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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 #11} What a Semi-Health Nut Eats the day after Christmas

December 28, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Everyone!  Happy WIAW! Thinking about the heaps of fresh turkey and smoky pulled pork and creamy mashed potatoes makes me long for the Christmas (and Christmas Eve) food from this past weekend.  Some leftovers remain, however as we all know, it is just not the same as sitting down to eat with your family…

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Filed Under: chocolate, SHN Eats Tagged With: chocolate, peanutbutter, tea

{WIAW #10} A Peanutbutter Day

December 21, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Goodmorning and Happy Wednesday Everyone! Christmas countdown: 4 days!  Can you believe it??  So many things going on I almost forgot about WIAW! Today will be filled with laundry, baking and last minute Christmas shopping with my friend Em and her sweet baby plus an equally sweet baby she watches.  (I like babies.)  Then tonight…

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Filed Under: link-up, SHN Eats Tagged With: link-up, peanutbutter

{WIAW #9} Weekend Eats

December 14, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Happy Wednesday Everyone! How is your week going so far?  Mine is flying by!  But then again, doesn’t it always?? Really I am writing this on Tuesday to try to get ahead of the game since I have bible study tonight, then ladies night after and working at the coffee job in the am.  Woohoo…

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Filed Under: pizza, SHN Eats Tagged With: peanutbutter

{WIAW} Eating on the Go

November 16, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Happy Wednesday bloggie friends! Hope you are having a good week and if not…it’s half-way over! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by on W.I.A.W. (What. I. Ate. Wednesday)!  It’s time again for me to share with you all everything that fueled this body during one day’s time.  Are you ready?  I made a fun collage (inspired…

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Filed Under: #30daysofthanks, coffee, SHN Eats Tagged With: #30daysofthanks, banana, carrots, coffee, dark chocolate, peanutbutter

Nut Butter Fun

November 15, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

I love peanutbutter.  On everything. Peanutbutter on apples, peanutbutter on toast, peanutbutter on waffles, peanutbutter cupcakes…the list goes on and on.  I was at Target the other day and saw a whole array of nutbutters and thought, well, it’s good to change things up so why not try one of em?  I checked the back…

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Filed Under: review Tagged With: peanutbutter

You Know What They Say…

October 25, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

An apple a day keeps the doctor away! Or so I hear. Lately I have been IN LOVE with Honeycrisp apples!  Have you tried them??  You must!  They are a little on the pricey side..but very worth it.  I like to share one with the BF because they are usually GINORMOUS.   I eat em plain…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: apple, peanutbutter

Easy Breakfast + DIY Running Headband

September 2, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello everyone, I get into kicks where I eat the same breakfast every day for about two weeks and then have to change it up! So here’s my new favorite breakfast. I like quick, simple morning meals because I like to eat within an hour of waking up.  I walked by the frozen food section…

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Filed Under: breakfast, running Tagged With: DIY, peanutbutter

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

August 16, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

I have the BIGGEST SWEET TOOTH!!I think this is why I can only be called a SEMI-Health Nut! I have a couple of summery desserts I would like to share with you.  Some of them are SUPER SIMPLE which is perfect for a summer.  Plus they are all semi-healthy! First up:Summer Squash Mashed with Brown…

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Filed Under: granola Tagged With: granola, peanutbutter, squash, summer

*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

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

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Chewy Almond Funfetti Cookies + 7 Happy Things

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