Check out this cool product: Stainless Steel Drinking Straws from cheftools.com. I had no clue these even existed! A reader recently suggest these to me as a more environmentally-friendly option to my daily iced coffee habit. Who knew they made stainless steal straw? Neat, right?
I also tried a new flavor of coffee this morning: Java Jampit Estate. Mmmm! 
The nice people at CoffeeBeanDirect sent me a few samples to try. I like this flavor a lot! It’s heavy bodied and sort of intense! Perfect for a morning cup!
Breakfast was a double-batch of banana oats (for Mal and me) made with vanilla soy milk and topped with peanut butter and almond slices.
I know that I had made the “switch” to hot coffee for the season, but I really wanted to try the stainless steal straws this morning! 
The stainless steal straws didn’t make my iced coffee taste differently, but it did seem colder! To clean them, you just throw ‘em in the dishwasher. So cool!
Photo on America Society for Nutrition
Emily, a student blogger, recently contacted me about using one of my photos from the Farmer’s Market at Harvard for her post on the American Society for Nutrition’s blog. The post is about locavores and lists ways to use local produce. Be sure to check it out!
Healthworks How-To: Learn to Blog!
Guess who is giving this how-to-blog seminar? Yep, that’s right. Yours truly! 
It’s still a week away, but I am so, so, so nervous! I am terrible at speaking in front of large groups, but I love blogging so much, I couldn’t turn down this opportunity. Plus, maybe it will help me get over my public speaking fear.
Learn to Blog
September 28th, 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Back Bay Healthworks Café
Join Healthworks as we welcome Tina, from the Carrots ‘N’ Cake blog for a special how-to-blog seminar. Tina will run through the basics of blogging such as, finding ideas and a theme, the structure of posts, the importance of pictures, and more! Healthworks staff will also be on hand to discuss an exciting new blogging program for Healthworks through which writers receive HW club cash for blog entries. This is an event that you do not want to miss! The session is limited to the first 20 women who show up. Light appetizers will be served. Sign up HERE.
Question of the Day
What’s your Monday Mini Goal for the week?
Mine to to get all of our boxes unpacked before I leave for San Fran on Friday morning.
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You’ll do great since you’re talking about something you love. It’s all mental, think that you will be fabulous and you will!
Wow, what else will they come up with? Those straws are so neat!
Great mini goal. Unpacking is probably worse than packing! Good luck Tina! Have a great Monday!
I have never seen anything like those straws! We go through lots of straws around here, so I may have to look into those!
Congrats on your blog seminar!! That is so exciting! I can relate to your nervous feelings; public speaking is scary to me, but I bet you’ll do great!
did the coffee taste weird with a steel drinking straw?
cool straws!! i’ve been looking for a reusable straw for ages but have not come upon anything like that. plastic straws are bad but sometimes it’s fun to drink out of a straw. let us know if they work well! (stainless steel seems like maybe an odd choice of material esp for cold drinks!) and if they are hard to clean (i guess maybe you could just pop in teh dishwasher?)
Those straws look so cool! I want to go to your seminar! Yet another reason that I have to move to Boston!
I would have loved to attend that seminar but sadly I work in the evenings! It sounds like a great idea and I am sure you’ll do well speaking
I saw that your in the new issue of Shape magazine on Meghann’s blog. I have to go buy it now! Congrats!
Did the straws taste funny? I have sensitive teeth and just the thought of putting the stainless steel in my mouth is making my teeth aches.
I was wondering where Monday mini goals went! This week I need to get the house in order, and find a much more positing attitude about my job search
I hope you’ll post more about those straws. I’m curious how they work out, if they get too cold or taste funny. Either way, that’s a really cool product.
My Monday mini goal is to get all my homework done before the weekend so I can enjoy it.
Those straws are a great buy! I always felt so guilty buying plastic straws that I would just end up throwing out. You’ll do great at the seminar!!
I thought that said “armpit java.” I’m glad my eyes were deceiving me.
My mini goal is to get caught up on homework, and be prepared for my group exercise cert at the end of the week! Yikes!
Those straws are cool! I wonder if they would get really cold or hurt your teeth? Hmmm…
Thats so exciting about the blog seminar. You will do great!
My mini goal is to get all my work done by Thursday afternoon and utilize my time wisely this week. ( Two test and a paper)
Neat straws, people think of everything!
My Monday mini-goal is to get two last boxes unpacked that have been neglected in the corner for, errr, a month
What a neat idea! I’d just be afraid I’d knock a tooth out, I am constantly hitting them with a glass when I’m not paying attention, it’s amazing it hasn’t happened yet.
But I do like the environmental motivation. I may have to check those out after all
My Monday mini-goal is to find little ways to reduce stress in my life! I don’t have much, but why have any?
Oprah’s been using those straws on her show for over a year now
I’ve had one for about that time too….they’re great!
