Friday Faves
Hellooooo! Happy Friday! New post up on the Family page. Hope your day is off to a great start. I’m so glad the weekend is here! It feels like this week went by quickly, which is totally ok with me. 😉 Any fun plans this weekend? We’re getting together with friends for a family dinner tonight and swimming, BBQing tomorrow, and going to make a stop at the beach. We realized that we’ve hardly been this year, and definitely want to live it up for the next couple of months.
In standard Friday fashion, here are some of the reads, eats, wears, and randoms from the week. I always love to hear what you’re enjoying too, so please feel free to join in the fun in the comments section! (I have a little almond butter-filled giveaway for ya, too.)
Pizza Port nights with the fam.
Port, it’s been way too long.
How to bring sexy back after childbirth.
3 things every yogi must know about the anatomy of the spine.
This version of “Uptown Funk” with 280 movies.
So you want to write a food blog. “Quinoa is excellent for every meal because its texture is a reminder that life can’t always be smooth or digestible.”
I spent a month replying to all of my PR emails with “I love you.” <— I laughed so hard I cried a little.
MYHABIT. <—referral link (you get $20 to spend, too). I was really stoked when I got some Maaji bikinis for half price earlier this summer, and have been casually scoping it out here and there in case anything awesome came up. It definitely happened. Last week, I picked up this MARC by Marc Jacobs bag and it was almost $100 off. I’d been wanting a new one for fall, so it was destiny, really. 😉
Signs that your workouts are too intense.
This smoothie from Tiki Port:
I don’t know what it’s called but it’s almond milk, banana, peanut butter, chia seeds, honey and cinnamon. I added kale and strawberries to it, and it was like a green PBJ smoothie.
What a 107-year-old poet can teach you about mindfulness. I love the reminder to look for beauty in the drudgery.
So excited to make this copycat TJ’s salad; it’s one of my faves.
Giveaway time!!
These snack packs from Justin’s! They have them at Target, and we took a bunch with us on our Tucson trip. This was the last one, and I’m glad I snapped a quick photo before it was quickly hijacked. I asked Liv to share and she gave me 3 sad pretzels haha.
(The container is made from 100% recycled plastic)
My friends at Justin’s kindly offered to send some free coupons to a lucky reader if you’d like to try the snack packs for yourself. They’re gluten-free pretzel sticks with Justin’s almond butter and absolutely delicious. Just leave a comment below with something you’re loving, or a current favorite snack. 🙂 I’ll announce the winner in Monday am’s post.
Happy Friday!
xoxo
Gina
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I LOvE nut butter! Peanut, almond, sunflower seed…you name it. It’s perfect on my morning protein oats or with any snack from pita bread to celery to smoothies!
I’ve been making mini caprese salads with basil from our garden and eating it on crackers as a snack. I am obsessed!!!
I’ve been obsessed with cottage cheese lately!
Oh my goodness that smoothie sounds amazing! I’ve been on a PB kick lately too and made a very similar concoction (almond milk, PB, strawberries, banana, kale, and Vega vanilla protein powder). I will try with cinnamon!
My favorite snack right now is all the yummy summer fruits, peaches and plums are at the top.
my favorite snack as of late has been homemade trail mix. right now my combo is cashews, unsweetened coconut flakes, macadamia nuts, brazil nuts, chopped dried figs, chopped dried apricots, & almonds. so so so yummy!
I have been loving curried egg salad as a snack! I make it dairy free by using tahini instead of mayo, adding a squeeze of honey, raisins, curry + turmeric + salt/pep. Oh yum! But, Justin’s maple almond butter on apple is a classic! Love love love Justin’s products! Thanks, Gina!
Obsessed with cottage cheese, berries, and a lil PB as a snack right now. Sooo yummy
I’m loving almond butter and apples or banana! I’d love to try Justin’s butters!
I’ve been loving hard boiled eggs with avocado and hot sauce as a snack.
I’ve been into fruit with a protein cookie!
Gluten free pretzels?! I’m going to have to look for these the next time I’m at Target! My snack of choice lately has been muffins I make with FlapJacked’s protein pancake mix.
I am 28 weeks pregnant and craving and snacking on tons of pickles. Almond butter and pretzels sound super yummy though.
My current and long time snack obsession is all forms of nut butter! Peanut butter and almond butter are tied for first, but I won’t discriminate against other nut butters!
Farm produce and red wine : )
loving watermelon right now! Getting as much as I can before the season ends!!
Pretzels and baba ganoush!
I’ve been loving packing your Amazeballs with my lunch every day! Such a good and filling snack
current love – chia bars – they have been my go to snack for 2 weeks.
So, this is a little weird, but I’ve been loving toast with cottage cheese, tomatoes, salt and pepper.
I’ve been living my 5 month old baby!
Current favorite snack is oatmeal (half of what I would eat for breakfast) with some sort of nut butter swirled in!
I’ve recently started spooning PB from the jar for a snack. Oh so dangerous… 😉
Just ate a tomato plus a bit of salt. Yumm!
I am loving trader Joe’s sweet potato tortilla chips with their guacamole…Yum yum yum!
Loving cottage cheese with berries and almond butter!
I’m loving sparkling water right now. I find the bubbles so refreshing!
I am loving snacking on watermelon lately!
A little homemade trail mix with dried cherries, cashews, and dark cholate chips is my current go-to afternoon pick-me-up!
I’ve been loving ripe, juicy nectarines lately. They taste so good when it’s so darn hot outside!
So the cafeteria at my work just got a complete revamp and they have these amazing snack packs, similar to those at Starbucks. Several times last week I got the pita wedges, hummus and grapes pack and it satisfied all my cravings. Perfectly simple and delicious!
I get Eden canned chickpeas, rinse then toss them in olive oil, coriander, cumin, cinnamon, and paprika then roast them in the oven for 40 min at 400 degrees. Crunchy spicy goodness!
My current favorite snack is Justin’s Almond Butter spread onto a banana, never gets old.
I’m loving that I finally got to take my CAM boot off after a stress fracture in my second metatarsal! I actually went back and found your “break up with running” post, and I think it might be time for me to do that as well. Time to shake it up a bit and avoid injuries!
PB and strawberries
I’m enjoying the bountiful tomatoes my garden is producing! yum!
Yum I love Justin’s almond butter, I wish they made these packs in vanilla but maple is great too!
I’ve been loving the banana & pb combo for a little dessert in the evenings!
I am loving this kale waldorf salad from WF. I swear it is laced with crack. So good!
I love eating fruit as a snack….my favorite as of late are white peaches…..so delicious and juicy!
I have been loving all the fresh fruit-especially cherries-this summer!
My favorite snack lately has been vanilla Greek yogurt with fresh strawberries and blueberries mixed in!
current favorite snack: peaches!!!
I am loving avocado on brown rice cakes. Yum!! Thanks for the chance! Love Justin’s!
Current favorite snack is hummus and celery sticks! The crunch and cool celery is really refreshing in this heat 😉
Brown rice cakes with avocado and strawberry jam
Loving cucumbers and wine vinegar!! Anything cold – it’s been in the high 90’s and sickly humid in Mississippi (every time I walk outside my glasses fog up). But, oh my, almond butter and gf pretzels sound so delicious. I just got a craving 🙂
I’ve been loving smoothies this summer
Loving having family in town to enjoy summer time at the beach!
I have been snacking on fresh local organic watermelon which is great on a hot summer’s day!