After two mornings of rush, rush, rush, today was all about kickin’ back and enjoying breakfast. I woke up at 5:26 so I’d have plenty of time 🙂
A temporary farewell to Nuttzo PF. I’m not getting more until after we’re settled at a new place. I will miss it! The chia crunch is unparalleled!
OIANPFJ:
Oats in a Nuttzo PF Jar
The Mix
- 1/3 cup oats, milk, water
- Half banana
- Half tbsp chia seeds
- 1/4 cup cottage cheese, stirred in at end
- Vanilla, pinch salt, cinnamon
- Nuttzo PF residue (1.5 tbsp?)
- Galaxy Granola
Hella filling and soooo fun to eat!
The Good Stuff.
Caftea Creme Brulee. Fantastic aroma!!!!
Guess the forecast is sunny!? No shape today!
The News
I. 26 for Oil Clean Up
Only 6 Envitotes remaining to get Envitote to donate $100 for oil spill relief. Good product, good cause.
II. Good Bite
Remember when I announced that I’m going to be featured in a cookbook!?
Good Bite’s Weeknight Meals: Delicious Made Easy is coming to shelves Fall 2011.
See you on the other side!
III. Think Outside The Blender
An article I wrote on smoothies for Breathe!
IV. Happy Birthday JENNA!!!
I decided to buy my lunch at the hospital today so you’ll be having a special guest appearance!
See y’all when the weekend is here!!
Freya @ Brit Chick Runs says
You seriously woke up at 5.26!? Not 5.27 or 5.25?! Your brain is so tuned in to your favourite number 😛
:O How exciting that you’re going to be in a cookbook!! That’s one of my dreams right there 😛
Have a great day 🙂
Kath says
Well I woke up because my alarm went off!
Samantha Angela @ Bikini Birthday says
That’s an interesting time to set your alarm for 😛
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) says
Oh, can’t wait to see the guest appearance!
I love rising up at an earlier hour just so I can enjoy breakfast. Totally worth it, in my opinion. 😀
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is says
Have a great Friday Kath! 🙂
Wei-Wei says
Oh, OIAJ is baaaaaaack! And in Nuttzo PF, too! There goes the end of another expensive jar of nut butter – yummmmy 😀 I read and commented on your post at Breathe! It was great – cottage cheese in a smoothie, who would’ve thunk it? 😉
Hope you have a great day today, Kath!
Wei-Wei
Courtney (Pancakes & Postcards) says
Love this, share more news more often 🙂
Ann @ Appalachian Appetites says
Oh I’m not as excited to be up 🙂 Thanks for your enthusiasm…it really makes me smile and relax!
Lisa says
What great gigs, Kath! Do you usually find them, or do they find you? That’s so exciting that you’re being featured in a cookbook.
Kath says
They find me 🙂
Marilou @ Mostly Healthy says
Your alarm wnet off at 5:26? or it took a whole minute before you woke up? My bf is the weird one setting alarm an micro wave time at uneven number … Or am I the freak?
BTW, I always wondered, what’s the deal with the upside down label on the Nuttzo jar?
Krista says
I have a love/hate relationship with getting up early…coffee generates more love! 🙂
Hannah says
Congrats on the cookbook!! Do you think stirring chia seeds into other nut butters would work like the Nuttzo spread?
Kath says
Maybe so!
Lindsay @ Summit Sandwiches says
OIAJ is always the best way to start the day! And to be able to sit back, relax, and enjoy it without rushing? Oh man…there’s nothing better. I love relaxed mornings. Hope you have a great friday, and congrats for the cookbook feature. That’s so exciting!
A Teenage Gourmet (Sami) says
I think I subconsciously bought cottage cheese because of your oatmeal posts. I’m going to try it in my oats soon. 🙂 I’ll have a new recipe post up soon if you’re interested.
Gabriela @ Une Vie Saine says
Yummm OIAJ! I need to restock my Nuttzo…I haven’t had any for months, since my parents devoured the last jar I had!! Hope you have a wonderful day!
Stacy (StacyGrowsHealthy) says
Your breakfast looks great! I am totally in love with the butter toffee peanut butter from naturally nutty you had in open sky.
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says
That’s so exciting that you’re going to be in a cookbook! Congrats!
I can’t wait to finish my jar of soynut butter so that I can make my first OIAJ. 😀
Jessica @ The Process of Healing says
Wow, that’s a lot of news!! Congrats on the cookbook!
Robyn @ Frugal 'n' Fit! says
Congrats on the cookbook!
I have yet to try cottage cheese in overnight oats. Perhaps this will be my next culinary adventure (yes, mixing cottage cheese with oats qualifies as an adventure in my world ;))
The 50 Best Health Blogs says
When I first saw the picture of Nuttzo PF, I thought “What a great idea!” The jar is upside down, so the oil will settle at the opposite end from the opening, making it much easier to spread. Am I observant and smart, or what?
But, heck, in reality only the label is upside down. I could accomplish the same thing with any nut butter by just turning the jar upside down. I should have thought of that before. Am I stupid, or what?
Jim Purdy
Artemis @ t.a.p.e.s.t.r.y says
I can’t believe you just used hella! Who do you know from the Bay Area?! Or has it caught on in the South while I’m abroad…
Allison K says
Artemis- I just posted the same thing! I’ve never heard anyone outside of the west coast use it!
Kath says
I’ve been saying hella since college!! And I’m totally southern 🙂
[email protected] says
love that you are featured in that book! how wonderful…..can’t wait for the weekend to start!
