AB 4 U

Hiiiii 😀 How are ya? Hope you’re having a lovely evening so far <3 So glad ya’ll liked this week’s Fashion Friday choice!

Today has been BUSY. I had a boatload of training appointments and the pilot came home to see me for lunch 🙂

Random snackage:

Larabar

larabar

(I CANNOT. FREAKING.WAIT to get my hands on the new flavors! Cookie Dough will rock my world, I just know it)

Lentil soup (Amy’s brand)

soup

Massive chocolate-berry-spirulina smoothie:

smoothie

+ ALMOND BUTTER!

ab

Maranatha was so kind to send me some almond butter to *review* on the blog, even though we all know how much I love it. I love all almond butter- I don’t discriminate 😉 They also sent sunflower seed butter and Dark Chocolate Peanut spread (which looks like frosting, which is ok with me) 😀

See those coupons at the bottom of the pic?

Those are for a lucky winner.

It’s GIVEAWAY TIME 😀

One almond-butter lovin’ Fitnessista will win 3 coupons – each coupon is for any size jar of Maranatha product

To make things even more fun, I’ll throw in a batch of my vegan almond butter chocolate chip cookies

How to enter:

Leave a comment with your favorite use for almond butter

Mine: Straight outta the jar 😉

Winner will be announced Sunday morning (7/18) when I wake up.

Ready… set… go!

xoxo,

Gina

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838 Comments

  1. Eira on July 16, 2010 at 6:54 pm

    In a banana sandwich 🙂



  2. Kelly on July 16, 2010 at 6:54 pm

    I refuse to pick just one! haha I like it on oats, on toast with banana, on toast with dark chocolate, on bread with jelly, and on my finger or my spoon. 🙂 I will also eat it on a box, I will also eat it with a fox.



    • Krystina on July 16, 2010 at 9:47 pm

      This made me smile 🙂



  3. Laura on July 16, 2010 at 6:55 pm

    I eat it on toast every morning!



  4. Ashley on July 16, 2010 at 6:55 pm

    I love almond butter smeared (heavily!) on apple slices! Thanks!



  5. Theresa on July 16, 2010 at 6:56 pm

    Best use of almond butter—>Carrot sticks dipped into AB! Create a sandwich by spreading AB on Food For Life bread and sliced carrots.

    Great combo of veggies and sweetness of AB. Plus plenty of nutritional value!



  6. Mo@MommyRD on July 16, 2010 at 6:56 pm

    I think mine would be on toast with jam. I don’t know which I’d be more excited about winning, the jars of nut butter or your ab chocolate chip cookies!



  7. Kim on July 16, 2010 at 6:56 pm

    I add it to my smoothies!



  8. Christin L. on July 16, 2010 at 6:56 pm

    Melted in every little crevice of a waffle!



  9. Sara on July 16, 2010 at 6:57 pm

    dark chocolate dipped in almond butter



  10. Lauren @NoFauxFood on July 16, 2010 at 6:58 pm

    i love almond butter (or any nut butter) in smoothies, on fruit, on millet, plain out of the jar, in overnight oats, on my root veggie fries, pretty much EVERYTHING. it’s amazing. and such a great source of good fats :). I love that it keeps me full as well 🙂

    and I would looooove to win this, bc one of these days I WILL win one of your giveaways lol.



  11. Heather on July 16, 2010 at 6:58 pm

    I love to make AB&J’s or almond butter and jelly sandwiches. Or spread on an apple. Or throw a scoop in a smoothie. The options are many!



  12. Shannon on July 16, 2010 at 6:59 pm

    My favorite use for almond butter is as an after-workout snack! I take a big spoonful and put it on a banana with a sprinkle of cinnamon. So good!



  13. Kim on July 16, 2010 at 6:59 pm

    I love almond butter on my waffles or in my marinara sauce like Heather at HEAB suggested!



  14. Alicia at Poise in Parma on July 16, 2010 at 7:00 pm

    favorite use: straight out of the jar!!!



  15. Kaye on July 16, 2010 at 7:01 pm

    In a wrap, with banana, chia seed and ground flax! Awesome to-go food for school!



  16. Hanna on July 16, 2010 at 7:02 pm

    I love AB on my nanners:)



  17. Gina on July 16, 2010 at 7:02 pm

    I like it straight out of the jar, too…but really ANY way you can eat AB is fine with me =D



  18. Lisa @ Early Morning Run on July 16, 2010 at 7:02 pm

    Great giveaway! I haven’t tried maranatha yet, but have been wanting too.

    I love almond butter in my oats, on toast, with jam, out of the jar… oh, on pretzels. I just LOVE it. One of my favorite scents is the smell of melting almond (or peanut) butter on toast. Delicious!



  19. MonicaW on July 16, 2010 at 7:03 pm

    My favorite use for almond butter is melted in my oats!



  20. Stacey K. on July 16, 2010 at 7:03 pm

    on top of my oatmeal! Yum!



