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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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*Thoughtful BF* got me {Chia Seeds} and {Honey} as Souvenirs :-)

July 16, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hey Bloggies, Just wanted to share a quick few pics because I have to get to beddy-bye soon.  I work at the Farmer’s Market and have to be to the coffee catering office at SIX IN THE MORNING.  🙂 I have been wanting to try chia seeds in my foods because I am seeing them…

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Apple + Peanutbutter + Granola = *Snack time* for this hungry girl!

July 14, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Good Afternoon, This is no ordinary snack…you may want to share with a friend or use as a pre-workout or post-workout meal because it is very filling.  🙂 Pretty simple to create this sweet, creamy, yet crunchy snack! First you take an apple…    Slice it…or use a nifty apple corer (is that a word??) and…

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Filed Under: granola Tagged With: apple, granola, peanutbutter

Chocolate {Crinkle} *Cookie-Brownie*

July 14, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Good evening, I was going to get to bed early tonight BUT I remembered I had laundry to do for work tomorrow!  Don’t ya hate it when that happens??  Now I have about an hour to kill so, as requested, I am going to post the recipe for the cookies I made yesterday! I was…

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

GriLLeD Pizza!

July 12, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

I know, pizza again right?  I know I posted a couple of weeks ago about pizza (Who Says You Can’t Have Pizza?)  Wait!  You must look at how delicious this #grilled pizza looks!! Mine has spicy hummus (first time with hummus),  grilled yellow squash and green squash, chicken, and feta cheese (first time with feta…

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Filed Under: pizza Tagged With: grill, grilled vegetables, squash, tomatoes, vegetables

*Applesauce* Cookies are POSSIBLE

June 25, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Happy Saturday everyone!!  It was a rainy morning so I didn’t have to go into work at the farmer’s market!  (Woo-Hoo) Sometimes I like to EXPERIMENT with baking…which is a tricky thing because baking is a science. I bought some CRAISINS at the store the other day…thinking I should use them somehow.  That’s how it…

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Filed Under: cookies, dessert Tagged With: applesauce, baking with applesauce, cookies, craisins, dessert, healthy dessert, oatmeal cookies, science of baking

*Proteinaholics*

June 24, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

How much protein do you get each day? https://www.fitday.com/ This is a site that we used to figure out all of our caloric intake as well as protein, fat, carbs, etc in my online Nutrition class. I got way more protein than I needed the day I recorded my calorie intake. My total protein intake…

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Filed Under: ramble Tagged With: protein

Get-to-know-me

June 15, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hey bloggies!Decided to go in a different direction today…I saw someone post a get-to-know you quiz and I thought why not!  Check out my answers and feel free to copy-paste and give me your answers! WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Turkey! I get it every time at subway! Photo Credit DO YOU HAVE KIDS?…

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BaKiNg MACHINE + Party Tips: Don’t over-do it

June 13, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Good evening, My BF’s graduation party was yesterday!  Happy graduation to him!!  He graduated with a degree in Engineering and already had a job set up for him at an amazing and successful company where he started management training this past week.  SO. PROUD. OF. HIM.  He worked so hard at his schooling and applying…

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Filed Under: cookies Tagged With: cookies, cupcakes, oreo ball, oreos, party tips

*Picture* is worth more….

June 9, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

I took a lot of pictures today…I think I have a problem…  But since I am sleepy…and a picture is worth more than a thousand words…  Breakfast: PBJ and ALMONDS Lunch: Chicken, lettuce, cottage cheese, wing sauce wrap Trying new greens! Chicken patty: because I am resourceful and innovative Always check the calorie…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: cottage cheese, oreo ball, wrap

*BEAR Naked* (Granola)

June 8, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Guess what the high was today in the good ol’ humid Midwest?  99 degrees.  That’s right.  Which means that it felt probably like 105 when me and the BF went for a walk. What did I use for fuel on the walk?  Terrible food…I don’t want to even talk about it. Okay I will tell…

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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

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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

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