Friday Faves!!
| May 20, 2011 | Posted by Sweet Tooth Runner under Friday Favourites |
HAPPY DAY! It’s Friday+the weekend wooo!! LOVED the comments on yesterday’s post! As a few of you said, if Nut Butter Rehab DID exist, it would be like one big blogger meet-up! 
Sooo time for my weekly Friday Faves!! 
1. Postman arrival. He has seen me in my PJ’s and with bed head three times this week (the lucky guy) but its his fault for coming so early. But I forgive him because he brought me goodies!!
Reader Jess emailed me a few weeks back asking for my address, saying she had a surprise for me, and I received the surprise today! In her note that came with the package, she explained that she has family who worked with the Kashi company, so she gets loads of their products for free and sent me some for fun! Like Go Lean cereal:
13g of protein?! Wowzers! And tons of Kashi bars too! These dark mocha almond ones are calling my name…
AND she threw in something else! In her note, Jess said she threw this in because she knew I’d love it:
AAAAH!! This Scary-Excited face should show you how much I love it Jess!
Oh so attractive in the mornings…!
I tried out the Kashi cereal with some canned peach slices as a snack later on:
YUM!! Seriously, I love it! THANK YOU so so so much Jess!!
2. Triple Chocolate Banana Oatbran. You can’t beat starting the day with chocolate, oats and peanut butter!
Banana oatbran pudding, made with chocolate milk and with added cocoa powder and White Chocolate Wonderful. Oh YUM.
I have a new nut butter addiction!! This stuff is AMAZING and I can’t wait till I go to the States so I can try all the other crazy nut butter flavours!!
3. Sunflower Seed Butter! Last night I decided I was going to try to do a whole post today without mentioning nut butter once, but obviously fate had it in for me with that arrival in the morning, and so I gave up that idea pretty fast haha! Anyway, I found this new arrival in my health food store!
I literally spent 5 minutes debating crunchy or smooth, but decided on crunchy after much deliberation. Oh, and I couldn’t resist getting cashew butter too…
NOT my fault- I had no choice. I could hear the voices of the nut butters calling to me…yep, I definitely need that rehab!
4. Peanut Butter, Banana and Honey toasted sandwich.
These are Jen’s favourite, and since she raves about them so much, I knew I had to try it. And it is so yummy!! I am never having a PB+banana sandwich without honey again!! This was the perfect pre-run fuel for…
5. My RUN!
That’s how red, sweaty and slightly insane you look after spending over an hour on a treadmill with no air conditioning and a man next to you the whole time who had clearly never heard of the words ‘deodorant’ or ‘shower’ in his life…! I thought I smelled bad but today I got some perspective and more motivation to shower.
I managed to nab my favourite treadmill next to the open window though:
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So yeah I switched my usual Sunday longer run to today and will hopefully, shins allowing, do the track workout on Sunday! EXCITING!
6. Avocados!! I picked up a couple today, and decided to make Angela’s avocado pasta sauce, which I’ve been eyeing for aaaages!
It is the best pasta sauce I have EVER had!! I loooove avocados!! 
7. Playing with my food. I am an five-year old at heart.
SMILEY FACE! Pecans, chocolate chips and a banana with half cashew butter+half sunflower seed butter made that beautiful creation you see. I know you all do that with your food too and that it is perfectly normal.
Give me one of YOUR Friday Faves! It’ll make me HAPPY
Are you a smooth or crunchy person? I’ve been having smooth nut butters for ages but I’ve yet to find a normal PB that beats PB&Co’s Crunch Time!
Avocados: yay or nay? Er, yay!! Specially in chocolate avocado mousse form…mmm….
Hope you friends have an AMAZING weekend!! Love you!!
You always get the best goodies in the mail! So jealous
Must try
I have never had a pb, nanner, honey sammie before
One of my Friday Faves is that I totally rocked my Spanish quiz today.
I’m definitely a crunchy person, but you can’t beat the drippyness that you get with smooth nut butter.
