It’s a brand new week and I hope yours is off to a great start! It’s spirit week at preschool so I sent Finn off in the wackiest, tackiest outfit that he’d tolerate this morning. (I just laid a lot of options out on the bed and let him build an outfit.) Never mind that [...]
Food + Nutrition Topics
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Sunday Food Prep + Recent Eats
February 18, 2024 { 3 comments }Happy Sunday! We’re having a great weekend over here and I’ll fill you in on life lately in my next post but today is all about food! Sharing what I’m prepping today to have on hand next week along with the meals that I’ve been eating the last week or two. SUNDAY FOOD PREP I’m [...]
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Friday Favorites – Food Finds Edition
January 26, 2024 { 6 comments }TGIF – this week was a bit of a doozy but I’m still standing and it’s the weekend so all is good. Last weekend I pulled a few food items out of the fridge/freezer/pantry to share with y’all. These are products that I’ve been enjoying recently and they run gamut from snacks to soups to [...]
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What I Bought At Trader Joe’s + Kicking Off The Week
December 12, 2023 { 2 comments }Hi friends! I hope your week is off to a solid start. I know this time of year tends to be a lot so no matter where you fall on the scale between merry merry and bah humbug – I see you. My week started out with my best sourdough bake in many months. Sometimes [...]
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Nakedade Review: The Hydration Supplement I’m Loving
July 25, 2023 { 0 comments }I spend a lot of time sweating between the hot yoga, running and strength training that I do. One thing that I have found imperative for maintaining optimal hydration levels so that I feel my best is adding electrolyte powder to my water bottle at least once a day. In this post, I’m reviewing one [...]
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My Favorite Clean Protein Powder
April 27, 2023 { 4 comments }If you’re looking for a high-quality, clean protein powder this post is for you! I am extremely picky about protein powder and recently discovered Naked Nutrition’s Grass Fed Whey Protein Powder. I am here to tell you that it is AMAZING. MY THREE FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT NAKED NUTRITION’S GRASS FED WHEY PROTEIN Here are my [...]
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All The Grocery Shopping
April 23, 2023 { 12 comments }Let’s talk about one of my favorite things to do – grocery shopping! My love for food shopping goes back to tagging along with my dad on his weekly grocery trips. I can close my eyes and picture the small Kroger in my hometown and how I would stand on the back of the cart [...]
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Week End + Inside My Fridge
February 3, 2023 { 9 comments }Happy Friday friends. I have to admit that I hit the wall yesterday afternoon – hard. I was coming off of 11 days straight of teaching yoga and training clients without a day off – with the travel to Harrisburg thrown in there. I trained my final clients of the week and taught one last [...]
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Durham + January 2023 Trader Joe’s Haul
January 17, 2023 { 4 comments }Hey, hey. So I have just discovered that there is a town in Colorado named Golden and that they host an annual “Goldens in Golden” event every February. This is now on my travel bucket list. I am writing this post from my hotel room in Durham. My mom and I are here for her [...]
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Fall 2022 Trader Joe’s Haul
November 17, 2022 { 4 comments }Good morning! The sun is shining in Charlotte and I’m sitting at my desk drinking coffee and getting some work done before I head out to teach yoga. I pick Finn up from preschool after class and cannot wait to see his sweet face! Seriously, it just makes my whole day to walk to the [...]
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25 Recipes I Want To Try This Fall
October 10, 2022 { 12 comments }The change of seasons has really lit a spark in my motivation to get into the kitchen and do some cooking and baking. I have a growing list of recipes that I want to try and I thought it would be fun to share them here with you guys. I love a good recipe round [...]
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What I Bought at ALDI: Fall Edition
October 6, 2022 { 3 comments }I think one of the best partnerships that I’ve done in my 12 years of blogging here on Peanut Butter Runner has been with ALDI. I first worked with ALDI back in 2014 on a short-term ambassadorship and truly enjoyed being introduced to the brand. I have become a regular ALDI shopper and it’s been [...]
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A Good Start to the Week + What I Bought at Trader Joe’s
June 7, 2022 { 15 comments }Hello my friends! My week is off to a great start and I hope that yours is too. In this post I’m going to catch you up on the last few days and also share what I bought at Trader Joe’s a few days ago. LIFE LATELY I picked Finn up from his dad at [...]
