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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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{Friday Five Foodie Finds #17}

March 2, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

 Hello Friends! How’s your day going?  Mine feels busy, but it’s all relative right?  TGIF! I had to get up early this morning to go babysit a cat before I headed out to school.  Yes, babysit a cat.  😉  My friend is out enjoying some sweet oceanic views so I get to pretend to be…

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Filed Under: cookies, granola, pancakes, soup + chili Tagged With: cookies, Friday Finds, granola, pancakes, school

WIAW #19 Beautiful day…of homework

February 29, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Let me share a story with you… It was a lovely Saturday morning. I had a 4 mile run planned that day. And a lot of homework.  You see, I take an online class that has a quiz due each Saturday. So naturally I wait until the last minute to finish my studying…

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Filed Under: SHN Eats Tagged With: school

Happy Pancake Day! Oatcakes Recipe

February 28, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Happy Pancake Day Friends! Little did I know when I was preparing and tweaking this recipe from Lee at Fit Foodie Finds that it would be on the very day of National Pancake Day! (Who thinks of these holidays?  How can I get in on that?) I made the original recipe for the BF and…

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Filed Under: pancakes Tagged With: oatmeal, pancakes, semi-healthy

{WIAW} + {Love Yourself February} = Happy Eating

February 22, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! I have been debating on how to go about this union of themes…I feel the need to address a couple more topics for this month’s Love Yourself February.  (For the last post click here.)  One of them is food. We often get the idea of food skewed in my mind when we are…

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Filed Under: SHN Eats Tagged With: Love Yourself February

{Friday Five Foodie Finds # 16} Here’s to Feeling Better!

February 17, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Well Friday is already half-over, but I’m sharing these lovely foodie finds with you just the same! I wasn’t feeling too hot this morning.  I realized it was really bad when I could barely hobble over to my alarm clock(s) (that are positioned across the room to force me to get up.) I…

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Filed Under: cookies, pancakes Tagged With: cookies, cupcakes, Friday Finds, pancakes, seafood

{WIAW #17} Valentine’s Day Eats

February 15, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! I hope everyone had a lovely Valentine’s Day!  Or perhaps you just want everyone to shut-up about the whole thing?  Well maybe come back tomorrow because this WIAW episode is all about what I had to eat yesterday on V-day. WIAW {What. I. Ate. Wednesday.}  I like to give people a break down…

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Filed Under: holiday, SHN Eats Tagged With: valentine's day

Lovingly Healthy Cookie Bars

February 11, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

lovingly healthy cookie bars

Check out this amazing healthy cookie bar recipe! Make it for someone you care about.

Filed Under: cookies, dessert Tagged With: cookie, cookies, dessert, healthy baking, healthy dessert, holiday, recipe, valentine's day

{Friday Five Foodie Finds #15}

February 10, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

 Happy Friday Friends! Time for another Friday Five Foodie Finds! If you’ve been here before, you probably aren’t surprised that there are mostly sweets on the line-up.  I have a serious sweet tooth.  I am also very into bars lately, as you can see by two of the picks as well as my Granookie Bars,…

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Filed Under: muffin Tagged With: Friday Finds

For the Love of Pizza

February 9, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! You like pizza right? But someone, somewhere may have told you it is a forbidden food.  First of all, don’t have forbidden foods.  As in don’t restrict yourself from eating any certain food.  That can only lead to trouble in the form of secretly consuming large amounts of said forbidden food and then…

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Filed Under: pizza Tagged With: grilled vegetables, turkey, valentine's day

Raspberry Craisin Chocolate-Dipped Cookies {Valentine’s Day Link-Up}

February 6, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Happy Sunday Everyone! I’ve hinted at this particular post all week, which really was last week, since it’s Sunday. Valentine’s Day is coming up so I wanted to make some Valentine-ish treats AND have a fun link-up for you all to share your Valentine’s Day recipes and/or crafts.  I have a whole page of ideas…

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Filed Under: cookies, link-up Tagged With: cookies, link-up, valentine's day

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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

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