NAY AVOCAD-NO!
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I can’t BELIEVE you don’t like avocado!! Craaaazy!!
And YAAAY for rocking your Spanish quiz, you little genius!! Can I have your brains please?!
Love your FRiday Faves!
Nut butter and I are having too much fun!
I may actually need a nut butter rehab, but I dont want to
I so want to tri the WCW Peanut butter- sounds awesome!!
Im more of a creamy nut butter type, bur everything goes
Have a great weekend
I WUV UR NANNER! OMG WCW IS SOOOOOOO GOOOD!!! THE BEST EVER!! recreate it please?!!?!?
… NICE RUN! i could not a) run that fast on a treadmill and b) run that far on treadmill.. i gots the attention span of a goldfish
Haha me too! I was getting so bored, but thankfully I had Criminal Minds to entertain me for part of it at least!
And every time I have a nanner with PB, I think of you
Oh, and I’ll DEFINITELY try to recreate it! Now I have the real thing so I’ll know what it should taste like!!
This pasta looks awesome. I have never had the White Chocolate PB – is that what it is?
Nice run. Kudos for hanging on that long on the treadmill. I used to do really long runs on the treadmill but ugh, it is so dreadful..
You haven’t heard of White Chocolate Wonderful? Have you heard of the company PB&Co? They make all sorts of delish PB flavours, but sadly they don’t sell many of them here! You can see them all on their site:
http://ilovepeanutbutter.com/
And THANKS!! Haha I was sooo bored! I miss running outside! But at least I had Criminal Minds to watch on the TV!
Ooo I will so have to try this out and further continue my love affair with peanut butter.
Why no running outside? I agree the tv does help a lot!
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I love honey and peanut butter together. They go great on top of oats too
avocados are one of my favorite healthy fats! I loooove guac and always ask for avocado on my subs at subway!
Yayyyyy for Criminal Minds!
I’m all about crunchy pb, but I like smooth for dunking things into! Definitely a YAY for avocado!
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YAY a fellow Criminal Minds fan?! Wooo!!
And TRUE! For dunking purposes, it’s always smooth!
Yes, SUCH a fan! Dr. Reid all the way
Here in the states there are mini marathons on Friday & Sunday nights, it’s fabulous!
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I LOVE Dr Reid!! He is so so so CUTE!! Gah I’m so jealous!! I think I’ll have to move countries!
Oh avocados are a definite yay! They are fantastic and I especially love them in the summer….in guacamole form!! YUM YUM! I totally make faces with my food to….I can’t resist! Banana’s make the perfect smiles
Oh gosh guacamole is the BEST!! I can eat a whole tub of that goodness!
And YAAAY someone else who plays with their food! I feel slightly more normal now!
I love your banana smiley face! I eat mostly smooth, but I love a good crunchy PB. Avocados are always a big yes! Friday Fave: Picked up dates again & had a great job interview
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Yaaay!! Let us know the results!! And it must’ve gone well if there were dates around!
hahaha love your smiley face I still pretend that peas are “worlds” and that I am eating the world:)
my friday fave is my strength workout this morning at titus
and last but not least I am both crunchy and smooth..all depends on the brand my friend
Haha!! I still do that too!! Great minds think alike, right?!
And SO true!! Its definitely all on the brand! Nothing beats PB&Co Crunch Time for me though…yet hehe!
I just bought Kashi go lean yesterday from trader joes! It’s my favorite mixed with milk and protein powder. Not a big fan of PB and CO. but like I said…cinnamon raisin swirl is pretty good because of the raisins. Playing with food makes it taste better so it’s all good. You’d be surprised how many different faces Ive made with oatmeal. My friday fave: My PB came in the mail! Check it out on my blog. Im both crunchy and smooth. I havent had pb and co crunch time, but Krema has a really good crunchy. The best smooth is of course justins, but there pb is more of a grainy texture which is amazing. I love avocado pancakes! and avocado banana bread!
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How can you NOT be a big fan of PB&Co?! Well I guess you have so many better brands, like Justins right?
