Whoopie Pies, Go Lean CRISP + Cousins

Good Evening!

I hope everyone is having a great Sunday.  I just started to catch the Sunday Blues and thought I better blog to get me out of my funk.  We had a great weekend and guess I am just sad that it is over.

Yesterday we went to my cousin's 53rd Birthday Party and had a great time celebrating her birthday and letting the kids play with their second cousins.  It was a house full of kids and they had the perfect weather to play, play, play!

They spent much of their time outside catching ladybugs and then letting them go and playing hide and seek.  Ah... to be a kid again.



Before heading over to the party we had a late lunch at Whole Foods, my all time favorite and I even branched out and did not hit the salad bar, instead I opted for and entree of Salmon with a side of roasted sweet potatoes and steamed broccoli.


This was fantastic and it really filled me up.  I was having one of those days were nothing seemed to satisfy me until I ate this.  The sweet potatoes were amazing and the salmon was perfectly cooked.  I enjoyed this meal so much that you might just see a repeat of it in a few minutes!

But before I get to that I have to tell you I popped out of bed this morning early and ready to make Whoopie Pies.  Whoopie Pies have been on the brain and I saw a healthier version of them on Fitness Magazine's website so I had to make them!


Calories 202, Total Fat 11 g, Saturated Fat 4 g, Monounsaturated Fat 5 g, Cholesterol 34 mg, Sodium 144 mg, Carbohydrate 24 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 3 g, Potassium 63 mg. Exchanges: Other Carbohydrate 1.5, Fat 2.

I have yet to indulge in one of these but will let you know if they are good.  I am pretty sure they are going to be good.

I think my husband thinks I am crazy some times.  He asked me what I was doing up so early and I declared "making Whoopie Pies!"  

Before baking, I did have a bowl of Nature's Path Organic Heritage Bites with Banana.  I seem to be really enjoying this cereal lately.  It is super crunchy and reminds me of Crispix.



I had a great morning doing a little baking and then working in the yard.  Then the boys went off to play golf and the girls went bike riding.  Zoe is my little bike rider now and we enjoyed spending time outside in the park.  I also stopped and did a quicky workout that included push-ups on a bench, tricep dips, step-ups and walking lunges.  I did 3 x 20 reps  I still need to do Ab Ripper which I plan to do while I am watching Brothers & Sisters.

Zoe and I also did a little grocery shopping and was so excited to find that Kashi has a new cereal out!  Have I mentioned a few dozen times that I love cereal?  It is called Kashi Go Lean CRISP Toasted Berry Crumble.  I could not wait to get home to give this a try.  I paired it with my beloved greek yogurt and it is pretty good!


You know that I am a huge fan of Go Lean Crunch so it is hard for me to switch allegiances to this new Go Lean Crisp but I really was good.  It is not as crunchy as Go Lean Crunch and I think I actually might like it better just as cereal with milk instead of over my yogurt.  Hmm.... my first impression is that I liked it but was not in LOVE with it... yet.



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