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Friday Favorites: Bulletproof Edition
May 20, 2022 { 46 comments }Hi friends! This Friday favorites post is about my love for all things Bulletproof. I am excited to share more information about Bulletproof as well as a round up of some of my favorite Bulletproof products. And I won’t make you wait until the end of the post to get my discount code. You can [...]
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Two Trips to ALDI: What I Bought
April 8, 2022 { 7 comments }Time to talk groceries. As you all know, I really enjoy grocery shopping. I get consistent feedback that you guys like these “grocery haul” kind of posts from time-to-time. I totally get that as I tend to buy the same things over and over and personally get a lot of inspiration when I see what [...]
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5 New Food Products You’re Going to Want to Try (And they’re all plant-based!)
March 25, 2022 { 25 comments }This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx. March is National Nutrition Month and I have a round-up style post featuring some products that will help you create tasty meals and snacks at home! Fun fact: they’re all plant-based! Here’s an overview of today’s featured products: Coconut Secret Organic Coconut Aminos Mighty Sesame Harissa Tahini Minute Rice [...]
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5 Foods I’ve Been Loving Lately + What I Bought at Whole Foods
February 22, 2022 { 7 comments }Hi and happy Twosday! Today’s palindrome date of 2/22/22 is a fun one, especially since it’s falling on a Tuesday. The teachers at preschool carpool this morning were all dressed in tie-dye shirts and colorful tutus (get it?). I thought it was super cute. I subbed a CY26 class at Charlotte Yoga after dropping Finn [...]
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I went to Trader Joe’s for peanut butter…
December 15, 2021 { 6 comments }…and left with a $150 receipt. I got a little carried away at Trader Joe’s last Saturday but it’s so hard not to! I don’t make it to Trader Joe’s often because it’s not geographically convenient like Whole Foods, ALDI, Harris Teeter, Food Lion and The Fresh Market are. These stores are easy for me [...]
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Veterans Day + Current ALDI Faves
November 11, 2021 { 11 comments }Hi, hi. I am sitting here typing this post wondering how it’s already 9p on Thursday night. Happy Veterans Day, friends. I am sending big love and gratitude out to all of those who have served our country. I had a packed house for my 10:45a yoga class this morning since many were out of [...]
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A Workout + My Weekend + What I Bought at Whole Foods
June 20, 2021 { 8 comments }Hi, hi! I am getting settled back at home after a quick weekend trip back up to Winston-Salem. Finn was with his dad this weekend so I hopped in the car on Friday after he left to head back to Winston. I worked by the pool for a couple of hours before squeezing in a [...]
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Weekend + What I Bought At Whole Foods
February 8, 2021 { 4 comments }Happy Monday friends. I hope that you all had a nice weekend. My weekend was overall pretty low-key but I got to spend lots of QT with my boy so it was perfect. Here are some highlights! WEEKEND WITH FINN We have had so much rain lately (with more to come later this week) so [...]
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6 Recipes to Make for 6 More Weeks of Winter
February 4, 2021 { 5 comments }Well friends, Punxsutawney Phil the groundhog saw his shadow on February 2 predicting six more weeks of winter. I think we can all agree that an early spring would have been a nice treat in this year that already feels much like groundhog day. The current headline on weather.com reads, “Harshest Arctic Outbreaks in U.S. [...]
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Weekend Feelings + Aldi Haul + Inspirations
October 19, 2020 { 6 comments }Happy new week to you. I enjoyed a perfect fall weekend. There was football (a sad second half for my Dawgs against Alabama), gorgeous cool weather, a good run, lots of vitamin D and quality time with my number one boy. Finn was in the BEST mood on Sunday and we had such a great [...]
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50 Things to Eat for Dinner When You Lack Inspiration or Don’t Feel Like Cooking
May 27, 2020 { 17 comments }It is a newsflash to no one that I have been in a cooking rut recently. It’s been reassuring to know that I am not alone and that so many others are majorly lacking in cooking mojo right now. There was a night a few weeks ago where I was not only absent of inspiration [...]
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What I Bought at ALDI + Over 30 of My Favorite Things to Buy at ALDI
May 3, 2020 { 23 comments }I haven’t shared a grocery haul in FOREVER so today is the day. I have been doing most of my shopping at ALDI during stay-at-home orders because my neighborhood store is convenient to get in and out of and has not been very crowded. For whatever reason, shopping at ALDI hasn’t given me quite as [...]