Oooh avoado pancakes? And avocado banana bread? I HAVE to try that!!
Smooth all the way!!! The crunchy nut butters weird me out for some reason
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The chocolate TLC bars are great- I’ve had them once or twice. Super yum-o!
And we DO have some nutty nut butter flavors in the states now that you mention it..
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sunflower butter! thats good stuff. I like the crunchy too. I dip figs in mine.
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Haha and I dip dates in mine! Great minds think alike, right?!
Aw sorry about that track workout. At least you got in an awesome longer run! My friday fave was a really awesome breakfast. It was light, but really delicious!
If you haven’t tried pbco’s mighty maple, I would highly recommend it. It’s definitely my favorite!
Avocados = yay. I love them in salads, mousse, or in the form of guac.
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I love smooth peanut butters for oatmeal, but i like crunchy right off the spoon (dont judge).
Who doesnt like avocados? For reals.
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Haha no judgement here- I like it right off the finger
Goodness man, I need to try that avocado sauce over pasta soon! I keep seeing it everywhere!
Love your blog, you’re such an inspiration to me when it comes to running – speedy woman! Hope you have an amazing weekend!
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Thank you so much!! And yes you HAVE to try the sauce haha, it’s THAT good!
Hope YOU are having an amazing weekend friend!
Um… I want to be friends with Reader Jess too!
Seriously, though, that was so sweet of her! What great goodies!
No worries, I totally play with my food. And I am so a smoooth nut butter girl!
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I LOVE that kashi cereal!! I have it for breakfast (amongst other thangsss) like 4-5 times a week
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i like crunchy and smooth nut butters. i don’t discriminate.
WCW is AMAZING, i love that stuff! i’m super addicted to the cinnamon raisin kind right now though.
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Haha same!! I love smooth and crunchy
And I SO want to try the Cinnamon Raisin one! I’m coming to the States in July and will DEFINITELY be getting some then! 
Ack! I love your banana smiley face! Totally brought a smile to MY face. And for the record, I always play with my food too
Something that made me happy today was definitely getting a kick butt workout in this morning, and then relaxing in the sun in the afternoon.
And definitely yay on the avocados… and smooth nut butter
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White chocolate wonderful sounds great! And you are a lucky girl for seeing your postman soo often
Mine comes like once in a year 
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), eating a huge bowl of roasted eggplant+parsnips+carrots AKA lazy girl´s lasagnas 
I like crunchy butters a bit more, I just love “crunching”, that´s one of the reasons you can often see me eating carrots like they were coming out of the fashion
My friday FAVES? Woody Allen movies night. The funniest talk with my roommate. Reading Oliver Sacks´ Musicophilia (don´t worry, not a serious diagnosis
My first experience with avocados was “OMG why would anyone eat this????”, but then I tried them again and now I love it. Great add to salads, sandwiches, wraps or sweet desserts… one of the tastiest fats
Haha YES I LOVE crunchy and carrots too!
Your Friday night sounds AWESOME! Can I join you next time?
Of course, I would be very pleased to have such a great company!
Wowie! Your speeds never fail to amaze me! I’m dying to try oat bran- can’t wait to be back in London so I can get my hands on some!
Give me one of YOUR Friday Faves! Pulling a sickie from work *insert guilty face*
Are you a smooth or crunchy person? Smooth for sure although I wouldn’t turn down a lil crunch every now and then
Avocados: yay or nay? Hell to the yes- especially ripened in sandwiches!…or sushi..or salads…heck avocado is amaz with anything
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Haha don’t worry, I’ve pulled my fair share of sickies before!
And I DEFINITELY have to try avocado in sandwiches!! And YOU definitely have to try oat bran!
Definitely yay for avocado – guacamole and chocolate mousse.
Smooth nut butter, not crunchy. Friday Fave = Indian food for dinner. 
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Wow that box of goodies looked amazing!
I love smooth and crunchy, and at the mo meridian smooth is my fave as it still has some bits in it (as the peanuts are skins on I think before being blended).
