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Lean Lena January 31, 2014

Five on Friday – Foodie Pen Pals Reveal Day

Hey guys! Happy Friday to you!

I hope you had a wonderful week or just happy that the work part of it is over if you didn’t.

So, traditionally on Fridays I post about five things I am loving lately. This time this post happens to fall on the same day as my Foodie Pen Pals Reveal Day, so I am going to tell you all about that in the form of Five on Friday post! 2 in 1. Behold!

This month I was paired with Andrea from TN! After a quick exchange the boxes were on the way. Before I knew it – mine has arrived:

The box was sooo big!

So, here we go – things I got in my wonderful box!

{{ONE}} PB2

If you live in the woods (like me), you’ve never heard of such a thing as powdered peanut butter 🙂 PB in my family is a sensitive subject – because everyone is addicted to it. We try not to buy it because it disappears faster than we remember that we’re trying to eat healthy. The only time I buy it is when I need it for cooking (seriously!)…But before I can even start thinking about cooking with PB – it disappears.

So – this thing here is a perfect solution to my problem! Those PB addicts will not eat powder (I know that because it has been sitting in my kitchen cabinet for 2 weeks now and nobody touched it).

{{TWO}} Bob’s Red Mill – Hot Cereal

Another first for me and look how wonderful it is to have it for breakfast!

{{THREE}} Sweet Potato Chips

I LOVE sweet potatoes! In any form and shape and size.

Omnomnom!

This is how much I got to have of them before they vanished…mysteriously

{{FOUR}} Wasabi Peas

These had to be donated to the husband – turned out to be too spicy for me. He was very happy!

{{FIVE}} Pot Holder and Bag Clips

Even though you don’t have to send anything but food, Andrea was so kind to include these wonderful presents for me!

All in all, look what a great box I got from Andrea:

Have you ever participated in Foodie Pen Pals? No??? You gotta do this! Head over here and register!

Check out the pervious boxes I got from my Foodie Pen Pals:

Stay fit and have fun, guys!

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Lean Lena November 12, 2013

Apple-Eggnog Baked Oatmeal

Hi guys! Tasty Tuesday here!

So, you have definitely noticed by now that I am a big fan of oatmeal 🙂 I love it and can think of 15 ways to eat my oats!

But I also keep coming up with new ways for you and me to enjoy oatmeal!

Last weekend I got inspired by the season and came up with a recipe of Apple-Eggnog baked oatmeal. It turned out so well my husband said it was the best yet! Give it a try while we still have fresh apples and eggnog on the store shelves at the same time.

For this recipe I didn’t use fresh apples, though – just because I still had leftover dehydrated apples that Noah sent me as part of the Foodie Penpals box exchange.

Apple-Eggnog Baked Oatmeal

Rating: 51

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 60 minutes

Yield: 9 servings

Serving Size: 1 serving

Calories per serving: 189

4 g

Apple-Eggnog Baked Oatmeal

Ingredients

3 cups dry oats (I used Giant old fashioned oats)
1 cup eggnog
1 very ripe banana, mashed
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 cup dehydrated or fresh apples, cubed

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F
Mix dry ingredients until well combined.

Combine liquid ingredients in a separate bowl.

Add the liquid ingredients to the dry.
Mix well.
Spray a pan with a non-stick spray.
Pour the mix into the pan.

Bake for 45-60 minutes.

Enjoy!

https://leanlena.com/apple-eggnog-baked-oatmeal/

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Have a great rest of your week, guys and eat healthy!

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Lean Lena November 9, 2013

Peanut Butter-Banana Energy Bites

Hey, guys! Happy Saturday!

I am a snacking person, and snacks are a very important part of my daily meal plan. The only problem is – if I don’t watch it, my snacking gets out of control and I just eat all the unhealthy crap I can get my hands onto! To avoid this, I do a few things:

– I plan my snacks for the day.

– I ALWAYS have a snack with me when I leave the house.

– I make sure I have healthy snacks.

I wanted to share one of my go-to recipes for a healthy snack with you today. These guys come together in under half an hour and are very delicious!