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6 Things I’ve Made For Dinner Recently + Love My Ninja Foodi Oven
April 27, 2020 { 6 comments }Happy new week friends. After a few rough nights of sleep last week, I really focused on getting rest over the weekend while Finn was with his dad. I napped on Friday afternoon and then slept 9.5 hours on both Friday and Saturday night. It was pretty magical! I spent the weekend completing a module [...]
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10 Things I’ve Learned From My Dad About Food and Cooking
January 28, 2020 { 27 comments }Today is my dad’s birthday and wouldn’t you know that he sent ME a present on HIS birthday. And it should come as no surprise that it was kitchen-themed. Before I left Florida on Monday he told me to be on the lookout for a package from him in the mail. Well, it arrived today [...]
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The Best Ever Pizza-Inspired Spaghetti Squash Casserole
January 21, 2020 { 14 comments }I have been making this spaghetti squash casserole for going on five years now and I think it’s safe to say at this point that it is in the top 10 when it comes to the number of times that I’ve made a specific recipe. I have hesitated to share the recipe on my blog [...]
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15 Warm Grain Bowl Meal Ideas
January 15, 2020 { 9 comments }Two things to start this post. First, remember how I said one of my new year food goals was to cook more recipes and eat less throw together whatever I have bowl combinations? We’re 15 days into the new year and so far it doesn’t look like my grain bowl meals are going anywhere. Second, [...]
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Little Man Down + Favorite Holiday Cookie Recipes
December 3, 2019 { 6 comments }Good morning. I am waking up to a quiet house this morning. My mom flew out last night and Finn spent last night with his dad. Definitely a bit of an empty feeling after a week of having my mom with us. Speaking of little man, he is down for the count. I took him [...]
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Our Monday + What I Bought at ALDI + Teething Troubles
October 1, 2019 { 30 comments }Our Monday was a mixture of good, weird and rough. The day started well and kind of took some twists and turns from there. When I published yesterday’s post, Finn was at preschool. After wrapping up that post and some work, I stopped into ALDI to get some groceries for the week before picking up [...]
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5 Tips for Boosting Your Digestive Fire
September 5, 2019 { 6 comments }During the last weekend of my Yoga Teacher Training at Charlotte Yoga, I had a friend come in and introduce my trainees to Ayurveda. She recently completed a year-long 300-hour training through The Shakti School to become an Ayurvedic wellness coach. She also has a degree in health promotion and nutrition from App State. I’ve [...]
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My Fridge Staples: 12 Items You Will Always Find In My Fridge
June 24, 2019 { 11 comments }var ClickMeter_pixel_url = '//pixel.watch/3219'; //s3.amazonaws.com/scripts-clickmeter-com/js/pixelNew.js <img height=’0′ width=’0′ alt=” src=’http://pixel.watch/3219′ /> This post is sponsored by FAGE, however all thoughts and opinions are my own. Every time I go to visit my family in Florida, one of the first things that I do is run to the grocery to stock the fridge with my must-haves. [...]
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Own the Day + Own Your Attitude
June 17, 2019 { 11 comments }This post is sponsored by Alive! Multivitamins, but the opinions are my own. Morning routines are generating a lot of buzz lately. They make it seem like anyone who is “successful” gets up long before sunrise, works out, meditates, journals, eat breakfasts and tackles half of their day’s tasks before 7a. Well, what if you’re [...]
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Do Anywhere Dumbbell Workout + Fueling with Biochem
May 21, 2019 { 7 comments }This post is sponsored by Biochem but the opinions and workout are my own. I am excited to introduce you to a new protein powder line that I am really liking right now, as well as to share a dumbbell workout that you can do anywhere with one set of dumbbells! As you all know, [...]
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Easy and Sustainable Seafood at Home with LoveTheWild
April 7, 2019 { 2 comments }This post is sponsored by Love The Wild. This post offers an opportunity to speak about the importance of keeping an open mind when it comes to diet and nutrition. I will admit that for many years, I was anti farm-raised seafood. I wish I could tell you the specific reasons why, but to be [...]
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Shopping at ALDI + My Tuesday
March 19, 2019 { 21 comments }I have made it onto the couch with my feet up after a bit of a crazy 24 hours. Remember how I said that Finn had a bit of a cold? Well, despite him being in a great mood all day yesterday, eating normally and going down for bed with no problem, he woke up [...]