Friday fave, hmm. I made some wholemeal sundried tomato bread for dinner and it was yummy
ooh WCW Pb is awesome isn’t it! Have you tried Mighty Maple? That’s probably my favourite
She has her head resting over my shoulder and we had a full on hug for so long. It was ace! Then she saw a pheasant in the distance and galloped off…
Friday Faves…oh boy. OH, a 10minute long cuddle with Chika
Crunchy.
Yay to avocados! But only in restaurants – every single time I’ve bought one myself, it’s been skanky
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Aww that is so CUTE! Can I have Chica?!
And no I haven’t tried Mighty Maple…yet!! But trust me, in two months time, I’ll have a suitcase full of it haha!
Love all the food in this post! The WCW is amazing (I tried it for the first time yesterday so that would be my Friday fave!) and I’m already planning on having a socca wrap with sunflower butter for lunch, yum!
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Normally I am a smooth person ,but sometimes its nice to mix it up
LOVE avocados! So delicious! Hmmmm…..Friday fave? Pea hummus. sounds gross but tastes great!
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I lurrvee smooth pb except on waffles…then I enjoy crunchy pb. So delicious. I enjoy chocolately peanut butter though as my number one choice.
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I love Kashi! It’s the best.
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You are so funny! Nut butter should be mentioned in every post or I would know something was wrong with you!
You had a fantastic run Emma. Speedy pace…you are well on your way to a HM!!
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love love love the food face at the end its so cute haha. Do they not have kashi or PB&co. in London? if not that is quite sad
The whitchocolate wonderfall is so delicious and if you get the chance def try the cinnamon raisin swirl its amazing.
Can I give you a Saturday Fav since I’m a day late?? I had a fantastic time at the race today and realized how much I missed racing!
No they don’t! Well WF do sell the basic PB&Co flavours, but nothing else! But when I hit the States in a couple of months time I will DEFINITELY be getting it!
Oooh YAAAY! Racing is SO MUCH FUN and I’m so happy you had a great time!!
ISN’T WHITE CHOCOLATE WONDERFUL JUST THE BEST!? Fo realz, though. I go through that stuff like it’s going out of style.
Yum, thanks for sharing that recipe! Angela has some of THE best recipes ever. period. Good thing mom just bought a gazillion avocadoes!
It IS the best!! Haha I’ve gone through SO much of it alread its unreal!
And yaay that’s awesome, now you HAVE to try it!!
And she so does! I want to make them ALL!
oh my GAWD! white chocolate wonderful is my absolute FAVORITE ever ever ever!! I’m so glad that you got to try it!! AND sunflower seed butter is my OTHER huge huge favorite!! omg isn’t it freakin’ BOMB!! congrats on the 8 miler too btw! and I can’t decide, I usually switch between smooth + creamy with every jar! too dang good, I lOVE nut buttas!
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HAHA too RIGHT girl!! EVERY nut butter is soooo good!! Too hard to decide!!
Friday faves… Hrmm well even though today is saturday we can pretend I ate this yesterday
I went to one of my fav mexican restaurants and they have the BEST quacomole ever. (which also answers the question that YES I love avocados):D
I’m only a crunchy gal when it comes to peanut butter – all other nut butters are required to be smoooth!
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Oooh man you are giving me guac CRAVINGS!! You can’t beat the real stuff!! And ohgosh crunchy PB is the BEST!!
I’m a crunchy nut all the way!
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I knew you’d love sunflower seed butter! And WCW=delish. Not as good as Mighty Maple in my opinion, though
I like smooth AND crunchy. Can’t decide.. Crunchy on my burgers, though. Yep, I said BURGERS! You have to come visit me in Mississippi and try it at my fave burger joint. You could even try it on a blackbean burger! Vegan! haha
Anywayyy, that long run is studly! So proud of you for 7:30 pace for the last 4 miles! Wow!
Oh, and my fave crunchy pb is Whole Foods 365 brand. Soo good!
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