use a pretty heavy set and am worn out at the end.
I just noticed – do you only sell vegetarian sandwiches at the bakery? I usually see veggie or tofu featured. Not that they’re not good of course!!
I choose not to eat our turkey or ham…it’s not local or organic
Will GH not let you guys get meat from a loganic butcher you feel comfortable with?
No, they don’t have any part in our decision making, we just can’t find a good distributor. We can get raw whole chickens but we can’t find deli meat.
ooo gotcha. I hope you are able to find one!
chocolate sunflower butter— umm get in my belly now!!
You’re making me want to search out a Body Pump class for myself– does the instructor make a big difference for your enjoyment of the class?
Not as much as other classes because BP is very similar from instructor to instructor but do try a few before you make a full decision
I desperately need to get that naturally nutty chocolate sunflower butter! I suggest Braeburn and Jazz apples for a crunchy red!
I second that!! Jazz apples are amazing!!
If you ever come accross a Song of September apple — best crunchy eating apple ever!
I’ve never seen chocolate sunbutter before! I need to pick some up. Hope your meetings go well
Mmm yummy Lunch!!! Love apples and nut butter!
Mm chocolate sunbutter, sounds too good!
You’re motivating me to lift some weights. I am good with cardio but have such a hard time knowing what to do when it comes to lifting. My husband said to check out youtube for instruction. Hopefully I’ll have good luck.
chocolate sunflower?!! YUMM.
I love teaching BodyPUMP for that exact reason : hard HARD muscle work
A sad, sad thing just happened. I waslked to the fridge to grab an apple with pb (yours inspired me) and there were none left
Chocolate + nut butter = my best thing.
I’m a fairly new reader, so may have missed this: where do you get the chocolate sunflower butter? Is it a specific brand?
It’s by Naturally Nutty. Most Great Harvests have it and some other specialty stores
We don’t have Great Harvest in NYC, but I’m dying to check out your store in Charlottesville at some point! I’m there every week for work but so far I haven’t had a rental car, so I’m limited to what’s walkable from the downtown mall.
We’re an easy walk from the mall – about 0.8 mile!
You’ve inspired me to try BodyPump! I’m going on Wednesday morning at 9:30, scurred sh#tless, but I’m going to give it a whirl.
Chocolate sunflower seed butter = spoonful of HEAVEN! I bet that would be amazing mixed in with some vanilla ice cream….
Mealy apples = my hell. Seriously, it is such a huge bummer to bite into a mealy apple!! I am psyched for apple season… if you love crunchy, crisp apples you would LOVE honey crisps! Have you ever had one?
I love that feeling AFTER a super hard work-out… it’s so addicting!
I love great workout classes! Nothing better than screaming muscles!
I am having the same problem with apples! I’m not a fan at all of green apples, but I haven’t been able to find a crunchy red apple for months. I want honeycrisps to be back in season!
Wow, never seen chocolate sunflower butter before but it looks delish!!
Chocolate sunflower butter?! YUM
Yum – I’ve never seen chocolate sunflower butter before annnd it looks amazing.
I eat hummus as a dip with veggies. Good idea Kath. Have a sandwich. Lunch looks divine!!
Is body pump an aerobics class with weights?
It’s not aerobic – just weights
what a tasty looking lunch! And I agree, crunchy apples are the BEST!
That chocolate sunflower butter sounds amazing!! I’ll have to see if I can find it somewhere.
Chocolate Sunflower Butter…I’m drooling!
I’m working 2# wts over here…really.
I have a jar of chocolate soy nut butter and it’s not really one of my favourites… now I really want to try chocolate sunflower seed butter and see if I like it better!
Justin’s Nut Butters have just been made available on iHerb (international shipping!!) I just hope hope hope that eventually Naturally Nutty is too!
whoaa naturally nutty SSB sounds so awesome~~SSB wins over all butters, and then PB
perfect lunch! apples n fancy spread are the best
Apples + nut butter = always good. I don’t eat apples until fall rolls around…too much other good stuff all summer long and they’re not at their prime!
I would love to take a bodypump class someday! Actually. I’d like to take ANY kind of a class. I had a gym membership last year and got so bored because I was never inventive enough to come up with new ideas. I think a class would be right up my alley.
I’m living vicariously through you and your Body Pump posts. I used to be a BP instructor but, since then I’ve moved to London, Chicago and NYC and have had a hard time keeping my certification active with all the different studios.
Starting to feel inspired to seek it out again….
can you feel the burn!?!?
Great looking lunch! I planned to do a bodypump class last week but ended up postponing it [had surgery] to this week… I’m nervous- my friend said it was a brutal workout!
Mealy apples are gaaaaa-rosssss! I rather not eat apples! Braeburn, Galas, Granny Smiths & Pink Lady’s tend to be nice & crispy…Red Delicious, however, is another story (haha yes I like my apples)!
Green apples are my favorite – I love a good Granny Smith with Smucker’s Natural PB
That sunflower butter sounds delicious!! I am also not much a fan of green apples, I usually eat only the red ones. But I love apple so much that I would probably eat even those green ones
Yum! I really need to get my hands on some sunflower butter. I’ve never tried it!
Do you think Bodypump would be too difficult for someone who doesn’t regularly lift weights? I’ve been wanting to try it at my gym, but I don’t want it to be too advanced for me.
Nope!! Just use light weights
Will you please send me a jar of the chocolate sunflower butter…seriously will pay you in gold, it sounds so superb!