Peanut Butter-Banana Energy Bites

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Yield: 14 bites

Serving Size: 1 bite

Peanut Butter-Banana Energy Bites

Ingredients

2/3 cup of creamy peanut butter
2 tbs honey
1 ripe banana, mashed
1 cup oats (quick or old-fashioned)
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/4 cup chocolate chips
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Cocoa powder for rolling

Instructions

Melt peanut butter and honey in a microwave. It melts very quickly, so make sure you keep an eye on it.
Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl.
Add peanut butter and honey mix to the dry mix.
Add mashed banana.
Combine well.

Roll into balls and roll them in cocoa powder.

Refrigerate for minimum of 2 hours before eating.

https://leanlena.com/peanut-butter-banana-energy-bites/

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Lean Lena October 31, 2013

Foodie Penpals Reveal Day – October 2013

Hey, guys!

I am finally back here from my week of being down with a bad cold, and it is that time of the month again – Foodie Pen Pals Reveal Day.

This month I got paired up with Noah, who is a professional cross country skier and a member of the US ski team. I am very thankful for this program for giving me a chance to get to know so many wonderful people from all over the United States!

Without further ado, here are the goodies I received from Noah.

Always exciting to get a box in the mail!

Noah included a hand written note for me!

Pasta – always a hot commodity in my house!

Tortilla Chips – these guys disappeared within seconds from the moment I opened the box!

It was a miracle that I managed to save some for myself to eat later 🙂

OMG! These apple rings are SO good! I wish I could get a pack of those every week.

See? Perfect snack! And no added sugar.

My favorite PB – Justin’s

Exercise hydration mix!

Great box – all the way around!

Noah, thank you so much for the time and thought you put into this wonderful selection of goodies!

And you guys can now go and check out a super nice post Noah wrote about the box I sent him.

Interested in what the Foodie Penpals program is? Head over here:

Previous Posts about Foodie Penpals:

September 2013

August 2013

July 2013

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Lean Lena October 24, 2013

Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal Muffins Recipe

Hey, guys! How is your week going?

Mine is hectic and busy, but I live in the hope for Friday, which is right around the corner!

Anyway, just wanted to share a great recipe with you today.

I have found the original recipe over at My Whole Food Life and modified it a little. If you like simple healthy recipes, be sure to check out this blog. Melissa has a ton o those for you!

Now let’s take a look at how to make these super delicious and easy pumpkin muffin!

Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal Muffins

Rating: 51

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 9 muffins

Serving Size: 1 muffin

Calories per serving: 125

4.1

Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal Muffins

Ingredients

2 cups quick oats
1/2 cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
3/4 cup pumpkin puree
1/3 cup maple syrup or raw honey
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp cloves
2 T apple sauce
4 T almond milk
1 ripe banana, mashed

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350.
Mix all the dry ingredients in one bowl.
Mix wet in another.
Add wet to dry and mix until wel combined.
Spoon batter into lined muffin pan.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Take out of the oven and let cool on a rack.

Enjoy!

https://leanlena.com/pumpkin-pie-oatmeal-muffins-recipe/

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Stay fit, friends!

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Lean Lena October 22, 2013

Tasty Tuesday – 15 Ways to Eat Your Oats

Hey guys! Happy Tasty Tuesday!

Did you have something yummy for breakfast today? I had oatmeal 🙂

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that I LOVE oatmeal! I can have it for breakfast, lunch and dinner and then through some in as a snack, too 🙂

Anyway, I post a lot of pictures of oatmeal in my “What’s on my Plate Wednesday” posts, but I never really share the recipes for my “oatmeal adventures”. A lot of times you can see in the pictures what goes into my oatmeal, but I thought I’d share a more detailed post with you entirely dedicated to my oatmeal obsession 🙂

So, here are my 15 ways to eat my oats!

Bake it!

This is my all time favorite. Usually every Sunday I make a whole new batch of baked oatmeal, then heat it up in the morning and have it for breakfast with some fruit and yogurt.

Baked oatmeal with bananas, blueberries and yogurt

Baked oatmeal with bananas, blueberries, sliced almonds and yogurt

I also eat it as a snack in the afternoon with some coconut butter on it.

The beauty of the baked oatmeal recipe is in the fact that you can add whatever you want to it! Swap the dried cranberries for dried apricots, add chocolate chips, nuts or whatever your heart desires.

Check out the recipe here.

