Time sure flies when you’re all jacked up.
The heel pain mystery has been solved. Â No, it was not caused (or cured) by Jack. Â This was my view on the way to the doctor though!
Many of you guys guessed it would be plantar fasciitis and you were right.  The Doc said I caught it early, so I should be fine with some daily stretches and rolling it on a frozen water bottle.  While I wish it had been nothing more than a random bruise, I’m glad it’s nothing horrendous!
How’s this for random:Â
Kellogg is coming out with limited edition college-themed Pop Tarts.  As if college students need any encouragement to subside on a diet of PopTarts.  Did anyone else go through a cinnamon Pop Tart vending machine phase freshmen year?
Nothing like add a curve in the form of the “Freshman 15.”
Then I saw this nauseatingly random sandwich:
NPR reported on a group who found a creative, albeit unnecessary, way to fuel their 5K.  An Energy Bar Sandwich composed of “Luna Bar bread, a Clif Bar patty, topped with a Powerbar, carbohydrate goo and… Clif Shot Bloks.”  1,200 calories of fuel.  *barf*
The article is filled with hilarious quotes, but this one was my favorite Shot: “This is the perfect thing to eat before my new workout program, ‘Crossfat.'”
Less gag-inducing, but random nonetheless:Â
This article entitled “Foods That Make You Pretty” is full on food remedies to common annoyances.
My favorite? Celery can apparently be used to scrub and whiten your teeth. Â I think I’ve inadvertently used it as floss…
A random blast for my recipe past:
Photo from Amanda’s blog
Amanda @ Friday Love Song brought back my “Green Slime” Protein Icing this week in her What I Ate Wednesday post. Â Rock on, my friend.
And additional random slime fact: a reader recently commented on my slime  post that she was slimed once At Universal Studios.  And I was jealous.
Totally having this for breakfast today on my PrOATein Pancakes. Â Thanks for reminding me about it, Amanda!
Finally the random you’ve all been waiting for…
The Chike Protein Coffee giveaway winners!
Winner 1: Cari
Winner 2: Haley
Winner 3: Leslie @ Pixiepine Blog
Congrats to the winners!!!
Please email me your info to send along to Chike.
If you didn’t wine but would like to try Chike High Protein Coffee, click here to visit their site to place an order. Â I will be ordering more for myself!
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I can’t thank you all enough for the kind words about the loss of my dad via comments on yesterday’s post, Instagram, and Facebook.  You truly brightened my day. 🙂
What is something random you’ve encountered lately?
How much would someone have to pay you to eat that Energy Bar Sandwich?
I am not knocking the 5km distance by any means but that sandwich kinda takes pre-fuelling to another level..ick! The guy next to me was flying in pyjamas..no joke! As random as it was, part of me was jealous!
Right?!? Unless you’re an elite athlete you reeeealllllyyyy don’t need 1200 cals for a 5k…
I would fly in PJs if it were acceptable… I have been known to wear black yoga pants.
That is disgusting. I don’t even think marathoners take in that much fuel and certainly not all at once. Here’s hoping it was a joke and people don’t think it IS the best fuel. Haha!
Glad your heel pain was caught early. I had a brief plantar fasciitis stint and found the ice bottle rolling helped as well as sleeping with my foot in a little night “splint” that kept my foot flexed. 2 nights of that and it was gone!
It was for sure a joke. I wish they’d posted their race results though .:)
That energy bar sandwich is truly nauseating. Ugh.
Happy Friday!
I haven’t had a cinnamon pop tart in a really long time, but I remember them being pretty good. I think you should develop a healthy one!
That’s actually been on my list for a while… I need to get on it!
I can honestly say I’ve never wanted to be slimed, but I was jealous of people who would complain about all of the work they needed to put into their PhD program – until now. Now I understand – be careful what you wish (or dream) for, right?
If I had a dollar for every time I’ve realized that…
I’ll have to admit to being tempted by the idea of OU Pop-Tarts, though man, I haven’t had a Pop-Tart out of a box in years. (I *have* had delicious homemade versions, but they didn’t have any Sooners insignia on them.)
So, so glad to hear your heel has healed! So has my ankle — go, us!
The energy bar sandwich…..barfaroni.
Yay! I am excited! 🙂 Thanks!
OK EW to that “sandwich”. I’m trying to train for a 5k and I will NOT ever eat something that disgusting to fuel myself kthx 😛 Also, I was totally guilty of the poptart diet during my 8 a.m. class lol. Can I just mention how ugly that poptart box on the right side of the pic looks? YUCK. Go Green! #Spartan4Life Happy Friday, love! <3
LOL! I can’t decide if I’m annoyed or happy that there isn’t one pictured for my team.
LOL to inadvertently using celery as floss! Been there & done that. College themed poptarts!! I’m thinking Penn State will have blueberry flavored ones but my favorite flavors are cherry, cinnamon, cookie dough, and S’mores LOL. I need to get a life.
oh my gosh that fuel sandwitch is disgusting, I can’t stomach those shot blocks to begin with!
That sandwich made me feel VERY nauseous, I don’t think there is enough money to make me eat it. I am hoping someone was joking about it eating it because I don’t know how you would manage to consume something like that (seems kind of like a challenge on the show Survivor back in the day when they would have contestants eat bugs).
