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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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The Art of Sleep

October 2, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello friends! I’ve already written a couple of posts about sleep, but I’ve been slacking in the sleep department recently and thought I’d bring out a post I did for Janetha a few months back to help us review the art of sleep. 🙂 (It’s a little lengthy, just to warn ya, but that just…

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Filed Under: ramble Tagged With: healthy

{Friday Five Foodie Finds #25} Healthy Eats to Make

September 28, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Happy Friday Friends!   Wow I am surprised at this round-up.  I actually picked healthy foods…I’m pretty sure the last couple of Friday Five Foodie Finds consisted of desserts.  Semi-healthy desserts on the last one, but desserts nonetheless. I will probably be headed out to my cardio fitness class at school, listening to Chronicles of…

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Filed Under: coffee, soup + chili, Vegetarian or Vegetarian Friendly Tagged With: coffee, Friday Finds, vegetarian

{WIAW #40} Des Moines, Iowa Foodie Fun

September 26, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

  Hello Friends! Welp I’m blogging live from the Nebraska University that I love and hate.  Usually at this time I am heading to my extra Chemistry recitation class (read: I go to an extra one because I don’t get what the frick we are learning so it requires not one, but two recitations per…

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Filed Under: blend, friends, SHN Eats, Travel Tagged With: Des Moines Iowa, Iowa, traveling

Des Moines, Iowa Race: How to Make Lemonade

September 25, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! I am usually a planner.  To the extreme. When I go on trips, I will often have a list with little check boxes to make sure I remember everything. Lately, I have been trying to relax a little.  Or maybe I have turned to procrastination.  Whatever it is…my list-making did not show up…

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Filed Under: blend, race, running Tagged With: 5K, Des Moines Iowa, Iowa

The Running Addiction

September 24, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! While I unwind from my fun weekend with my Blend Calee, I want to share a post with you that I wrote for another Blend, Lauren at Oatmeal After Spinning a few months ago.  This shows how I’ve been feeling about running the past couple of weeks and I want to hold on…

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Filed Under: fitness, running Tagged With: fitness

Are You Wearing Pants?

September 18, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Lately I’ve been walking around a campus fillled with thousands of teens and young twenty-year olds.  I don’t know a lot of people yet, so what do I do with my time walking to and from classes?  People watch of course! I’ve noticed all kinds of college student trends including the tennis shoe…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: clothes, pinterest, school

Healing Depression and Anxiety // LOVE to MOVE

September 16, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! How weird is the English language?  I mean seriously, I feel bad for those who have to learn English as a second language.  Love and Move look like words that should rhyme, but they don’t. It’s not loooohve to move or love to muhve… Okay that was not the point of this post. …

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Filed Under: About Amanda, fitness, running, workout Tagged With: anxiety, depression, FAVORITE about Mental Health, FAVORITE about Mindset, healthy, school

Late Night Frozen Yogurt

September 13, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! That’s right.  I did not say “fro yo.” ((yet) My wonderful boyfriend Dave got me three little containers of frozen yogurt since I was all sicky poo last week.  Because cold desserts fix everything. 😉 Since I am lactose intolerant..I had to give up eating ice cream, which I will admit, I did…

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Filed Under: dessert Tagged With: dessert, semi-healthy

Baking with Chobani Greek Yogurt

September 11, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! As requested last week in my WIAW post…the details on the yogurt cookies..and more! I’ve baked with applesauce before in place of butter, but when I heard you could do basically the same thing with greek yogurt…I got really excited! I got a whole lotta Chobani Greek Yogurt for a review slash giveaway…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: chobani, healthy baking

Semi-healthy Margarita + Football Fun

September 10, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Well in case you live under a rock, college football is back in session! Dave (the BF) and I made a last minute decision to invade our friend’s home to watch the Nebraska Husker’s game on their ginormous television, eat lots of food, and drink some tasty margaritas on game day Saturday. I…

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Filed Under: drink, friends Tagged With: drink, party tips, semi-healthy

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S’mores Cookie Dough Pie in a Skillet

S'mores cookie dough pie in skillet

Grilled S’mores Banana Boats

grilled s'mores banana boats before and after

Banana Funfetti protein Cookies

banana funfetti protein cookies via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

{WIAW #42} Mexican Tacos and Dessert Fail

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

{WIAW #66} Moving Day + Archive Eats

[IMM Link-Up #9] Chocolate Covered Strawberries

chocolate covered strawberries with sprinkles with sprinkles

GF Pumpkin Spice Browned Butter Protein Bites

gf pumpkin spice browned butter protein bites via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

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

Frozen Banana Pops Covered in Chocolate Taste Like Dilly Bars

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