Sydney says
Yummm… Nuttzo PF! I want to try it soooooo bad but I just can’t afford it. I have solved that problem by asking for a jar for my birthday that is coming up soon 🙂
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
Yay for Friday!!! I love that jar is printed upside down! The tea sounds delicious! I need to try that out. Have a great day!
maxinthegym says
Congrats on being featured in a cookbook! You’re becoming quite the semi-celebrity now aren’t you? Hahaha!
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
i’ve been up since 4 this morning – how in the world do you do this?!?
Kristin (Salty Tooth) says
I appreciate the use of Hella; I think it’s a word that deserves more recognition!
Jenny says
Have a great Friday! Hope the work day goes by quickly so you can enjoy the weekend:)
Mary @ Bites and Bliss says
Congrats again on being in the cookbook! and now congrats on the article! That’s neat! haha You’re breakfast looks delicious 😀 I definitely need to try that Nutzo PB. If inly it werent so darn expensive. :S
R @ learningasichop.wordpress.com says
I love all the additions you include like chia seeds and galaxy crunch. I need to try some of these to spice up my breakfast
Dorry says
Congrats on the featured recipe and the article! Very cool. Excited to see your guest appearance lunch items.
Michelle @ Give Me the Almond Butter says
I still really, really, really want to try Nuttzo. I just can’t convince myself that a nut butter is worth $35.
Allison K says
I laughed when you wrote “hella”
“Hella” was my favorite word in highschool. We would use it so many ways. I thought it was a west coast thing……
Thanks for the memories!
Jenn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
What a nice farewell to Nuttzo!! I’m sure you 2 will meet again very soon. 🙂
Jenn
Meg says
Yay for oil spill relief funds!! That whole situation makes me so sad 🙁 I hope they fix it soon, but I know it’s just incredibly hard to do.
That Nutzo jar just makes breakfast look SO much more fun! I love it 😀
Happy Friday, Kath!
Courtney @ Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life says
Your oats look so fun and tasty in the Nutzo jar! 🙂
I really need to get my hands on some of that Nutzo…
Amber K says
I think the OIAJ’s I’ve seen are so pretty. I like my oatmeal much thicker, so I don’t think it’d look for nice in a jar. Because it would be so far down at the bottom of the jar. I don’t even know how I’d get to it! lol
Heather (Heather's Dish) says
creme brulee coffee? sign me up!
Nicole, RD says
Congrats on the cookbook, that’s wonderful!
Hannah says
Kath,
I have really enjoyed your blog, and have been struggling with losing the weight that I have gained the past 2 years. I am very short 4′ 11″ and am exercising alot, about 1 1/2 hours of walking and 20min. of strength training a day. Sometimes I even go on the trampoline for 20min. I am being really strict on my diet and eat 3 meals a day about 200cal. in the morning, 150cal. at lunch and 200-300 cal at dinner. All healthy meals, grains, veggies, fruit and protein. Yes, I know its most likely that I am not getting enough food, but how can I risk eating more when I just might gain more weight? I am getting really depressed and ready to give up. Please help!
If you could email that would be great!
Kath says
Hannah,
I can’t give nutrition advice on the internet. But please eat more calories! You need them for energy!
Mary Frances says
Hannah,
“Depressed and ready to give up”… this is a great first step to turning it around–communicate it–find a support system–someone you can talk to, but whatever you do, don’t give up. NEXT–this depressed ‘feeling’ might turn around with proper nutrition (which you are clearly not getting). Believe it or not, food does impact mood, and weight loss cannot occur long term without sufficient calories. GOTO– nutrition.gov for a good reliable source of recommended healthy caloric intake and suggestions. Simple rule of thumb to help mood if nothing else: avoid bad fats, caffeine, alcohol, refined sugars, pesticides and hormones (do use organic to avoid this), dyes, monosodium gludimite (sp?), hydrogenated fat (sp?), transfats (but make sure it has not been made up with saturated fat (best to try to avoid processed foods–at least until mood stabilizes). Look for to positively consume in healthy combinations and quantities to help stabilize mood and depression (suggestions, but not limited to): Lean means rich in omega 3s, green leafy vegetables (plus a variety of other fresh organic fruits and veggies) complex carbs (similar to Mediteranean ways), organic products, OK to snack on Nuts, whole grain chips, dark chocolate. Even if you did no exercise, 550 calories per day clearly is not enough for any human being to survive on. If you really feel you are ‘ready to give up’, please call 911.
Mary Frances says
… Oh, not ‘lean means’, but lean meats (if you are not a vegan), but then you would already know the alternatives. Also, great choices are displayed on Kaths Blog — every post! It would be a really great idea to visit your doctor, be honest, heed advice–you could even have a medical reason–they will check your thyroid too. Good luck and I am sure as long as you are aware, reach out and work on it, things will fall into place for you in every area.
[email protected] says
Congrats on the cookbook and article. Very cool 🙂
Katherine says
yay for oil clean up; get that junk away! I love the upsidedown nut jar label
Tay says
Would Nutzo be worth it to buy? I found it in a local store for $12, but that’s so expensive!! I’m so interested in trying it out, but I wasn’t sure if I should splurge on it if it tastes similar to other nut butters.
Kath says
Absolutely!
[email protected]://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/ says
I love the variety of nut butters that you can’t find at the store.
lauri Watson says
Just bought an EnviTote!! Yippie–> No more crushed bread from the market (or Great Harvest , when I can make it up there again..)!!
Hannah says
Thank you Kath and Mary Frances!
I’ll be checking out the site!
Mary Frances says
You’re welcome. It would be nice to get an update (say the end of the summer) on your progress (because I am sure it will be progress!) I’m not sure if it helps any, but you are not all alone with weight issues and people do care. Unfortunately, many individuals struggle in some form or another… maybe if more people follow Kath, they can make progress and feel better. All the best… till next time.