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. Sam on July 17, 2010 at 6:51 pm

    Mixed in a bowl with hot oats and yogurt. Mmmmmmmmmmmm, creamy!



  2. Stephanie on July 17, 2010 at 6:58 pm

    I love halving a banana, smothering it with AB and then sprinkling coconut on it. Yummy dessert!!!!!!



  3. Michelle on July 17, 2010 at 7:02 pm

    slathered on a medjool date!



  4. Luisa on July 17, 2010 at 7:07 pm

    I have too many favorites to choose just one…but, I couldn’t live without almond butter on oatmeal.



  5. Diana@mymarblerye on July 17, 2010 at 7:08 pm

    Omg! I swear I just made some almond butter bars and browsed the maranatha website for more recipes before I saw this giveaway! I love to bake with nutbitters! Granola bars for me!!!!



  6. Brynne on July 17, 2010 at 7:10 pm

    All melty in oatmeal 🙂



  7. Angie on July 17, 2010 at 7:17 pm

    On a spoon…nothing added…just the ab! The best!



  8. Ginna on July 17, 2010 at 7:17 pm

    I love Marantha. By far the best Almond Butter! I love in on top of steel cut oats, straight out of the jar, on toast or on a banana! YUM!



  9. Doc on July 17, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    Almond butter saauuuuuuuuce over berries!



  10. Kathryn on July 17, 2010 at 7:22 pm

    I am obsessed with almond butter! I love it in my overnight oats!!! and on bananas (favorite pre or post workout snack!!) yumm



  11. kari on July 17, 2010 at 7:23 pm

    yummm! I love Maranatha AB. It’s great on almost everything, but my favorite might be in a breakfast cookie or drizzled over some apple slices.



  12. Susan on July 17, 2010 at 7:26 pm

    With bananas!



  13. Brittany on July 17, 2010 at 7:31 pm

    My fav use for almond butter is on an english muffin with honey!! YUM!



  14. ashley on July 17, 2010 at 7:40 pm

    I love almond butter all hot and melty over pancakes! and on my finger…lol



  15. Allison on July 17, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    My favorite thing to do with almond butter is spread it on a banana and top it with cayenne pepper! So sweet, nutty and spicy!



  16. Christina C on July 17, 2010 at 8:06 pm

    My favorites are in oatmeal or yogurt, but it’s hard to choose!



  17. Amanda on July 17, 2010 at 8:09 pm

    I like almond butter in the form a large blob hiding in banana soft serve!



  18. Emily G. on July 17, 2010 at 8:09 pm

    My favorite use for almond butter is on toast with some AB, banana, and honey nuked for about 30 seconds. It’s replaced my morning oatmeal. It’s THAT good!



  19. Emily N on July 17, 2010 at 8:12 pm

    I put mine in a Thai coconut soup to make it even creamier! So good in the summer:)



  20. Annemarie on July 17, 2010 at 8:19 pm

    I LOVE ALMOND BUTTTERRR :]! In my overnight oats, on bananas, on manna bread yum on anything!



  21. Kristin on July 17, 2010 at 8:20 pm

    My favorite use for Almond butter is eating it with Apples, it just makes them taste even better.



  22. Stephanie on July 17, 2010 at 8:36 pm

    My favorite use for almond butter is a good ol’ AB and J sandwich, which I take to work almost every day to save a little $$$ 🙂



  23. katelyn on July 17, 2010 at 8:36 pm

    AB ‘n J sandwich. classic!



  24. Briana on July 17, 2010 at 8:36 pm

    I love it off the spoon!!



  25. Emily N. on July 17, 2010 at 8:37 pm

    On a rice cake with apricot preserves



  26. Rebecca on July 17, 2010 at 8:59 pm

    raw almond butter + cocoa nibs + goji berries rolled up into a little ball, chilled and devoured

    yum

    now i have to make some 🙂 good thing the family approves

    !!!!!!!!!!!!



  27. Olivia N. on July 17, 2010 at 9:14 pm

    I love it on oatmeal. Every single morning. I cannot live without my precious AB.



  28. Garett on July 17, 2010 at 9:35 pm

    My favorite use is to make quick to go healthy snacks with almond butter & strawberry or raspberry jelly in wraps lightly grilled so it mildly toasts the wrap and melts the almond butter just ever so slightly. It is a delicious and healthy snack and even a good dessert replacement.

    Love your Blog 🙂



  29. laura on July 17, 2010 at 9:49 pm

    I love almond butter on toast with banana and cinnamon…. or just about on anything else.



  30. Carly on July 17, 2010 at 9:52 pm

    Too hard to pick just one, either smeared on an apple, or put inside of a date!



  31. Stacy on July 17, 2010 at 9:52 pm

    On oats or with carrots. Yummy!



  32. Sarah on July 17, 2010 at 9:53 pm

    Spread btw a sliced banana cut lengthwise. Mmmmmm.



  33. Hannah on July 17, 2010 at 9:58 pm

    I love almond butter, it makes the world go round 🙂



  34. Gina on July 17, 2010 at 10:05 pm

    I like to put it into banana soft serve, or straight out of the jar;)



  35. Amy on July 17, 2010 at 10:15 pm

    Ooof, the odds of being picked for this are slim but I do love AB and have not had $$ for it lately so I have to try 🙂 I really like a scoop of AB in my oats in the morning!!



  36. Jenna on July 17, 2010 at 10:16 pm

    AB and blueberry jelly sandwich! Mmmm.



  37. Sue-Ellen on July 17, 2010 at 10:22 pm

    I love nut butter straight out of the jar!



  38. Chantal on July 17, 2010 at 10:29 pm

    oh, the many uses of almond butter, they’d probably be to make these amazing coconut almond cookies in Renee Underkoffler’s “Living Foods”.. yummmmm…



  39. Christy jen on July 17, 2010 at 10:30 pm

    Like you, straight outta the jar!



  40. Chinye on July 17, 2010 at 10:46 pm

    Hmmmmm I love almond butter with dates. PERFECT pre-workout fuel!



  41. Yvonne on July 17, 2010 at 10:47 pm

    With chocolate chips, out of the jar.



  42. amyjogo on July 17, 2010 at 10:47 pm

    I love plain old almond butter and pear butter sandwiches.

    Have you ever tried pear butter? You must!!!! Though the brand I buy has regular sugar in it but a little goes a long way so I figure it’s not a bad treat. 😉



  43. Erin on July 17, 2010 at 10:55 pm

    On a super cold spoon.. yum yum yum! 🙂



  44. Carolyn C. on July 17, 2010 at 11:11 pm

    Love it with crackers or apples!



  45. Diane on July 17, 2010 at 11:19 pm

    Straight out of the jar with chocolate chips, or in warm oatmeal with some maple syrup! 🙂



  46. April B. on July 17, 2010 at 11:21 pm

    Love it!!! I always put it in my oats.



  47. Christie on July 17, 2010 at 11:24 pm

    i’m late to the bandwagon but my favorite way to eat AB is smeared on apple slices with a whole wheat bagel 🙂



  48. Amelia on July 17, 2010 at 11:25 pm

    I looooooove almond butter on bananas. Especially warm vanilla AB. The BEST!!



  49. Kellie on July 17, 2010 at 11:29 pm

    I’ve NEVER tried Almond Butter but have been dying to! But my favorite way to enjoy peanut butter (espec Dark Chocolate Dreams) is straight out of the jar- but I keep the jar in the fridge so it’s nice and chilled. YUM!



  50. kt F on July 17, 2010 at 11:35 pm

    So many options! I’m going to go with… mixed into oatmeal!