Happy Friday, folks!
I have 48 more hours in my workweek but I am counting down….
Even though I don’t have to be in until noon today, I still woke up just as the sun was rising at 6:15. Oh well. Early bird gets the worm I guess 🙂 Okay that was dorky. Moving on! This morning I had pumpkin pie overnight oats!
This combo was made up of:
1/2 cup oats soaked overnight in 1/2 cup water and a pinch of sea salt
1 spoonful almond butter
1/3 cup pumpkin
1/2 cup HOMEMADE greek yogurt
dash of “gingerbread sugar”
drizzle of pure maple syrup
The greek yogurt that I “made” yesterday was so thick I could hardly mix it! Much thicker than Fage even. I think I have about 3/4 cup left, so I guess in total, I made 1.5 cups from 32 oz of plain nonfat. Regardless, the oats were suuuuper creamy and delicious this morning!
Now I’m blogging and drinking some black coffee. It’s funny because for the past, oh 6 years, I have gagged at the thought of black coffee…but now I think its actually good! Who am I?! It all went down right after I used the last Stevia packet and refused to use Splenda. I took a small sip of the black stuff, thought “this isn’t SO bad” and then the rest is history. Weird. Now sweetened coffee tastes nasty to me!
I’m off to digest breakfast then hit the gym for upper body strength! See you in a bit! 🙂
Oh! And thank yall SO much for all your great comments about different gym classes! Next week I have BodyPump on my list to try as well as Zumba and, of course, Spin.
RYAN COMES A WEEK FROM TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
maya
November 14, 2008 at 6:10 amlooks so delicious, overnight oats! i need to do that. and HOMEMADE thick greek yogurt wow! very nice breakfast. have a great day.
Mara
November 14, 2008 at 6:23 amYou’ve gotta try overnight steel-cut oats…they’re AMAZING!! You do the same thing with them as you did with your oats, just heat the liquid first. I do mine with peaches, and it ends up tasting like peach rice pudding!
Karen Teague
November 14, 2008 at 6:24 amJenna, if you’re dying to try those cliff bars, pear, gingerbread and they have a pumpkin spice, you can get them online and sent to your door, yay for the internet!!! They’re even cheaper than Publix. I was just researching different Cliff products, but you can even ask at your Publix if they could get you that flavor. I can’t wait to try the pumpkin spice. Have a great day.
Michelle
November 14, 2008 at 6:34 amThose oats look delicious! I must try them!
VeggieGirl
November 14, 2008 at 6:49 amYour oats = food porn.
TAKE ZUMBA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀
TGIF!!
Super Healthy Kids
November 14, 2008 at 6:51 amI’m going to try Mara’s idea. Peach rice pudding sounds really good!
Yogurt Dude from Stonyfield
November 14, 2008 at 7:07 amHey Jenna-
Congrats on making your own Greek yogurt! Just wanted to let you know that the yield you had from straining is not unexpected… it takes us three times more milk to make our Oikos Organic Greek yogurt than it does to make our regular organic yogurts. So getting 12 oz out of 32 oz is pretty spot on.
Oh, and those oats look yummy… I’m going to have to try that!
Have a good Friday.
Pete aka “Yogurt Dude”
ashley (sweet & natural)
November 14, 2008 at 7:11 amI had pumpkin oats this morning too – sans overnight. Tres yummy. Enjoy your morning!
Megan
November 14, 2008 at 7:14 amYour oats look. SO. delish! Have a good morning and workout! 🙂
Shelby
November 14, 2008 at 7:23 amI’ve never had overnight pumpkin oats! It looks fantastic…I must try this soon.
arielle
November 14, 2008 at 7:25 amThe same thing happened to me…I never thought I’d be able to drink coffee without sugar and now I like it much better that way.
Mariposa
November 14, 2008 at 7:28 amahhh the world of black coffee! i only use rice milk in my coffee- no sugar because the rice milk is sweetened.. but i did recently discover “MimiCreme” to use as a coffee creamer or in anything that requires cream in a recipe.. its delish.. and made from almonds and cashews- and has literally NO sugar in it.. YUM
MizFit
November 14, 2008 at 7:34 amhang in there with the work, you oatwizard.
Im so boring but, sadly, I like it that way.
