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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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Cocoa Mocha Cashew Butter + Confessions of a Food Blogger

June 10, 2015 by Amanda R DeWitt

cocoa mocha cashew butter. delish on toast, crackers or right out of the jar! via @semihealthnut at semihealthyblog.com

This healthy, yet indulgent nut butter is perfect for slathering on your morning toast, some whole grain crackers or even for adding into your morning smoothie! Whip up some cocoa mocha cashew butter and see for yourself!

Filed Under: About Amanda, blogging + writing, breakfast, confessions, Dairy Free, egg free, Gluten Free, nut free, ramble, recipe, snack, spreads + dips, Vegan or Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian or Vegetarian Friendly Tagged With: blogger confessions, blogging + writing, healthy fats, nut butter, semi-healthy

Raspberry Homemade Fruit Roll Ups with Frozen Fruit

March 18, 2015 by Amanda R DeWitt

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

Make your own homemade fruit roll ups (or homemade fruit leathers..what do you call them?) with berries you already have in your freezer! These semi-healthy snacks are perfect to make ahead of time to stow in your purse, gym bag or running pouch for fuel-on-the-go!

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Filed Under: Dairy Free, dessert, egg free, Gluten Free, kid friendly, nut free, Paleo or Paleo Friendly, recipe, snack, Vegan or Vegan Friendly, Vegetarian or Vegetarian Friendly Tagged With: fruit, recipe, semi-healthy

{WIAW} Dark Chocolate Coffee Butter Bark

June 28, 2013 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! I sat down to type up my WIAW, only to remember…it’s not Wednesday.  *sigh*  Good thing Jenn is amazing and is going to add my link manually…a day late!! I might be a tad bit sleepy.  You see Tuesday we made the trip to Nebraska so that Dave could go to a 7am…

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Filed Under: recipe, SHN Eats Tagged With: baking, dark chocolate, semi-healthy

Semi-healthy Chocolate Chip Caramel Shortbreads

December 20, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Most of my recipes on this blog aren’t revolutionary.  Tasty, but really, I am just a college gal who has a love for baking and nutrition, not a culinary genius.  Some recipes I have simply modified from other recipes, which of course I cite those sources.  This is one of those instances. I…

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Filed Under: ramble Tagged With: baking, Christmas, cookie, semi-healthy

Semi-healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

November 30, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Dear Friends, The post below is actually a post I had written over break, but not yet published.  I was going to do Thankful Thursday yesterday, WIAW the day before and a Faithful Friday post today, but friends, it’s been a rough week. Speeding ticket Sunday on my way to church, a day of everything…

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Filed Under: muffin Tagged With: anxiety, banana, chocolate chip, depression, relationships, semi-healthy

Brownie Cookie Dough Pie

November 26, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Oh yes. Combining two wonderful things into one magnificent creation.   Brownies + Cookie Dough = Death by Awesomeness.  Gotta love math, right? Would you believe that this is a semi-healthy dessert? It is!I got the idea to make this from my friend Emily at our last baking day who is hosting a giveaway…

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Filed Under: dessert, thankful Tagged With: brownie, dessert, semi-healthy, thankful

{Recipe Round-Up} What to Take to Thanksgiving

November 21, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

 Hello Friends! Are you a host or an invader? This is the question I overheard someone asking at school the other day while talking about Thanksgiving break.  I’m assuming it was a cheeky way of saying “Are you having people over for Thanksgiving or going over to someone else’s house?” If you are a host,…

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Filed Under: holiday, recipe round-up, thankful Tagged With: bar, cookies, recipe round-up, semi-healthy, thankful, Thanksgiving

{WIAW #46} Semi-Healthy Weekend

November 14, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

apples caramel and chocolate

This is how I balance life. I call it “semi-healthy.”

Filed Under: food, restaurant, SHN Eats Tagged With: BF, food, restaurant, semi-healthy, semi-healthy life

Whole Wheat Chocolate-Peanut Chip Oat Cookies

November 13, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Hello Friends! Now say this 10 times fast! Yes, it’s a long name for a cookie, but I have so many cookie recipes that I really need to get more specific.  I wanted to name them semi-healthy delights, but will I remember what exactly that means a year from now when I’m looking for the…

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Filed Under: ramble Tagged With: baking, cookies, semi-healthy

{Dietetics} Exercising to Compensate for Bad Eating Habits

November 2, 2012 by Amanda R DeWitt

Many people believe that a healthy weight is all about calories, so they exercise to compensate for bad eating. This is not really the healthy way to live.

Filed Under: fitness, nutrition Tagged With: dietetics, discussion, exercise, fitness, healthy, nutrition, protein, school, semi-healthy

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