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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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Blend Retreat in Colorado: A Foodie’s Dream

May 9, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

chicken and quinoa blend in Colorado

Tons of delicious food to eat in Boulder, Colorado!

Filed Under: blend, granola, SHN Eats, Travel Tagged With: Blend2012, Boulder Colorado, Chatauqua, Colorado, cupcakes, granola, healthy food, yogurt

Happy New Year: 2012 Goals and Link-Up

January 2, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

 **Happy New Year!!** (again…can you say it too many times??) I am so thrilled for 2012 and for the possibilities it brings.I feel it in my bones that this year will be a life-changing year.  Yes, my bones are that perceptive. I have been working all day long on my New Year resolution list (after…

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Filed Under: fitness, Goals, half-marathon Tagged With: 10K, fitness, healthy, healthy baking, healthy dessert, healthy food

Making cookies and other sweet treats just a little healthier :-)

September 19, 2010 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello all, I have a huge sweet tooth!  I just don’t know what I would do if I were to restrict sweets from my diet!  Since I love baking cookies and cakes I started to think of ways to make the things I was already baking a little healthier. Don’t get me wrong, these tweaks…

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Filed Under: cookies Tagged With: almonds, cookies, dark chocolate, healthy baking, healthy food, Julie and Julia, nuts, walnuts, whole wheat

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S’mores Cookie Dough Pie in a Skillet

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

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

[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

Frozen Banana Pops Covered in Chocolate Taste Like Dilly Bars

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Purple Stride Walk 2012

Pumpkin Fluff in my Coffee + Kitchen Therapy

It’s My Birthday and I’ll Run if I Want To

Sitting on Babies

{Fitness Friday #6} Fueling for a Long Run

WIAW #74: Intuitive Eating- Stop Battling with “Bad” Foods

{WIAW #8} Sick Day

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20 Minute Meal: BLT Wrap with Red Pepper Hummus

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~*Summertime*~ Sweet Tooth -3 SIMPLE Summery Desserts!!

Pumpkin Protein Pancakes with Peanut Butter Pumpkin Syrup

GriLLeD Pizza!

The *Art* of the Hodge-Podge Cookie… (which for today is: Butterscotch, Oatmeal, Almond, Protein Powder Cookie)

{WIAW} Eating with Kiddos + Serving Others

western egg casserole. great for breakfast or brinner!

Western Egg Casserole + Bonus Recipe

Fiber One Banana Muffins with a little Somethin Extra

balance bar summer shape up challenge giveaway via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

Shape Up Giveaway + Berry Lemon Spritzer Recipe

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