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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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Banana Chocolate Chip Funfetti Cookie Bars with Lemon [NF]

September 30, 2015 by Amanda R DeWitt

These funfetti cookie bars can be whipped up in a flash. The sweetness from the banana and zing from the lemon will make you even happier than the fun sprinkles.

Filed Under: cookies, dessert, nut free, recipe, Vegetarian or Vegetarian Friendly Tagged With: banana, chocolate, funfetti, sprinkles

Frozen Banana Pops Covered in Chocolate Taste Like Dilly Bars

September 2, 2015 by Amanda R DeWitt

These delicious frozen chocolate covered banana pops covered in chocolate are the perfect semi-healthy treat for a hot summer day. Or any day, really. The frozen bananas taste so similar to ice cream (especially when you use super ripe bananas), but you get the benefit of potassium, no added sugar and no dairy. The chocolate candy shell is just icing on top.

Filed Under: chocolate, dessert, egg free, Gluten Free, kid friendly, recipe, snack, Vegan or Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian or Vegetarian Friendly Tagged With: banana, chocolate, cold treats, zoeyfluffybutt

[IMM Link-Up #9] Chocolate Covered Strawberries

May 11, 2015 by Amanda R DeWitt

chocolate covered strawberries with sprinkles with sprinkles

Sunday was Mother’s Day and I had this idea in my head that we needed to make some chocolate covered strawberries. I had seen them while I was surfing Instagram (that’s a thing, right?) not once, but twice and became obsessed with the idea. Not that chocolate covered strawberries are a new thing…I just got really excited to try it!

Filed Under: chocolate, dessert, egg free, food, Gluten Free, Inspire Me, kid friendly, nut free, recipe, Vegetarian or Vegetarian Friendly, weekend Tagged With: chocolate, strawberries

Fudgy Hot Cocoa Bars with Mini Mallows

February 2, 2015 by Amanda R DeWitt

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

What if you could have hot cocoa in the form of a fudgy hot cocoa bar? What if you could eat your hot cocoa? Well, thanks to a fun kitchen experiment conducted by yours truly, you can do just that!

Filed Under: chocolate, dessert, food, kid friendly, ramble, recipe, Vegetarian or Vegetarian Friendly Tagged With: chocolate, dessert, recipe, zoeyfluffybutt

Best Way to Eat Thin Mint Cookies

October 14, 2014 by Amanda R DeWitt

thin mint girl scout cookies

This Thin Mint recipe is so decadent with a cookie dough center and chocolate minty cookie crumbles on top layered over a tasty graham cracker crust. Serious self control is involved with this pie so I suggest you share it with friends or family.

Filed Under: dessert, food, nut free, recipe, Vegetarian or Vegetarian Friendly Tagged With: chocolate, dessert, food, pie, recipe

Double Chocolate Frozen Banana Soft Serve

August 22, 2014 by Amanda R DeWitt

double chocolate frozen banana soft serve with @fairlife by @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

Super easy, healthy and decadent frozen banana dessert. You won’t even believe how amazing this tastes.

Filed Under: dessert, recipe Tagged With: banana, chocolate, dessert, recipe, semi-healthy life

Justin’s Nut Butter Raffle + Half Marathon Training Update

August 18, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

A couple of weeks ago I did a whole long, heart-felt post enlisting help to support Girls on the Run, a wonderful organization who’s mission is:   “to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.” Well, I got a few thumbs-ups, but no gravy.  Since…

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Filed Under: chocolate, giveaway, race, running Tagged With: charity, chocolate, MIMM, Monday Moves, peanutbutter, raffle, training

{MIMM #18} Banana Split Chobani Brownies + Raspberry Chobani Frosting

May 13, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! I hope all of you Mothers had an amazing Mother’s Day!  I was only able to text my mom this lame picture…but I will be seeing her soon and hopefully she likes the surprise I’m sending to her work! 🙂 I am still hanging out in the twin cities with Dave and we…

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Filed Under: chocolate, Dave, rant, twin cities Tagged With: brownie, chobani, chocolate, Dave, MIMM, twin cities

{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

{Friday Five Foodie Finds #24} Semi-Healthy Sweets

August 24, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends!   My sweet tooth seemed to be in full-fledge action the past couple of weeks as I gathered recipes that I want to someday make or that inspire me or that quite simply look mouth-watering.   All of these recipes are deemed by me to be semi-healthy.  Meaning that there is some form…

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Filed Under: chocolate, dessert Tagged With: chocolate, dessert, Friday Finds, healthy dessert, semi-healthy

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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

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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