Banana Overload
Hello People 
How was your Monday? Hope it was a nice ‘n fast one like mine was! I can’t believe that it’s ALMOST Tuesday – woo hoo. I guess the one good thing about the weekend going by fast is that my Monday flew by too.
I started out my morning staring at ALL the bananas we have lined up on our kitchen table – um, FIVE bunches of them. We went to a new produce store over the weekend and picked up 3 bunches for a dollar (all green). However we went to another produce store yesterday and they were giving out bananas for free (they were ripe AND they are closed Mon + Tues), so Bill said oh we need these too (he loves them). However, when we got home we realized JUST how many bananas we had. Luckily I was able to unload a bunch by giving them to my dad at work today, but I still know that bananas will be a staple ingredient in my food each day! It’s been a while since I had bananas & oats together (or at least I think it has) so I decided on half a cup oats, chopped bananas (cooked w/ the oats), pumpkin seeds, flax, and cinnamon. Yummo!
I had anticipated eating a mid-morning snack, like I always do, but today I was running around busy and wasn’t even hungry until 11am (maybe the magic power of bananas?), so I just ate lunch then instead, which consisted of a pb&j (Crazy Richard’s Chunky PB, Blueberry Preserves) on whole wheat bread with a Gala apple and whole grain goldfish.
Since I ate an early lunch, I had my mid-afternoon snack earlier than normal as well. I snacked on an orange (which took me nearly 15 minutes to peel!!!!) and some mixed nuts.
I really wanted to go for a run outside, since it was for a long distance (instead of intervals), but it was way too cold for my liking, so the treadmill it was (sadly). I cranked out 3.11 miles and burned 320 calories. Today my planned run was for 25 minutes straight, but I didn’t do that. I’m realizing that I can’t run long distances on a treadmill due to the wear and tear on my knees. So I think I’m temporarily postponing the training plan unless i can run outside. Plus I’ve come quite far and can run for 10 minutes straight which I never could do before. However that doesn’t mean that I’m going to stop running – instead I’m going to focus on speed for where I’m at time-wise and do intervals. Here was my routine:
- Walking (warm-up @ 3.7mph) for 5 minutes
- Running (5.9 mph) for 5 minutes
- Walking (3.8mph) for 1 minute
- Running for 5 minutes
- Walking for 1 minute
- Running for 5 minutes
- Walking for 1 minute
- Running for 2.5 minutes
- Walking for 30 seconds
- Running for 2.5 minutes
- Walking (4.0mph) for 9 minutes
When I got home I was on a mission. The goal was to shower, get my clothes out for Tuesday (have to wear a suit – booo), pack lunches, start dinner, eat & clean-up all as fast as possible so that I could actually relax earlier than normal (usually I don’t get done everything until close to 9 but go to sleep at 10). I definitely was in a speedy mood and got done everything by 8 – yay for a success!
Our dinner was also another yummy success. I had really stocked up on some ground turkey that was on sale so I figured I should probably incorporate it into tonight’s dinner. I went browsing through a few blogs to find a quick and easy recipe for turkey burgers and I stumbled on Kath’s featured HERE. I served them up on Arnold’s whole wheat sandwich thins and topped it with pepperjack cheese, mustard, and relish. I also decided to attempt making kale chips since they sound so amazing – I’ve been dying to try them since she first featured them! They definitely didn’t disappoint. During our prayer before dinner, Bill quoted “thank you for the meal Lindsay prepared including the green seaweed…”. GREAT PRAYER haha. Bill was a little skeptical at first and tried them, but he wasn’t a fan, so I had his too – I loved ‘em. On the side we each had a sweet potato. It was a great meal that tasted amazing and I feel great after eating it (definitely not over-stuffed like I was this weekend!).
Bill’s serving, which I ate:
Ok, now I’m off to relax and hopefully stay awake for this week’s episode of Heroes. Thanks for all of the great comments regarding the BSI: Pumpkin post earlier! I am so excited about it I already have received a ton of submissions!
I predict some ymmy banana baked goods in your near future with that many bunches!
Great job with the runs!
Great eats, great workout!!
Enjoy your evening!! Thank goodness it’s almost Tuesday (and hence, closer to the weekend, haha).
That is a ton of bananas! I’m like that with apples – I usually have at least 10-20 in my fridge and my fruit bowl at any given time.
hahaha LOVE the prayer about the “green seaweed”.
If you get desperate for banana recipes, let me know. My mom has a recipe for a banana snack cake that’s really yummy. Could always make for a tasty treat to bring to work!
Sounds like its time for some serious banana bread baking! I love when they give away bananas that are too brown to sell! My old food store use to sell them for like 20 cents a pound! I agree, outside running is way more fun than inside! Enjoy your night gal
Chris didn’t like them either. Must be a boy thing. Boys are dumb.
Yum- best oat combo, one of my faves! Looking forward to BSI!
-Caroline
I love bananas! I could eat 3+ a day, I swear! Thanks for commenting on my blog
It’s just an acky sinus infection. If I don’t feel better in a couple days, I can start an antibiotic and all will be well. I’m hoping to get my BSI submission in tomorrow!
LOL, the prayer about the kale is hilarious!
This day DID fly by! And while I have exciting plans for this weekend, I have a lot to do before then, so it’s a little scary when things speed up!
Congrats on making such great progress on running, I’m slowly but surely getting there too! And good call on watchin out for your knees, taking care of ourselves comes first!
Glad you had a nice day!!
mmm… bananas…
All those bananas! Sounds wonderful. If you’re not going to use them, you can cute them up and freeze them. They go wonderfully in oatmeal that way.
i love turkey burgers. yummy eats today!
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green seaweed! haha nice prayer
hehe, seaweed
don’t forget ripe bananas freeze well for baking and smoothies!!!
I love your BSI choice, Lindsay!! I’m “pump”ed!! Oh goodness
Mm…turkey burgers!! Yours look awesome!
Looks like a great workout Lindsay! Have a good Tuesday!
yum! can’t go wrong with banana oats, sweet potatoes, and turkey burgers! happy tuesday Linds!
Those burgers look GREAT! Thanks, now I’m craving a burger
Free bananas! I would have taken 5 bunches too. You could make so much bread, pancakes, ice cream, and oatmeal with that amount of bananas. I’m pretty sure that bananas make the world go round.
i always peel my orange at home with a really sharp knife from my wood block and stick it in a container. tastes just a fresh the next afternoon and i don’t have to make a mess trying to peel it at work!
you make your lunch before your dinner. that’s brilliant! i hate dealing with food after i’m done with dinner, because i usually just end up munching some more and then feeling ick. and then i have to do it in the morning when i’m totally low on creativity and energy. but before dinner! love it!
I love extra bananas. It means I get to make banana bread.
Oh YUM – that dinner looks fantastic!
Your pumpkin seeds look so great – where do you get them from?!
Just found your blog from Carrots and I love it. I am getting really desparate to find these Arnold sandwich thins but I haven’t seen them around here anywhere…they look perfect for lots of things!
your dinner looks great – the prayer is hilarious. I have been wanting to try the kale chips too and I think they would go over the same way with my BF.
That bowl of oats looks really beautiful!
I like kale chips!
Good for you for respecting your knees. They’er such an archaic joint!
Hey, what kind of bread is that with your PB&J? It looks really big, soft, fluffy, and chewy!
Hi Stacey – This was arnold’s light whole wheat bread – I bought it because it was on sale but it is quite good
Wow, that’s a lot of bananas! Yup, they are definitely good in oatmeal! Also, you could freeze some and use them later for banana bread or to add to smoothies! Yum!