OMG, those straws are awesome. I need those for my smoothies!
My mini goal today is to get all of my work done!
I’ve already signed up for your seminar! I can’t wait. Plus, I’m hoping to get a new camera for my birthday the next day… It looks like starting my own blog might be in order. See you next week. You’ll be great.
I SOOOO wish I could attend your seminar!!! Wanna come to Florida???
My mini-goal for the day will be to get in bed early to read my new book!
Those straws are so cool!
My mini goal is to finish my finance assignment early
Just to get through Monday! I’ve already been at the office for over an hour and I have class tonight for business school from 6-9PM… yikes! Can’t wait for Tuesday.
I also never knew they existed! Ha ha! Good luck for your blogging seminar – you’ll be fab
. Mini goal for today is to do 50 squats before bed!
Those straws are so cool! I think I would be a little afraid to use them since I’ve got a bad habit of chewing straws. I would worry I would chip a tooth or something!
My mini goal is to get a huge work project I’ve been working on finished.
My mini goal is to work out during lunch for the next five days – I’ve been slacking since school started.
Congrats Tina..you will do fine! Love the variety of coffee’s and the ss straws…cool!
My goal for this week is to spend as little money as possible – after a huge grocery trip and some fall shopping this past weekend, I really need to save money!!
My two mini goals are to get all of my running milage in this week while still getting at least 7.5 hours of sleep at night and get my car registered. I am definitely less excited about that second goal…
Those straws are so neat! I’ve never seen them before. My mini goals for the week are to drink more water and make smart food choices. I’m headed to NYC in a few days so I’m going to be faced with many tempatations!
those straws are random, and fantastic.
Tina, I think its awesome to face your fears. Just remember, public speaking is the #2 biggest fear for most Americans, right after death. So, you are not alone in this! But you are amazing for pushing yourself, facing your fears…. thats how you get over them. You know your stuff and you will be awesome!
Congrats on the blog seminar! Wish I lived close enough to attend!
My mini goal for the week is to get packed up and ready for my sprint triathlon this weekend. And to not freak out too much since it is my first!!! :>
Courtney
Adventures in Tri-ing
How do you clean those straws? I would be worried about something growing inside them if they weren’t cleaned properly but they are an awesome way to be eco friendly.
My monday mini goal is to get my To-Do list under control. Although I did work last week I wasn’t in the office so there were a million things to do when I got back. And I have all of this week’s stuff as well. I’m hoping to get it all under control as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Good luck at your speaking event… no doubt that you will be AWESOME. As for my Mon. mini goals – three strength and three cardio sessions (just getting the fitness ball rolling again since having a baby!).
stainless steel straws are a genius idea. always love more ways to be green!
i forgot about monday mini goals – i need to start that again! mine is to not get behind on my to-do lists this week. starting, um – now!
Those drinking straws are awesome! I go through WAY too many straws. I always drink iced coffee and tea from straws. Just those two beverages. Did you get them from the website or a store?? I wonder if I can find them in a store somewhere.
I NEED THOSE STRAWS. I have a serious obsession with all things straws. Those are unbelievable.
Those straws were a great idea whoever made them. My mini goal is to explore Providencce, the city I live in, more, and check out the mall
This is going to be a stressful week for me – lots of tests!! My goal is to keep it together this week – study for my tests, get my workouts in, and keep my food on track!
those straws look rad! congrats on the how-to blogging seminar, you will do great! at least its a subject you know a lot about and not something totally foreign.
Congratulations on the feature in SELF! Meghann posted a picture of the article in her post last night. Exciting!
I will be on the road for the entire week until Sunday. My goal is to get 4 work outs in between now and Sunday. I do public speaking for my day job so if you need some pointers, I would be happy to chat with you. Great Shape article!
@Jess: I meant Shape!!
I agree with Ellen, I NEED those straws! My green juice in the morning will taste million ties better with those straws.
How do you clean the straws? I love the idea of them but would worry they wouldn’t get clean enough.
My Mini Goal this week- make it to the gym at least 2 more times!
This is off topic – I know! – but CONGRATS on the Self article – I saw the pic on Meghann’s blog last night – VERY FLIPPING COOL!
I can’t think of a more deserving blogger to get featured either 
Hope you are having a great day!
Whoa those straws might change my life! I think I’;d be worried about cleaning them though… I know those plastic reuseable straws from my kiddie cups back in the day used to get kindddd of nasty haha
Have a great Monday!
Sarah
congrats on the blogging seminar! you will do great…i would love to come but i cannot attend next monday
I am so sad but you will do awesome!
your oats looked great this morning! and the straws are so cool!
Love the straws! Will have to find some to try out.
Good luck on your blog talk. You’ll rock it!
My Monday mini goals are to bake a pie from scratch for the first time ever, attend three spinning classes, and go for walks after dinner each night.
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