She Says: Back on Track & Oatmeal Fig Bars
This morning I woke up feeling bleh with a bloated stomach and all that. It’s not like I ate a whole lot more than on a normal weekend, but almost all my meals were out and I didn’t get in my normal amount of exercise. Mark and I hit the gym on Saturday and we did a lot of walking, so that was good, but still, I felt kinda gross by the end of the weekend.
Today was a fresh start and I was really looking forward to my run. After school I had a reasonable snack of a Granny Smith Apple and these wheat crackers (sweetened by Organic Evaporate Cane Juice and Organic Brown Rice Syrup, not HFCS, CS or F). My reasonable snack turned unreasonable when I decided I was “hungry” and had many, many more crackers.
CRACKers
Anyway, it wasn’t that bad and I ran 8 miles in 68 minutes, which is pretty much the greatest run I’ve ever done! It was just what I needed to get me back on track mentally.
For dinner I had salad and leftover tofu, black beans and squash.
Later, while waiting for the new Nineoh, I used my fresh figs for some baking. I didn’t have a fresh fig because my mom said they were not very sweet and pretty much tasteless. I used the figs to make Oatmeal To Go.
Oatmeal Fig Bars
1 Cup of Chopped Figs
1/2 Cup Grape Juice
1 Cup Water
2 Cups Oats
1 T Milled Flax Seeds
1 T Wheat Germ
Directions:
Boil juice then add figs and lower heat. Mash figs while they cook on the stove. Add two cups of oats and 1 cup of water. Stir ingredients and cook oatmeal for a couple minutes. Turn heat off. Add flax and stir. Put mix into a baking dish (sprayed with olive oil) and sprinkle wheat germ on top. Cook on 350* for 25 mins.
The result is a soft muffin-like bar with a crunchy top. V. delicious.
Tags: apple, beans, crackers, figs, HFCS, leftovers, oats, run, salad, squash, tofu
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:14 pm
what a run!! super impressed!
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:29 pm
yum! those bars look pretty crack-a-lacking. I mean…delicious. They look delicious!
Haha thanks so much for the HFCS info too! Very helpful!!
I also love the vids you guys have been doing. They are hilarious. The Pigs Feet… the “I feel like I’m on cops”….the “I almost ran into her”…the “tuna… IN WATERRRRRR…cause I really need more oil in my diet”. Seriously keep going!! You two, hands down, have some of the funniest vids on the blogosphere!
Have a great night and happy Wed!
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:52 pm
That’s a crazy run! You’ve got some may-juh endurance!
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:54 pm
What a great run! I am totally impressed.
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Um, how jealous am I of your run?! So jealous…
Yum! Oatmeal Fig Bars sound fantastic – and look darn tasty, too!
And thanks for the info about the HFCS!! Very handy.
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:19 am
Bars look yummy! Thanks for the recipe! Great work on the run! I wish I was a better runner. I need to start working at it
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:46 am
Wow, congrats on the run! I can’t imagine going that fast!
Bars look delish!
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:57 am
Congratulations on the run and on those bars!! Yum!! Oh and the Granny Smith apple sounds “yum” too
Enjoy your day!
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:44 am
fantastic run!! Those bars look great, too. On top of that great info on HFCS?! phew!
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:19 am
Great job on the run!!! You are FAST.
Those fig bars look reallyreally good.
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:19 am
Great job on the run and those bars look great.. they would be prfect paired with some yogurt!
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:15 pm
this looks so good – i love figs, so much.
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Those oatmeal bars look great!
September 4th, 2008 at 5:25 am
I know this post was from a couple days back, but I had to reply because I am a major fig addict – if they are fresh, ripe, its just perfect. I’ll definitely be trying your oatmeal bar recipe with the figs. Thank you!
Oh, what kind of crackers did you have? I’m always on the lookout for a good brand….
Congrats on the awesome run! Have you found a race you could work towards? You’ll get hooked…. and you’re speedy!
September 4th, 2008 at 6:27 am
Mango: They are Back to Nature brand.
http://www.backtonaturefoods.com/products_crackers_7.aspx
September 4th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
The fig bars look great! I’m always looking for low sugar snack bar recipes, so I might need to make these.
September 5th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
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