Crazy-Fun Saturday Ahead
It was back to oats for me this morning. Yesterday’s egg sandwich was delicious, filling, and held me over until lunch, but it didn’t have the same mental satisfaction as oats do. I made a few observations about this yesterday morning that I thought I’d share. With oats, I add all sort of toppings for a variety of tastes and textures, which keeps my tastebuds guessing and my brain interested. It also takes me much longer to eat oats compared to a breakfast sandwich. There’s just something about eating with a spoon (as opposed to my hands) that slows me down. Visually, a hearty bowl of oats seems like quite a big portion, while a breakfast sandwich is often much more calorie-dense at a smaller size. And, warm, yummy carbs fill me up and make my brain happy while protein just fills me up. It’s so interesting how foods make you feel.
This morning’s oat mix: oats, hemp protein, Peanut Butter Puffins, blueberries, and chunky peanut butter.
I also had a glass of homemade iced coffee with vanilla hemp milk and agave nectar. It’s fun to think how far I’ve come with my food choices. If you had told me a couple of years ago that I’d be drinking hemp milk and agave nectar in my coffee, I would have thought you were crazy! Now these are some of my go-to foods!
Together…
Saturday’s Agenda
- Breakfast
- Blog
- Get ready for the day
- Bake banana bread
- Meet mom and sister downtown
- Walk through the Common and enjoy the weather
- Lunch downtown (where should we go?)
- See Dirty Dancing (the musical)
- Meet friends at Harpoonfest
- Attend good friend/bridemaid’s 30th birthday party
Now that I made that list, I better get moving! Happy Saturday, blog friends! Hope you have a lovely day!
P.S. Boston might hit the 60’s today! 
Posted by: Tina 36 comments
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on Mar 7th, 2009 at 8:10 am
PB PUFFINS!!!! HEMP PROTEIN!!!! Two foods that make a daily appearance in my meals/snacks
Enjoy your super-fun Saturday!!
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 8:21 am
agree with you that oat satisfies us better both in term of belly and mind!
have a great day!
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 8:25 am
I’m happy to see that you brought up mental satisfaction because that’s an important factor in eating. Have a fabulous Saturday!!
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Dirty Dancing…the musical!? That sounds so much fun!! I hope you enjoy it and have a great day Tina! Seems like you have a lot of fun stuff packed into today!
I’m the same way with oats or oat bran. It’s just makes me so much more visually happy to see a big bowl of oats with PB than something else like an English muffin with yogurt or something. Oats and oat bran are definitely my go-to and favorite breakfasts too!
Happy Saturday!
Michelle
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 8:46 am
Enjoy the action packed day Tina! It is almost normal to see the oats back for your breakfast:)
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 8:50 am
Dirty dancing!!! Lucky!!! Have fun
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Definitely agree about eating a “bowl of something” as opposed to a sandwich. Can be soo much more satisfying sometimes!
Have so much fun today!!
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Yay for PB Puffins and PB itself! I just myself a bowl with both included =) My tummy is very happy.
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 9:55 am
sounds like a fun day..especially harpoonfest. My favorite place downtown is Max & Dylans on West St. it’s a really fun laid back place with yummy food. Have Fun!http://www.maxanddylans.com/downtown.html
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 10:22 am
I feel the same about my oats. Nothing else keeps me full throughout the morning!
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 10:26 am
I love oats too! Unfortunately, I’m on the road right now and enjoyin other kitchens, which means I usually get cereal. Thank goodness for the orange tree:)
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 10:31 am
Ah! I’m jealous! I would love to see Dirty Dancing. Have fun!!!!
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 10:40 am
Dirty Dancing – The Musical….that sounds so fun!! Let us know how it is.
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 10:47 am
One of my friends is in Dirty Dancing the Musical in Boston right now! Have fun and enjoy the show!
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Sounds like you’re going to have a fantastic day!!! Enjoy!
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 11:09 am
Sounds like a fantastic Saturday! Can’t wait for photos of the banana bread!!
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Have a great days, sounds like you have alot planned!!
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 11:54 am
I can’t wait to hear about the musical!
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 11:59 am
I definitely agree with everything in that first paragraph!
Enjoy your day
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Have fun today!
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
I hope you get some warm weather! I’m the same way with eating sandwiches. I end up just cutting them into little pieces and eating with a fork so they last longer. Nowhere near as satisfying as eating with a spoon!
Enjoy your day Teen!
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Sounds like an awesome day planned – can’t wait to hear about Dirty Dancing. It is GORGEOUS outside in Beantown today! Have fun
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Just wanted to tell you that after 7 days of continuous yoga practice, I am now in love with it. This came for me during a running injury and has given me a great mental relief to know there are other non-impact things that can make me feel wonderful…it’s a much better workout than I ever realized.
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
For Yoga challenge day 7, I did 70min of Sadie Nardini’s hardcore Yoga. It was very challenging but I enjoyed it very much!
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
fun day ahead!
the oats look great
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
busy day ahead of you! have a fun one! I can’t wait to hear how dirty dancing the musical is! That’s one of my fave movies!
also – I love your placemat!
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
have fun at the muscial!!!
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Ahh Dirty Dancing muscial how fun!!! Hope you will be able to squeeze in your day 7 yoga! I went to the “Y” and had a hour 15 min yoga. The teacher that teaches on Saturday is really good had to get there early as almost 50 people were in her class!!
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
ugh I keep making mistakes i meant 1 hr 15 min.
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Yoga day 7: Gentle Hatha #1 again! I had another hard cardio seesion and lifted weights again, this one just does it for me!
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Today’s yoga-I drank a tad too much Friday night so i did the 20 minute Detox class tonight.
Now that the soreness is gone-i am noticing the weaker spots in my body. My poor core-i didn’t realize how weak it was and how lousy my balance is. I am looking forward to working on these problem areas for the rest of the month.
on Mar 7th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
I agree with you on ALL FRONTS on the reasons for linking oatmeal breakfast. I like other options too, but they just aren’t as satisfying
on Mar 8th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Hey Tina! I just discovered your blog and it’s great! ..btw i love puffins & pb, too!
on Mar 8th, 2009 at 4:57 am
Entering into this blogging world has really opened my eyes on the whole bowl of oats thing! It is funny how are brain works, how our body feels, once you start to focus on good, nutritious food. Great stuff! Hope you got on well with your list!
on Mar 8th, 2009 at 6:46 am
it sounds like you had a fun saturday planned! how was dirty dancing?!
on Mar 8th, 2009 at 8:30 am
@sue: It was great! I loved the dancing!