I Love College Football

Happy Labor Day friends! I hope you've all had a very eventful weekend. Last night, I was lucky enough to watch the Florida Gators dominate the Charleston Southern Buccaneers in The Swamp. The final score was 62-3.

Absolutely nothing beats the excitement you feel in the stadium with the other Gator fans. Here's a 45 second video I took of me and the pre-game show:


I love being a Florida Gator!

Now here are a few of the delicious meals I've enjoyed recently:

Breakfast omelette stuffed with fried ham slices. I also had a delicious granny smith and a side of sliced tomatoes sprinkled with basil and Parmesan cheese.

Ok I'll admit it, I am a hazelnut iced coffee-holic. Recently, I went out of my comfort zone to try Yogi Tea: Berry Detox.

This particular Yogi Tea was very subtle in flavor. I did add a sprinkle of sugar to liven the tea up a bit. The package stated the Yogi Tea was supposed to cleanse my body, but I honestly couldn't tell if it did or not. ;) Maybe like the flavor, it had a subtle cleansing factor. So far my favorite Yogi tea is the Calming version.

**As a side note, I just learned that there is Yogi Cereal. Go on the Yogi website and customize your Yogi cereal based on: Mood, Flavor, Purpose. I chose Revitalized Mood and was paired with the Granola Crisps: Mountain Blueberry Flax. Hopefully I can find this in a local grocery store because it looks delicious!

BEFORE:
Stonyfield Farm Oikos Honey Organic Greek Yogurt with diced banana and PB & Co. Cinnamon Raisin Swirl

AFTER:
All mixed up!

For dinner I made my favorite thirty minute meal: Parmesan Crusted Chicken. Honey mustard was the perfect dipping sauce for these crusted chicken bites.

Enjoy your day off tomorrow! Mine will be spent studying and watching online lectures. <3 HBB

**Giveaways Alert: The Lunchbox Bunch and Health, Happiness, and Hope

Why I'm a Food Blogger

Good evening lovely ladies! Considering it is only Monday, today was a very productive school day. In Sales Management class, my professor touched on a very interesting topic that we as bloggers, are very familiar with: Social Media. Of course, I felt an instant connection with this topic because of what I've learned overtime from BlogSpot, Twitter, Facebook, and Wordpress. Social Media is such an important aspect in business today because it allows otherwise, cold and serious companies to have a more approachable personality.

I found this quote on my LinkedIn eMarketing Association Network: "Technology is only as good as the soul behind it, I feel. Crafting that soul is where the opportunity lies."

The speaker of the quote hit social media dead on the nose. Companies will only find success in social media if they engage their customers, relay their unique corporate culture, and portray trustworthiness to the public.

With senior year upon me, I am extremely excited about pursuing my professional career. I began food blogging because I have a sincere passion for both nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. Post graduation I hope to work in the Marketing Industry for health food products. My ultimate goal would be to work for a company such as Stonyfield Farm, Kashi, Kraft, or General Mills. Each of those companies place their customers on such a high pedestal and value both nutritious and quality products. Overall, I would love assist in the incredible health food movement.

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What can I say? I just love being a food blogger! ;) I'm so happy to have met such unique and wonderful people all over the world. Thank you all for following my Healthy Beach Bum adventures. Each and every one of you truly make my day.

Omelette w/ Cottage Cheese + Turkey Slices + Kiwi

Salad with Kraft Vidalia Onion Vinaigrette, Chicken, Raisins, and Trader Joe's Peanuts & Dried Strawberry Mix

Today I received some wonderful coupons and a free sample of Kashi Honey Sunshine Cereal in the mail. :)

Thank you Kashi!

These bite-size golden rays of Honey Sunshine were so sweet and delicious! I highly recommend this cereal. For all of you college girls out there, Honey Sunshine is the perfect study snack. :)

Parmesan Crusted Chicken and Honey Mustard

Have a great night! <3 HBB

**Road ID sent me a coupon code for $1 off any Road ID purchase. It can be used up to 20 times in the next 30 days.
Coupon Number: ThanksShannon534440

Ribbit Ribbit

Today was Day 1 of trying to get back on board the healthy train, which was not any fun. I tried to avoid thinking about the ice cream bars in the freezer, eating cereal straight out of the box, and resisted glorious potato chips at the store.

The only fun thing about today was the frog plate I got to use, which was only $2.99 at Target! I have a weird obsession with frogs and I love this little plate! Mister Frog will get his 15 minutes of fame a few picures down. :)

Omelette & banana

Stuffed with cottage cheese and ham slices

"Lets make lunch using everything in the freezer"
Baked eggplant w/ pasta sauce & Parmesan cheese,
balsamic chicken, frozen veggies.

Perfect Foods Bar Lite, Cranberries Flavor

My Review: AMAZING. Peanut Butter was the 2nd main ingredient & it really shone through. The cranberries were the perfect size and overall, the bar had an amazing texture. I can't wait to find more flavors of this bar! :)

Light & Fit vanilla yogurt, lemon water, fruit bowl
ribbit

Grapes and apples

Unsalted rice cake with strawberry preserves

I walked for about 30 minutes along the water tonight. Somehow I ended up at the fishing pier, where manatees supposedly hang around.

Hopefully tomorrow I will find some motivation to go for a run. Enjoy your night! <3 HBB