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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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{WIAW #58} Easter Sweet Tooth

April 3, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! To start off this WIAW or What I Ate Wednesday, here is what I’m eating now: a big bowl of deliciosity.   Or the delicious trifecta: Peanutbutter Cheerios (must try!), mini semi-sweet chocolate chips and one sliced banana. This is also what my room currently looks like: and that’s only half of it…which is…

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Filed Under: dessert, giveaway, SHN Eats, smoothie Tagged With: banana, cereal, dessert, leftovers, smoothie

SHN Favorites 3-22-13

March 22, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! After yesterday’s post, some positivity is needed!  I’m not gonna lie..doing all of that research on the topic got me pretty upset with humanity and I just wanted to lock my door and never leave (this hotel room?). I think the perfect thing to start out with for my SHN Favorites (Semi-Health Nut…

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Filed Under: Favorites, muffin, pizza, review Tagged With: Friday Finds, vegetables

Almond Oatcakes

February 26, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

almond oatcakes or pancakes via @semihealthyblog.com

Hello Friends! Happy National Pancake Day!  Well, two days early. I’ve been teasing you with the yummy Oatcake pictures on my MIMM post and SHN Favorites post…so I thought I’d finally share the recipe!  Plus I’m sure you were wondering what you’d make for National Pancake Day! 😉 I took my Oatcakes recipe from last…

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Filed Under: breakfast, pancakes, recipe, Vegetarian or Vegetarian Friendly Tagged With: breakfast, oatmeal, pancakes

Semi-healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

November 30, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Dear Friends, The post below is actually a post I had written over break, but not yet published.  I was going to do Thankful Thursday yesterday, WIAW the day before and a Faithful Friday post today, but friends, it’s been a rough week. Speeding ticket Sunday on my way to church, a day of everything…

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Filed Under: muffin Tagged With: anxiety, banana, chocolate chip, depression, relationships, semi-healthy

Brownie Cookie Dough Pie

November 26, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Oh yes. Combining two wonderful things into one magnificent creation.   Brownies + Cookie Dough = Death by Awesomeness.  Gotta love math, right? Would you believe that this is a semi-healthy dessert? It is!I got the idea to make this from my friend Emily at our last baking day who is hosting a giveaway…

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

{WIAW #45} Five Guys Burger and Fries

November 8, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! WIAW {What I Ate Wednesday} or WIBEL {What I’ve Been Eating Lately} (More of my WIAW here.) Yep, that was my intro.  Here’s the food! Breakfast:  On days I travel to school, this is exactly what my breakfast looks like.  Crunchy peanut butter and jelly toast with my gummy vitamins and allergy meds…

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Filed Under: restaurant, salad, SHN Eats Tagged With: burger, cookie, restaurant, salad

{WIAW #43} Cupcake-arific Eats

October 25, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! After a long day of driving and school (I left my lab notebook at home today…an hour away…le sigh), I am excited to shower off the rainy day and unwind looking at pretty pictures of my food. I present to you the 43rd edition of WIAW on this Semi-Healthy blog in the form…

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Filed Under: chocolate, pizza, SHN Eats Tagged With: bar, chocolate, cupcakes, Panera

{WIAW #42} Mexican Tacos and Dessert Fail

October 17, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Well it looks like my last post was actually LAST WIAW. (What is WIAW?  Check out why I participate here.) This shows how much school (I’m looking at YOU Chemistry class) is taking over my life.  (Or I’m just watching too much How I Met Your Mother and it takes me longer to…

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Filed Under: dessert, salad, SHN Eats, soup + chili Tagged With: dessert, goof, peanutbutter, salad, school, tacos

{WIAW #41} Random Eats

October 11, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Check out some of my random semi-healthy eats!

Filed Under: foodspiration, pizza, SHN Eats, SHN Eats Tagged With: SHN Eats

Banana Spiced Muffin Top Cookies

October 6, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

    Hello Friends! Sometimes an accident can be a wonderful thing.  Take these Banana Spiced Muffin Top Cookies, for example. I was going for cookies, but the texture and taste were so close to that of a banana muffin that I couldn’t just call them a cookie.  And of course they don’t really look…

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Filed Under: muffin Tagged With: banana, cookies, goof

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Banana Funfetti protein Cookies

banana funfetti protein cookies via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

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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