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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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Turkey Loaf…it’s what’s for dinner

November 20, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello everyone,I think the best food is made out of love. 

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: meatloaf

{Friday Five Foodie Finds} #8 : Fall Food Love

November 18, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

It’s Friday!!  Praise the Lord it’s Friday!! It has been a crazy week filled with homework and not as much sleep as I would like so Friday for me means sleeping in!  {If only till 8am}  My last two finals are Monday then I get two weeks off of school and I cannot wait.  I…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: chicken, Friday Finds, Thanksgiving

Keepin it Real

November 18, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Dear friends, Sometimes I’m not sure the real me shows through in my posts.   It’s a true challenge for me and it’s something that has been brought to my attention.  Not directly…but for example, listening to the radio {KLOVE}, they were talking about how sometimes our relationships can be so shallow. They say, “How are…

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Filed Under: blogging + writing Tagged With: blogging + writing

{WIAW} Eating on the Go

November 16, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Happy Wednesday bloggie friends! Hope you are having a good week and if not…it’s half-way over! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by on W.I.A.W. (What. I. Ate. Wednesday)!  It’s time again for me to share with you all everything that fueled this body during one day’s time.  Are you ready?  I made a fun collage (inspired…

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Filed Under: #30daysofthanks, coffee, SHN Eats Tagged With: #30daysofthanks, banana, carrots, coffee, dark chocolate, peanutbutter

Nut Butter Fun

November 15, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

I love peanutbutter.  On everything. Peanutbutter on apples, peanutbutter on toast, peanutbutter on waffles, peanutbutter cupcakes…the list goes on and on.  I was at Target the other day and saw a whole array of nutbutters and thought, well, it’s good to change things up so why not try one of em?  I checked the back…

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Filed Under: review Tagged With: peanutbutter

Sugar and Spice and Everything Awesome Cookie

November 14, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello friends, I hope you had an amazing weekend!  I had a pretty lazy one…stayed in my Pj’s for most of the day Saturday.  (I needed that.) Since all of my Halloween treats had vanished quickly, I have been craving homemade sweets.  I decided to try a new recipe…rather I decided to create a new…

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Filed Under: chocolate, cookies, holiday Tagged With: chocolate, cookies, nuts

Thankful Thursday #30daysofthanks

November 11, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends!How is your week going?  It is almost Friday!  Woot!  Any plans?  I am planning on a run date with the BF and I am SO EXCITED because he’s been gone most of October and November.  Then we are heading to small town, Iowa for a childhood friend’s wedding.  So many weddings this year!…

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Filed Under: #30daysofthanks, chocolate, running, thankful, wedding Tagged With: #30daysofthanks, chocolate, school, thankful

WIAW {Running Food}

November 9, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hey friends!  Happy WIAW! (What. I. Ate. Wednesday.) Time to take a look at what this Semi-Health Nut ate on Tuesday. Breakfast {9:30 a.m.}: Kashi Blueberry Waffles, peanutbutter, “grandma jelly” bottle of water and coffee (with splenda and cinnamon vanilla creamer) Snackaroo {11am}: Dark chocolate chips with string cheese(Made me feel less like pulling out…

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Filed Under: breakfast, coffee, running, SHN Eats, workout Tagged With: carrots, chicken, coffee, cottage cheese, treadmill, wrap

Lasagna Tastes Best with FRIENDS :-)

November 9, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

The BF has been traveling A LOT!  This means he has been dining out quite frequently so I thought it would be nice to make my guy a nice home-cooked meal. I miss his handsome face! I decided I’d give Lasagna a go.  It’s been awhile since the last time I made it and I…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: lasagna

Did that Just Happen??

November 7, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hey friends, can I share an “Amanda is a goof” moment with you? Alternate title for this post: “What NOT To Do” “What the What?” “Oops” Today I had this craving for hard-boiled eggs.  I was going to make an egg salad and scoop with chips like I did on a previous WIAW (What. I….

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Filed Under: ramble Tagged With: goof

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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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pumpkin spice latte protein shake 2 via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com 2

Pumpkin Spice Latte Protein Shake

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Homemade Scotchie Granola Bars

Pumpkin Banana Smoothie + DIY Pumpkin Puree

{Vegetarian Curious #2} Lindsay’s Loaded Sweet Potatoes

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Almond Delight Cookies Recipe [ with almond flour ]

{Vegetarian Curious #4} Kelly: Dappling with Vegetarianism

semi-healthy fudgy cocoa s'mores bars with mallows via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com bars and hot cocoa

Fudgy Hot Cocoa Bars with Mini Mallows

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