Miz.
suzanne
November 14, 2008 at 7:37 amCan i ask what kind of yogurt you used?? And did you do the old coffee filter method?? TIA
Jenny
November 14, 2008 at 7:46 amYummy breakfast! I am the same way about black coffee, but now, with a few packets of sweetener, there’s nothing I love more than that STRONG bitterness mixed with a little sweet 🙂
Megan
November 14, 2008 at 7:57 amYeah for Ryan coming soon! I have the same recent revelation with coffe. I quit using sweet n low and started stevia. Then one morning I did the same, and decided the black wasn’t that bad. What brand stevia do you use?
JJ
November 14, 2008 at 8:03 amJenna,
You posted a simple recipe for sweet potato soup sometime last winter/spring, and I just can’t find it….does anyone have the link, or could you do a quick recap?
Thanks so much!
jenna
November 14, 2008 at 8:06 amMegan,
I used to use Sweet Leaf stevia that I got at Whole Foods. I really liked it!
JJ,
hmm………I’m thinking it was this:
combine 1 baked sweet potato with 1 can light coconut milk in the blender. process until smooth. Add a few pinches of sea salt and garam masala. Enjoy!
jenna
November 14, 2008 at 8:15 amSuzanne,
I used 32 oz of Stoneyfield nonfat plain organic yogurt and strained it with a cheesecloth for about 8 hours at work. I’ve never tried the coffee filter method!
brandi
November 14, 2008 at 8:20 amBodypump is AWESOME! You’ll love it!
Beadie
November 14, 2008 at 8:29 amJenna, you inspired me. I bought some SFF plain yogurt and plan to strain it for my own greek yogurt. Lets hope it turns out!
Rhodey
November 14, 2008 at 8:40 amyay for ryan coming soon!
Meghann
November 14, 2008 at 8:40 amI feel the exact same way about black coffee now.. I can’t drink it with sweetener anymore! Never thought I’d see the day!
How exciting you will get to see Ryan soon. Good luck with your long days of work- looking forward to seeing some of your creations!
seelivelee (for the love of peanut butter)
November 14, 2008 at 8:42 amPumpkin oats……great way to start the weekend. BODY PUMP sounds sooo great, i took that class at an old gym from CT>>good luck!!
Stephanie
November 14, 2008 at 9:09 amI love Bodypump classes, it is one of my favorite group exercise classes. You are already diligent about strength training, so you can use this to really push yourself… for me, it’s a good way to hit all the major muscle groups in one workout without getting antsy/bored/distracted since I am more of a cardio person. I’ll be interested in what you think about Zumba… for me, it’s not enough of a “workout” although it can be fun.
BridgetP
November 14, 2008 at 9:20 amHappy Friday! I like Body Pump, too- I can’t do it all the time or I get a little bored, but it’s definitely fun to mix in. It sounds like your gym has similar classes as mine, so I would also recommend Turbo Kick. I took it last week and really liked it! Have a great day 🙂
Runeatrepeat
November 14, 2008 at 9:23 amHappy Friday 🙂 Are you trying to stay away from stevia for any particular reason?
jenna
November 14, 2008 at 9:32 amRuneatrepeat,
No! I WISH I had some but I can only find it at Whole Foods and therefore, I have to wait until I go there again after Thanksgiving in Tampa. I ran out a few weeks ago and they don’t sell it at my publix!
Tamara
November 14, 2008 at 9:36 amHi Jenna! I’d be very interested to hear your thoughts on Splenda vs Stevia sometime when you’re not working crazy hours! I still use Splenda and am willing to be swayed! 🙂
jenna
November 14, 2008 at 9:41 amTamara,
The reason I don’t use Splenda is because I have a personal hunch it increases my migraines. I’ve had migraines for about 10 years and it seems that when I use any artificial sweeteners it worsens them! Also, you can go to http://www.thetruthaboutsplenda.com to read more about splenda!
K
November 14, 2008 at 9:51 amWow, your oats look AMAZING 🙂 Good luck with the next few days, if anyone could survive that it would be you!
I hope you don’t mind that I’ve added you to my blogroll. I’ve been reading your blog for what seems like years and I love it!
runjess
November 14, 2008 at 10:32 amBlack coffee is the best. I love coffee, so why make it taste like anything else, right?
Tina
November 14, 2008 at 10:51 amLooks delish!
I’m working my way to blacker coffee. I used to drink it light brown with Splenda… not I am medium brown with agave nectar! I’m making progress! 🙂
kristin point
November 14, 2008 at 5:32 pmJenna you must try body pump, it is amazing and fun and gets you in great shape! My gym over the summer had it and everytime I’m in a boring old stregnth training class, I miss it more and more.
It works your whole body, will kick your ass in a great way!
I’m so jeleous you have it near