Hi! I spent some time with my favorite lil person today and we got ice cream and went back to school shopping. It was fun.
Since I have a tiny black heart I am all about playing favorites so I can keep track of who/what I like at any given time.
So, today’s Just the Tip is about my second favorite something, but I have another food tip first…
You can pass on Muller yogurt. That commercial with the pretty girl eating delicious strawberry yogurt suckered me in and I bought it. But, it’s not greek yogurt so it seems super runny and just okay. Save your money.
But, do buy Trader Joe’s Almond Butter (salted of course)! They must have reformulated the recipe or something (you know, the recipe for smashing almonds and putting them in a jar) – I don’t know. But it’s better than before and I dig it.
My final tip is to always have your 2nd favorite bar in your bag. If I have my favorite bar in my bag I eat it randomly (maybe that’s because my 1st fave is Snickers, but who knows). My second favorite is more likely to last until I’m actually hungry. What a concept.
Question: What’s your favorite thing today?
Dipped cone.
I’m pretty wary of giving TJ’s almond butter another try considering I still have a few jars somewhere in the abyss of my cupboards but I’m going to trust you and buy a new version!
Dipped cones = amazingness
My fave thing today – getting out of work on time!
I think that the Snickers is the perfect candy bar.
I love the ‘2nd favourite protein bar’ tip – its so true!
Favorite bar- either something KIND or Perfect Foods Almond Butter. its like crack. sweet sweet crack
Tuna Crunch Sandwich from Greggs, it’s the best!
OK — so I actually think the 2nd favorite bar in your bag trick is brilliant. My favorite bars are the Chunky PB ThinkThin bars (PLEASE try then and thank me later). They are like candy with protein, if I have one around, it doesn’t wait until I’m hungry, you’re absolutely right.
anything better than***
is there anything than an icecream cone dipped in chocolate? NOPE- going to have to go to DQ today now that I saw that-
Favorite thing about Tuesday: watching 2nd and 3rd grade girls practice soccer. Not my kids, but it seems like such a fun age!!
That second favorite bar idea is brilliant. I don’t think it would work for me because it doesn’t matter what it is. If there is food anywhere near me I have to eat it. I have a problem.
I was wondering about that yogurt.. thanks for saving me the hassle…
i’m all about Mojo Cliff Peanut Butter Pretzel bars right now… mmm…
Will be sure to stay away from that yogurt.
You know you can make your own Greek yogurt by just taking some regular yogurt and Greeking it up. Why are you so freakin’ lazy anyway?
Muller has both regular and greek version!
Don’t nix Muller just yet! You have their regular yogurt there in the picture but their Greek yogurt is fabulous!! Try the caramelized almond… I promise you will not regret it.
My favorite thing today is actually two things – the last bit of homemade honey-roasted chickpeas I’m munching on now, and the leftovers from last night’s dinner I will be munching on in a couple hours. Wait a minute… I think I’m seeing a pattern…
My favorite thing today was a chocolate smoothie this morning. Tasted like a milkshake and made me super happy.
I’ve never had muller’s regular yogurt, but I LOVE their Greek yogurt! Maybe they don’t carry it where you live? If they do, I highly recommend it. Their raspberry Greek yogurt is delicious! 🙂
favorite thing of the day was bottling our first batch of home brewed beer! we had a lil taste and it was quite delicious 🙂
can’t wait to get my hands on some of that almond butter!
running without excruciating knee pain! Woohoo!
MY FAVVVE is theres a half day of school today.
I can work….then we play!
Favorite thing today is Click Protein powder. I just put it in my gym bag to drink after I finish my workout later and shower at the gym to go to an interview. Gotta get in my caffeine and protein at the same time – it’s awesome!
Second favorite bar is a genius idea. I alway try to stash snacks and then end up eating them because they are delicious instead of because I’m hungry and no other food is easily accessible.
Getting a haircut! Get those straggly pieces outta my face!
I LOVE dipped cones. As a kid, I would always get a chocolate/vanilla ice cream twist, dipped in chocolate and sprinkles. I’m drooling just thinking about it 🙂
My favorite thing yesterday was that I had a great run! I kept thinking.. Boston, Boston, Boston!
I love the ‘bring your second favourite bar’ idea. I’m definitely more likely to wait until I’m hungry if it’s not something I’m super crazy excited about eating!
Dipped cone; almond butter- both delish! My fave at th moment is pop chips, BBQ flavour. Yum yum!
That I have only two days left in the office this week then I’m heading to a music festival for four days and leaving reality behind for life in an RV!
We finally got the work report that’s been hanging over our heads for the past month out before lunch today. Yay!
My favorite thing of the day… finding out that sometimes it is okay to use all- purpose flour instead of whole wheat when making waffles. After trying 3x times, I finally got my waffles right.
That second favorite bar idea is brilliant. Straight up brilliant. Why have I never thought of that? It just made me think of the fact that I really like Picky Bars for fueling. Part of my love for them is that while I like the taste, they’re not crazy sweet, so I don’t want to inhale them all the time.
Homemade rice krispie treat I just ate. Nomnomnom. I think my wife sprinkles crack into her rice krispies because they are so much better than any others that I have had.
Ughhhhh I had a muller yogurt for the first time the other day and I read the ingredients after I ate it – TILAPIA!!!! I eat fish, so I’m not sure why I was so disturbed, but I was. Fish does not belong in my yogurt.
My fave thing today was my lunch! Pita with spinach, onion, tomato, black olives, black beans, garbanzo beans, feta, and balsamic vinaigrette.
I love the chunky peanut butter from TJ’s (only ingredient is roasted peanuts). I get the unsalted one though and it’s soooo delicious!
finally decided to adopt a cat today!
Favorite thing today…got tickets to go see Luke Bryan at the end of September with some old friends. SCORE!
You need to retry Muller Greek! You bought the regular yogurt, not the Greek one — the Greek one is AMAZING.
Fave thing today was Greek yogurt topped with cinnamon hazelnut granola and a nectarine.
The chicken, rice, guac, burrito I’m about to make for dinner.
I’m super jealous of you dipped cone.
Fave thing today was figuring out mobile deposits for checks! No more visiting the bank again EVER!
As a bank teller I just want to say congratulations! Those can be tricky! But we do like seeing our customers. No lie. I love chatting with my customers. So pop in every once in a while. We like to see your smiling face!
My introverted self seeks out ways to avoid contact with strangers, Tess. Not really the stand-in-line-and-chat-with-the-teller type. I’ll tell all my extroverted friends that the app doesn’t work well, though, and send them your way. 🙂
Mahi mahi fish tacos with mango salsa 🙂
my favorite thing is that after 9 days of my blog’s back end not working and me trying everything possible to get it working, it finally miraculously fixed itself today!!!!
I had a dipped cone yesterday! I was eating it outside my office bldg and some stranger said “you can tell how much you love that cone by the way you’re eating it”. LOL! Then my boss came out to smoke a cigarette and I was busted!
Re: The bar in the bag tip. Makes no sense and yet, TOTALLY makes sense. If I put my favorite bar in there, I’ll eat it randomly just.. because.. it’s delicious? But second favorite? I save it until I am starving and ready to eat my arm. Healthy.