A Hamburger Makeover Story

Hi friends, I hope you all had a great weekend.

Tonight, I took my first Entrepreneurship exam and it went really well. Overall, I'm very excited about my classes this semester. It seems as though more of my teachers are giving tips and tricks of the trade, instead of just presenting material straight from a textbook. As a student, this new teaching method is considerably more engaging.

Now onto the eats:

Dannon Activia Light Blueberry Yogurt
I personally like Activia a lot better than Dannon's Light & Fit Yogurt. What makes Activia different? Activia contains Bifidus Regularis, a special probiotic that helps food pass easier through your intestines.

The Dannon website states that: "Eating, as part of a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle, Activia every day for two weeks delivers enough Bifidus Regularis to help regulate your digestive system by helping with slow intestinal transit."

Interesting!

Parmesan Crusted Chicken with honey mustard and side salad. This time, I added basil to the Parmesan cheese mixture and it tasted ten times better. Isn't it crazy flavor-wise what herbs can add to a meal?

Diet Pepsi

A Hamburger Makeover Story Ingredients:
- 1 Boca Burger (70 Calories)
- Lettuce, tomato, onions
- Arnold Select Sandwich Thins (100 Calories)

Two simple steps: Build your burger and then enjoy! Compared to McDonald's 540 Calorie Big Mac, this burger is definitely a healthier bet.

Arnold Select Sandwich Thins Review: After eating way too many wraps this past week, I decided to mix things up and try Arnold Select Sandwich Thins. I'm so used to using basic, fluffy hamburger buns, that I have to admit, I was somewhat hesitant to try these. To my pleasant surprise, Arnold Select Sandwich Thins definitely delivered on the "yum factor." The Multi-Grain roll was hearty, healthy, and topped with little seeds that made it even more appealing.

Enjoy your week! <3 HBB

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Chicken Nug Nugs

Hello ladies! Hope your Saturday has been mighty spiffy :) Mine was pretty amazing. Tonight I went on a 3 mile run and fast walked 2. The humidity is absolutely killer here, but it did feel really good to get outside.

As promised, here are the last of the vacay pics!

Eating a banana & re-reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I can't wait for the movie to come out next week!

Good ol' Cheerios

Starkist Chunk Light Tuna packet & a granny

Cherries and blueberries

McD's nug nugs, side salad, and parfait

Diet Stewart's Root Beer

Dried peaches and pears

A very appley bfast from the hotel & Total cereal

On one hike we found lots of wild blackberries along a creek

They were sooo good!

Chicken Caesar salad

My perfect combo :) Starbuck's vanilla frappe & trail mix

Chick-fil-A chicken nuggets, honey mustard, fruit cup, diet lemonade

So if you all haven't figured out yet, I am a chicken nugget LOVER. :) Basically at every restaurant I order chicken fingers with extra honey mustard. Not very exciting, but they are just so good! So please forgive all of my chicken nug nugs. ;)

<3 HBB

Where The Peaches Grow

Hi everyone. :)

I'm currently blogging from Stone Mountain Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Thank goodness I finally found some wireless!

Fitness-wise:
It is so HARD to run on these hills/mountains up here! I ran for 45 minutes today and I seriously thought I was going to keel over. My mom and I also hiked 1.3 miles up Stone Mountain, so we're getting a lot of exercise in. :)

Time to share some of the food I've been eating along the trip!

Eating a banana at a KOA campground.
We stayed in a cabin one night to take a break from driving.

Starbuck's Coffee Frappe mmm

We ate lunch at The Whistle Stop Cafe, from the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes."

Eating in the cafe. :) It was so yummy!

Fried chicken, coleslaw, pickled beets, cornbread
The cornbread was not the sugary kind, but still so good.

My mom ordered the fried green tomato salad.
Of course, I stole a tomato from her. :) The tomatoes were HUGE and yummy.

My sister got country fried steak, gumbo, fried okra, & cornbread

Car Food:

Caribou Coffee, Iced Vanilla Coffee
My Review: It was good, but not as good as bottled Starbucks frappes!

McD's Happy Meal
(I miss these things SO much! And ironically it made me happier!)

6 McNuggets, honey mustard, Apple Dippers, & caramel sauce

Reduced Fat Milk and grapes

Camp Food:

Cottage cheese, grapes, banana, water

Lemon Zest LUNA Bar

Pear & beef jerky

Turkey sandwich w/ honey Dijon and coleslaw,
strawberries, apple

Cobb salad w/ chicken, tomatoes, boiled egg, carrots etc.

That's all for now folks! Tomorrow we're driving further north to a different campground. I promise to comment on your wonderful blogs as soon as I get back home. Hope you are all having a great weekend!

<3 HBB

A Tribute To Maury Povich

Hello everyone.

I don't know if any of you secretly watch Maury like I do, but Father's Day somewhat reminds me of...

Mr. Maury Povich and his infamous line:
You are NOT the Father! :)

This is also random...
Maury and Newman's Own look like long lost twins!
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In other news, I'm finally home after a few days in Gainesville. Let's just say I had a lot of fast food.

The yummy damage:
- Boston Market chicken, sweet potato, & cheesy spinach casserole
- McDonald's Egg McMuffin
- 2 slices of pizza
- Coconut ice cream bar
- Whataburger Chicken fingers w/ honey, & onion rings
- Turkey Pita Pit w/ feta, honey mustard and lots of veggies
- Sonny's Chicken fingers, onion rings, baked beans, coleslaw

Tomorrow is DAY ONE for healthy eats. I can't wait to catch up on all of your blogs! <3 HBB