  21. Joanne on July 16, 2010 at 7:04 pm

    In a whole-wheat banana quesadilla that I put on my George Foreman 🙂



  22. Christina on July 16, 2010 at 7:04 pm

    It’s so hard to pick just one…love almond butter smeared on bananas! I also love it in my morning oatmeal. So good!



  23. Rachel on July 16, 2010 at 7:05 pm

    My favorite is mixed in with my Greek Yogurt. I’ve been out for a few weeks and my mornings have been miserable! I need to restock!



  24. Erin on July 16, 2010 at 7:05 pm

    Mmmm, I love almond butter on a slice of whole wheat toast sprinkled with chia seeds. 🙂



  25. Lauren on July 16, 2010 at 7:05 pm

    In smoothies or oatmeal!



  26. Kate on July 16, 2010 at 7:05 pm

    Definitely…on dates! I am in Guatemala for the month and would absolutely cry with joy if I could find almond butter (or even peanut butter).



  27. Jillian on July 16, 2010 at 7:05 pm

    I like to dip milk chocolate in my almond butter and roll in walnuts and then add half a banana. It’s my post run snack. Yummy! Two types of nuts:-)



  28. Alicia Plascencia on July 16, 2010 at 7:05 pm

    I just recently started using almond butter. My fave way is mixed with PB to make a delish PB&J. Had one for dinner last night! YUM!



  29. Lindsay M on July 16, 2010 at 7:06 pm

    In my oatmeal with sliced banana, chia seeds, agave nectar, and a splash of milk. YUM!



  30. Katherine on July 16, 2010 at 7:07 pm

    Oh gosh, so many things to do with almond butter!!!
    My favorite would be in oats or on bread with jam. Or on chocolate. Heck it goes on anything!!
    I’d love to try your cookies. Mmmmmm:)



  31. Nicole @ Making Good Choices on July 16, 2010 at 7:07 pm

    I love using almond butter in my oats!



  32. Kerry on July 16, 2010 at 7:07 pm

    Either on apple slices or right out of the jar!!



  33. Amanda @ Vegacious on July 16, 2010 at 7:07 pm

    My favorite snack is sliced apples dipped in lots o’ almond butter! 🙂



  34. Ariffa on July 16, 2010 at 7:08 pm

    in a sandwich with grated carrots and raisins! no, ontop of oats.. on top of everything



  35. Emily H on July 16, 2010 at 7:09 pm

    My favorite is with a banana; close second is mixed in (and on top of) a breakfast cookie. YUM!



  36. Everly on July 16, 2010 at 7:09 pm

    On a toasted wheat bagel. YUM.



  37. Jenna on July 16, 2010 at 7:09 pm

    I love almond butter on my toast. It’s just such a great way to start my day!



  38. Alisha on July 16, 2010 at 7:09 pm

    Spread on a banana!



  39. Emily on July 16, 2010 at 7:10 pm

    almond butter jelly sandwich 🙂



  40. Brandi B. on July 16, 2010 at 7:10 pm

    I love to take a little bit of almond butter and eat it with my homemade banana soft serve (I don’t like to mix it together, I like to do it one bite at a time and let the flavors stay seperate–I’m sure this sounds really weird, but try it–take a small bit of almond butter and a spoonful of the soft serve, eat and repeat:)



  41. Amanda on July 16, 2010 at 7:10 pm

    A huge blob in my bowl of oats!



  42. Erica on July 16, 2010 at 7:11 pm

    My favorite use of almond butter is in homemade coconut milk based ice cream! Almond Butter Fudge Swirl, yo. 😉



  43. Meagan on July 16, 2010 at 7:12 pm

    On an ezekiel english muffin, yummm!



  44. breakingsilence @ Freshman -15 on July 16, 2010 at 7:12 pm

    On toast, English muffins, or straight out of the jar!!



  45. Marguerite Miller on July 16, 2010 at 7:12 pm

    Wow, just one favorite…I would have to say in my oatmeal! I can’t eat my oats without it!



  46. Avery on July 16, 2010 at 7:12 pm

    Every day, on.. everything! Using it as dip would have to be my favorite.. love having an excuse to eat an ENORMOUS glob of it 🙂



  47. Karen on July 16, 2010 at 7:14 pm

    Great giveaway!! My favorite use is salad dressing. 2 T nut butter + 2 T soy sauce + 2 tsp rice vinegar + 2 tsp Frank’s Red Hot = amazing!



  48. Beth on July 16, 2010 at 7:14 pm

    I tried your cookie recipe, DELICIOUS!!!! Best tasting and softest chocolate chip cookies ever! I think that is my favorite use. 🙂



  49. Becky on July 16, 2010 at 7:14 pm

    Either on apples with cinnamon, or in my oats!
    YUMM!



  50. bobbileigh on July 16, 2010 at 7:15 pm

    Mine is so simple but just with sliced bananas YUMMY