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Diary of a Semi-Health Nut

ramblings + recipes of a semi-healthy nut

Hi! I’m Amanda.

I’m a writer, chocolate chip cookie baker, blog designer, power walker, Instagram fiend, peanut butter toast lover and copious coffee drinker living in Nebraska with my husband and three cats. (also a fan of a good run-on sentence)

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A dozen confessions 1-4-15

January 4, 2016 by Amanda R DeWitt

Howdy friends. It’s time to update you all on my life (because I know you’ve been wandering around aimlessly without a thing to do because I haven’t been posting regularly) by way of a confessions post. Or really just a list of stuff I’ve been doing and stuff that’s on my mind. Check out some…

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Filed Under: confessions, family, holiday, ramble Tagged With: blogger confessions, confessions

Cookie Month Link-Up [ #cookiemonth2015 ]

December 18, 2015 by Amanda R DeWitt

It’s December, which means cookie month. I feel like this is a universal thing, so I’m not sure I need to explain…it’s just that time of the year when we all put on our aprons and get to baking desserts in the kitchen. And what is the best dessert ever? The cookie. Cookies are my…

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Filed Under: link-up, ramble Tagged With: cookies

Double Chocolate Almond Biscotti

December 16, 2015 by Amanda R DeWitt

The perfect slightly sweet and chocolate-y almond biscotti to eat with your morning coffee.

Filed Under: balls bites and bars, breakfast, chocolate, recipe, Vegetarian or Vegetarian Friendly Tagged With: biscotti, dessert for breakfast, semi-healthy dessert

Breaking the Ice [ aka what’s been happening around here ]

December 14, 2015 by Amanda R DeWitt

It’s like if you haven’t talked to someone in a long long time..you don’t just walk up and kiss them on the face. You use some light conversation to break the ice, right?

Welp, that’s what’s happening here. I won’t be kissing your face today. Just reviewing some things that have been going on in my semi-healthy life to catch you up to speed. So we can talk more intimately later…like sharing recipes! (why? what were YOU thinking?)

Filed Under: About Amanda, foodspiration, happy things, ramble Tagged With: updates

8 Semi-Healthy Thanksgiving Side Dishes

November 18, 2015 by Amanda R DeWitt

Thanksgiving is only a week away, so it’s high time we figured out what Thanksgiving side dishes we are bringing to the party. If you’re like me, someone else is usually in charge of the main show, so you get to either bring a side or a dessert.  My grandma K goes nuts when it…

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Filed Under: recipe round-up Tagged With: side dishes, Thanksgiving

Pumpkin Protein Pancakes with Peanut Butter Pumpkin Syrup

November 11, 2015 by Amanda R DeWitt

These pumpkin protein pancakes will fill you up with semi-healthy goodness and make you excited to get up in the morning. Plus the simple 3 ingredient syrup screams fall and won’t send you on a sugar high like most syrups.

Filed Under: 20 Minute Meals, breakfast, egg free, kid friendly, Meals for One (or Two), pancakes, recipe, spreads + dips, Vegetarian or Vegetarian Friendly Tagged With: pancakes, peanutbutter, pumpkin, syrup

Half Marathon Training with Fall Allergies (training update 2015)

October 30, 2015 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hey friends! Let’s chat about how my 10 week half marathon training plan went. Spoiler alert: it did not go as planned.

Filed Under: half-marathon, life, ramble, running, running outside, tips Tagged With: fitness tips, running, running tips

Pumpkin Pie Latte Protein Shake with Banana

October 28, 2015 by Amanda R DeWitt

This healthy, spiced and caffeinated pumpkin pie latte protein shake will give you that boost you need to get going while tasting like a liquid cross between pumpkin pie and banana pie. (<–Umm..yum!) It’s the perfect way to start your morning for a quick breakfast, snack or to refuel after a workout.

Filed Under: 5 minute snacks, breakfast, coffee, Dairy Free, drink, egg free, Gluten Free, nut free, Paleo or Paleo Friendly, pumpkin, recipe, Skoop B Strong Protein, smoothie, snack, Vegan or Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian or Vegetarian Friendly Tagged With: pumpkin, smoothie, zoeyfluffybutt

Pumpkin Week 2015 Link-Up + Favorite Pumpkin Recipes

October 23, 2015 by Amanda R DeWitt

It’s the last day of pumpkin week and we are ending it with a bang! Err a link-up. And sharing some of our favorite recipes that were shared on the #pumpkinweek2015 hashtag on Twitter and Instagram!

Filed Under: link-up Tagged With: link-up, pumpkin, pumpkinweek2015

Pumpkin Fluff in my Coffee + Kitchen Therapy

October 22, 2015 by Amanda R DeWitt

So today is Thursday, which in case you didn’t know, is a day for Thinking Out Loud. Let’s have some coffee with pumpkin fluff and chat, shall we?

Filed Under: About Amanda, coffee, confessions, drink, egg free, Gluten Free, nut free, ramble, recipe Tagged With: coffee, pumpkin, pumpkinweek2015

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banana funfetti protein cookies via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

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Chewy Almond Funfetti Cookies + 7 Happy Things

chewy almond funfetti cookies via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com perfect for customizing for any holiday including the 4th of july! #yum #recipe #cookies #dessert

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Raspberry Homemade Fruit Roll Ups with Frozen Fruit

easy DIY homemade fruit roll ups. great as a snack, a semi-healthy treat, or for fueling for a run. via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

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