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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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Running to my goal…also got a free coffee pot from the Daddio :-)

August 9, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello there! My running goal is a 10K September 25th.  I am doing…okay.  Before today I didn’t run OR workout for SIX DAYS… But today was a good running day!  I am soooo grateful for the break we’ve had from the deadening humidity and heat because if I had run at noon last week…there would…

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Filed Under: coffee, running, running outside Tagged With: coffee

*Happy 11th Birthday Sister!!* Have some Reese’s Peanutbutter Cupcakes!!

August 3, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Happy Birthday to my sister!  She turned ELEVEN Saturday and we celebrated last night at our usual birthday-spot-pizza-place.  And FYI just since you’re at a pizza place, doesn’t mean you have to go crazy and eat five slices…I had a salad and carrots from the salad bar before having a slice of pizza and a…

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Filed Under: birthday, chocolate Tagged With: birthday, chocolate, cupcakes, peanutbutter

*Coffee Love* + Nutritional Info (Also R.I.P. Mr. Coffee)

August 1, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

So there I was, one Monday morning.  Making my breakfast of peanut butter toast…crunchy peanut butter today with homemade “grandma jelly.”  I sat down to eat and suddenly noticed I was not hearing the usual bubbling of hot water coming from my coffee maker.  Weird.  I got up to check to make sure I had…

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Filed Under: coffee Tagged With: coffee

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

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

Delish Amish Cookies

May 19, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Greetings, A couple of years ago I took a World Religions class and did a report on the Amish culture…not sure if that is really a religion…but I did a report on it and it was awesome.  😉 I printed out a bunch of Amish recipes and stuck them in my sweets recipe binder and…

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Filed Under: cookies Tagged With: chocolate chip, cookies, fudgey oatmeal cookies, peanutbutter

Semi-Healthy Fudgy Oatmeal Cookies

April 18, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hey peeps, I really don’t know how people blog EVERY DAY!!  Because when I blog, I not only post on my wall, but I mess with settings on my blog, read other blogs and pretty soon TWO HOURS have gone by and I realize I have a ton of homework to get done before bed…

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Filed Under: cookies Tagged With: cookies, dark chocolate, fudgey oatmeal cookies, oatmeal cookies, peanutbutter

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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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