Hot Oatmeal with Toppings

cherries, cinnamon and chocolate chips

Cinnamon, chocolate chips and pumpkin seeds

Banana, blueberries and cinnamon

banana, cinnamon and apple-quinoa crunch

pomegranate, chocolate chips and cinnamon

strawberries, chia seeds and cinnamon

chocolate chips, cinnamon and chocolate chips

apple chips, cinnamon and chocolate chips

Overnight Oats

If you know you’re going to have a super busy week when every minute of sleep counts, this is a great way to save time on making breakfast and still eat right and healthy.

On the weekend before a week like that I make my overnight oats for the whole week. Just combine oats and milk (I use almond milk) put into jars and refrigerate. I like adding 1 tsp of chia seed per jar into mine.

During the week – just heat it up or eat cold – however you like it.

strawberries, chocolate chips, sliced almonds

dried cranberries, bananas and sliced almonds

Make Granola!

One of the ways to eat your oats is make granola! That is such a great snack or part of your breakfast, too. Here’s the recipe for the homemade granola I use.

mix it with fresh fruit

add some Greek yogurt

have it on top of some cottage cheese

have it on top of chia seed pudding

And those are my ways of eating oats, friends!

What is your favorite way to eat oats?

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Lean Lena October 2, 2013

Foods of the Week – What’s on my Plate Wednesday

Hello and happy Wednesday to you, my friends!

Let’s talk healthy (and not so much) food, shall we? I am changing the format of my weekly “What’s on my Plate Wednesday” blog post today – just because I get bored if things don’t change for a while 🙂

Hope you like it!Continue Reading

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Lean Lena September 30, 2013

Foodie Pen Pals – Reveal Day

Hey, my fitness friends!

Guess what? I did it again! I participated in Foodie Pen Pals program and today is the Reveal Day!

Curious what I got?

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Lean Lena September 19, 2013

Belated “What’s on my Plate Wednesday” and Weekly Exercise Recap

Hey hey, my fitness friends!

I bet you didn’t expect a “What’s on my Plate” Wednesday post from me on Thursday! Well, guess what? It is happening. And since I missed the exercise recap post this week, I am combining the two!

Here we go, eating highlights and exercise recap of the past week or so!Continue Reading

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Lean Lena September 4, 2013

What’s on My Plate Wednesday – Eats of the Past Week

Good morning, my fit and getting fit friends!

I hope you are having a short and sweet work week 🙂

As usual, I am here today to tell you what I ate this past week – Wednesday to Wednesday 🙂

So here are the highlights of what’s been on my plate lately.Continue Reading

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Lean Lena August 28, 2013

“What’s On My Plate” Wednesday

Hi there, my dear fitness nerds! 🙂

This is the weekly “What’s on my Plate” Wednesday post!

So here we go, the highlights of my meals from last to this week, Wednesday to Wednesday. If you see something you like and would like a recipe for it, leave a comment and I will be happy to post the recipe.Continue Reading

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Lean Lena August 23, 2013

Fun Foods Friday: Baked Oatmeal Recipe

Hey, my fit friends! Happy Friday!

Hectic times here! Lots of good news and good things happening in my life, which I can’t wait to share with you later.

I will start with an awesome Baked Oatmeal recipe that one of my co-workers shared with me.

I made it yesterday and it was a BIG hit! So here we go:Continue Reading

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Lean Lena August 14, 2013

What’s New or What I Did in the Past Couple Weeks

Hello, my fit friends!

I have been totally neglecting my blog in the past 2 weeks, and I am very sorry about that. I missed writing so much!

I have had a couple weeks from hell at work, and with my exercise routine and family I had absolutely no time or energy for blogging. I did try to keep you up-to-date with other social media (Instagram, Twitter and Facebook), though. I hope you didn’t miss me too much and I will try not to take such long breaks from blogging any more 🙂

So, here I am with the highlights of the past 2 weeks or so.Continue Reading

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Lean Lena July 31, 2013

Foodie PenPals – Reveal Day

Hello, my friends and happy hump day!

Before we go to the Part II of the NYC adventures, I wanted to tell you about a fun program I’ve recently signed up for. It is called Foodie Pen Pals.

If you look on the left sidebar on my blog, you will see the program badgeContinue Reading

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Lean Lena July 22, 2013

Homemade Granola Recipe

Hi, my fit friends!

As I promised you, here’s the recipe for the homemade granola.

I can’t reveal the recipe author at this point, but I promise you will find out by the end of the month where it all came from 🙂 So, here we go.Continue Reading

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