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All The Food Things
January 16, 2019 { 5 comments }Hello, hello! I just got back from an awesome 4.5 mile run with Zoey. I think 50 and sunny is hands-down my favorite running weather. It’s warm enough that you can wear shorts and lose the gloves but yet chilly enough that you don’t overheat and the crisp air feels energizing. Don’t judge my hairline. [...]
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5 Ways to Add a Boost to Your Smoothies
January 10, 2019 { 7 comments }This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Bolthouse Farms® Plant Protein Milk. The opinions and text are all mine. Most of you won’t be surprised to hear that if I had to pick one favorite breakfast, it would probably be a smoothie or smoothie bowl. They always sound appetizing to me [...]
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Holiday Resources for Food + Fitness
December 18, 2018 { 6 comments }How is Christmas just one week away!? I sincerely hope you are all enjoying a little (or a lot) of merriness this holiday season. I am so glad that I decided to decorate and make the house festive. I kind of never want to take my lights down. My house is one of the sparkliest [...]
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Snow (!?), Arm Balances + Cranberry Chili Turkey Meatballs
December 6, 2018 { 22 comments }We’ve had a good week but it passed so quickly. How is it already Thursday evening? I am heading back to Tennessee tomorrow for another teacher training weekend and I cannot wait to see my trainees and to spend a weekend immersed in yoga. We’re also having a holiday party on Saturday night with a [...]
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A Shopping Gnome
November 28, 2018 { 31 comments }I am sitting here with a nap skipper. Finn was not having it with his morning nap so he’s relaxing in his Rock n’ Play, listening to nursery rhymes on Spotify and grinning at me instead. Fun fact: his current favorite jams are The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Baby Shark and You Are My Sunshine. :) [...]
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Grocery Store Diaries
October 9, 2018 { 33 comments }Friends, I have a grocery store problem. I love them! This dates back to growing up in Georgia where I loved to accompany my dad on his weekly shopping trips to the Kroger in our small town. And man, when I think about the difference in what was available with small town grocery shopping 25 [...]
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Recent Eats + When You Need to Gain Weight
September 23, 2018 { 51 comments }Hey guys. Just a head’s up that I’m going to be talking about food and weight in this post so if that’s a trigger for you, check back in with me tomorrow for an awesome fall yoga flow. <3 In the food, fitness and health space a lot of the focus is on weight loss. [...]
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What I Ate In a Day
September 19, 2018 { 10 comments }This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Silk. The opinions and text are all mine. Eating with a baby can be quite the challenge between finding the time for a meal, prepping the food and sitting down to eat it. This bouncer seat is a huge lifesaver! I keep it in [...]
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What I Bought at ALDI
September 18, 2018 { 15 comments }It has been forever since I’ve done a grocery haul post, much less one from ALDI. I used to partner with ALDI regularly on blog posts and my time working with them totally converted me into a fan of the brand, especially given all the work they’ve done over the last few years to improve [...]
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Finding Your Vacation Mindset with Fitness and Food
July 10, 2018 { 12 comments }We’re right in the middle of summer and with that comes an abundance of vacations and long weekends away for many of you. I’ve received quite a few requests to write a post about finding a good mindset in regards to health and fitness when you are traveling and out of your normal routine. This [...]
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Reader Q&A: Running in the dark, how to structure an efficient workout week, balancing yoga and other exercise
October 26, 2017 { 4 comments }It’s time for another round of reader Q and A’s! Every couple of months I like to do a round up of questions I’ve been asked recently and answer them in a blog post because I feel like many of the questions/answers are relevant for a lot of you! Hi Jen! I am trying to [...]
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Finding Food Freedom…And The Journey of Getting There
September 20, 2017 { 128 comments }This post has been bouncing around in my head for a few months but I haven’t had a clear direction for how to present it…so I’m just going to go for it. I want to talk about food. And relaxing the rules around it. And about becoming less attached to comparing what you’re doing to [...]
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Farmers Market, Food Shopping and This Week’s Dinner Menu
August 27, 2017 { 3 comments }I did a good bit of food shopping over the course of the weekend. Saturday I visited the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market to catch the last of the summer produce and this afternoon I made a quick stop into Harris Teeter to grab a few more things. Here’s a recap of what I bought at [...]