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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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Quick Tai Food at Home

January 6, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Happy Friday Everyone! I knew the BF was coming over for a quick dinner before we headed out last night and it just so happened I was all stocked up from my grocery extravaganza that day.  The Daddio gave me a giftcard for the grocery store and I took that as an opportunity to buy…

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Filed Under: ramble Tagged With: chicken

{WIAW #12} Easy Dinner and Dessert

January 4, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Again Friends! I just got done with an amazing run!  Just a little 2-miler but it felt just right.  It was in the 40s so I did have to bring a little tissue because my nose gets a little runny on cold runs, and my throat got a little sore….but an hour later I…

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Filed Under: cookies, Goals, SHN Eats Tagged With: cookies, fish

Hey DailyMile! First Run of 2012

January 4, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! I am still high on New Year Resolutions!  (P.S.  Check out the post and link-up or share your own resolutions!  I want to hear what your goals are for 2012!) One of my goals for 2012 is to run a half-marathon.  I am already signed up for one on May 20th and since…

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Filed Under: running, running outside Tagged With: New Year's, resolutions

Happy New Year: 2012 Goals and Link-Up

January 2, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

 **Happy New Year!!** (again…can you say it too many times??) I am so thrilled for 2012 and for the possibilities it brings.I feel it in my bones that this year will be a life-changing year.  Yes, my bones are that perceptive. I have been working all day long on my New Year resolution list (after…

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Filed Under: fitness, Goals, half-marathon Tagged With: 10K, fitness, healthy, healthy baking, healthy dessert, healthy food

Best of 2011

January 1, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! **Happy New Year!!** Holy wow can you believe it is 2012??This year was gone quicker than a batch of cookies in my house! Sugar and Spice and Everything Awesome Cookie This year I got a little more serious about my blog.I started posting at least twice a week, got a Facebook page and…

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Treadclimber Review

December 31, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

treadclimber

My dad bought the Treadclimber and after using it many times, here is my review!

Filed Under: fitness, review, running, workout Tagged With: fitness, fitness equipment, review

{Book Review} Is Everyone Hanging out Without Me by Mindy Kaling

December 31, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! I grew up a bookworm. I was a part of the summer reading club at my local library and would check out books in stacks of ten.  I would spend a month at my dad’s in the summer and most of the time was spent making up synchronized bike routines with my sister or…

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Filed Under: review Tagged With: book review

{WIAW #11} What a Semi-Health Nut Eats the day after Christmas

December 28, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Everyone!  Happy WIAW! Thinking about the heaps of fresh turkey and smoky pulled pork and creamy mashed potatoes makes me long for the Christmas (and Christmas Eve) food from this past weekend.  Some leftovers remain, however as we all know, it is just not the same as sitting down to eat with your family…

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Filed Under: chocolate, SHN Eats Tagged With: chocolate, peanutbutter, tea

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good week! {2011}

December 27, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello AGAIN Friends! This is, infact, the third post I am doing on the Christmas festivities.  This one will be a sort-of photo dump.  (That sounds weird.) This one will have many holiday pictures from Christmas day.  (That’s better.) All my life there has been the Christmas schedule/tradition.  It has worked out pretty well.  Christmas…

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Filed Under: family Tagged With: Christmas, family, turkey

Happy Christmas Eve To ME! {NEW CAMERA!}

December 27, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas weekend! How crazy was it that Christmas Eve and Christmas was on the weekend?  Okay I know it happens every few years right, but I don’t recall the last time it came around.  At least I get this week off from school! 🙂 I have…

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Filed Under: family, holiday Tagged With: Christmas, family, oreo ball

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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

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

[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

Frozen Banana Pops Covered in Chocolate Taste Like Dilly Bars

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