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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 #37} Meat-Free Day

August 23, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! So, I’ve started this series called Vegetarian Curious (see the first post and second post) and for now it’s from the perspective of wonderful guest bloggers who are sharing their vegetarian recipes and stories of how and why they are vegetarian/vegan foodies.  I decided I’d try a meat-less day and this is what…

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Filed Under: SHN Eats, Vegetarian or Vegetarian Friendly Tagged With: school, vegetarian, wrap

All Studied Up and Smart and All

May 12, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Well I did it.  Participated in the graduation ceremony for my associate’s degree. Did I want to go?  Heck no! Daddio and I If you know me at all, the last thing I want to do is be around people I don’t know and walk on a stage in front of thousands of…

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Filed Under: blend, family Tagged With: family, school

Study Break!

May 1, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

  Happy Tuesday Friends! I have one last final tomorrow and then I am free. Free for the summer. From school, anyways. I am taking a quick study break to process today.  (Although I’m excited to get back to it so I have an excuse to eat my yummy study snack!) That’s the beauty of…

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Filed Under: ramble Tagged With: school

Let’s Think

March 22, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Who else can’t believe that it’s Thursday??  This week has been a blur…not necessarily because it’s been so busy, but just a little tiring on my brain. Monday was a day filled with stress as I was determined to kick my Chemistry II. class’s butt and learn the 3 chapters that my former…

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Filed Under: running Tagged With: school

{Friday Five Foodie Finds #17}

March 2, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

 Hello Friends! How’s your day going?  Mine feels busy, but it’s all relative right?  TGIF! I had to get up early this morning to go babysit a cat before I headed out to school.  Yes, babysit a cat.  😉  My friend is out enjoying some sweet oceanic views so I get to pretend to be…

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Filed Under: cookies, granola, pancakes, soup + chili Tagged With: cookies, Friday Finds, granola, pancakes, school

WIAW #19 Beautiful day…of homework

February 29, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Let me share a story with you… It was a lovely Saturday morning. I had a 4 mile run planned that day. And a lot of homework.  You see, I take an online class that has a quiz due each Saturday. So naturally I wait until the last minute to finish my studying…

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Filed Under: SHN Eats Tagged With: school

Thankful Thursday #30daysofthanks

November 11, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends!How is your week going?  It is almost Friday!  Woot!  Any plans?  I am planning on a run date with the BF and I am SO EXCITED because he’s been gone most of October and November.  Then we are heading to small town, Iowa for a childhood friend’s wedding.  So many weddings this year!…

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Filed Under: #30daysofthanks, chocolate, running, thankful, wedding Tagged With: #30daysofthanks, chocolate, school, thankful

I Heart Cookies {Lemon Doodles}

October 11, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

I think I am an expert at one thing and one thing only..baking cookies to perfection. Seriously if I could have one dessert for the rest of my life it would be cookies.  I LOVE COOKIES. The BF’s favorite cookie is a Snickerdoodle.  So I have a special secret recipe that I make for him because…

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Filed Under: cookies Tagged With: cookies, school, science of baking

Creative French Toast

October 8, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

Well I have had a stressful morning trying to figure out classes for this next quarter/semester.  Yep there is a next quarter AND a next semester because I am taking one class at the local community college (Chemistry..ekk) and at least one class at a University about an hour away (Anatomy…double ekk).  Trying to figure out…

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Filed Under: breakfast Tagged With: french toast, school

College Students CAN be Healthy (Even with NO time!)

September 29, 2011 by Amanda R DeWitt

The first alarm goes off in the morning.I set the first alarm to radio because I tend to not hate the world so much when I hear KLove early in the AM.  SNOOZE.Nine minutes later it goes off again.  SNOOZE.One minute after that my second alarm goes off.  The annoying beepbeepbeepBEEPBEEPBEEP (progressively louder) so now…

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Filed Under: breakfast Tagged With: cardio, healthy, organize, school

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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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