I missed saying it yesterday but hugs to you and eventually you will be reunited with your dad. I am sure he was a lovely man and would be extremely proud as he has two very talented daughters.
Any updates on your sister and her music? She has such a lovely voice.
It was a joke! But they did actually eat it. *Barf*
Thank you for your kind words, Rachel. 🙂
And thanks for asking abut my sis! They are recording the album now (having exceeded their Kickstarter goal!). They have a lot of work to do, but I think it’s going to be ready this winter. I’ll be pimping it accordingly. 😉
My mom recently found out she has plantar fasciitis as well. From what she tells me, it’s super painful and uncomfortable. Hope your foot gets better soon!
And Celery whitens teeth!? I must check out that article. Have a great weekend, Laura!!
The poptarts! The energy sandwich! It’s like one extreme to the other!
and CROSSFAT! I love it.
So glad that you know your body so well and caught your injury early enough that it’s an easy fix!!
Have a great weekend, doll. 🙂
Both equally nauseating extremes though. LOL!
Aw. I just read your post from yesterday. I am so sorry about your dad. One of my friends who committed suicide would have been 26 on Monday. It’s a date that I can never forget.
Alysha… so sorry to hear about your friend. I hope your day is not too difficult. Thinking of you.
That sandwich…oh my g! LOL
Take good care of your plantar fasciitis!
Man, I can’t remember the last time I had a poptart. Surprisingly enough, I only ever liked the outer crust 🙂
Have a great weekend!
I liked the crust if it was the chocolate flavor!! 🙂
Ick! That sandwich is so excessive for a 5K. And talk about, ahem, digestive problems afterwards! I used to run 10km every day on an empty stomach and, while I certainly wouldn’t recommend doing it, nothing bad happened to me. Taking in 1200 calories to fuel a run which would burn maybe 400 calories is so over the top!
I think it’s excessive for any distance!
1200 calories is 2/3 of my calorie intake in one day. Give or take a bowl of ice cream. How did something think this up? And why? WHY?
*Insert confused and horrified expression here*
I love the “give or take a bowl of ice cream.” Right on. 🙂
Gahh, I saw that energy bar sandwich on NPR the other day and nearly vomited at the thought of it. Crossfat is totally the best way to describe it! Who the hell would ever even think of putting something like that together…
And my pop tart phase in my junior year of high school…ugh. That certainly contributed to my being overweight. I was obsessed with the cinnamon-sugar and the cookie dough flavours *as I now gag at the thought of eating a pop tart…*
Everyone keeps mentioning the cookie dough flavor. I missed that one somehow. (Thank god.)
Oh gross. That energy bar sandwich somehow sounds worse than those fast food sandwiches with like ten layers.
Your randomness today was just what I needed to push through Friday, thanks!
While I appreciate energy bars – that’s a little much. Ew.
And those Poptarts are hilarious! I never did the cinnamon ones, but I did love the S’mores flavour. 🙂
haha! i just got my chike in the mail today from a giveaway i won! i’m excited to try it after my next workout 🙂 it sounds fantastical – i wonder if it would make good pancakes…hmmmmm
You’re going to love it! I haven’t tried pancakes yet, but it makes a great microwave cake and mocha overnight oats!
These random tidbits just made my day. Thanks for always sharing a laugh Laura!! Happy Friday! 🙂
Ugh, I can’t even with that energy bar sandwich. Who could get that down? So sorry to hear about the plantar fasciitis, but glad you got it early!
I hope you heal up quickly girl!! I’m glad they caught it early! I couldn’t stomach that sandwich… yuck!
Any food/meal that uses the term “goo” immediately doesn’t get my vote. Ew energy sandwich devil spawn!
That would be “How to Make Yourself Puke During Your 5k” fuel. Seriously, who thinks of this stuff?
Plantar fasciitis is no joke–I know a few people that have battled it for several years because they didn’t take care of it early on. I hope catching it early means you will be spared that problem! Stretch, stretch, stretch!
Hahaha – I think that’s the perfect name.
This has like 1% of what your blog post is about today. But I “make up” all sorts of words for things… it humors me.
I call CrossFit: I’m going to CrossinFat tonight… or other weird things like that. See, kinda random. Sorry – had to add it in hahaha
That’s random enough to be 1–% in line with this post. 😉 CrossinFat. Love it. LOL!
Dang PF – always strikes at the worst time. It’s not an injury I’ve had (thank you God!!), but I know so many who have. Glad it was caught early!!
I’m so glad to hear you caught the heel troubles early! Hopefully it won’t progress further!! Heal fast!:)
Ick, that sandwich looks….interesting? to say the least…
Happy Friday!!
wow that sandwich sounds gross, haha
not sure any amount of money would get us to eat it 🙂
omg I would NEVER eat that sandwich hahahaha. So gross. Bleh. Thanks for sharing though 😉 I quite enjoyed this post 😉
I’ve never tried your green slime frosting – checking that out now twin!
Love you like a SISTER <3 Thanks again for the beautiful parcel <3<3<3
Thank Meg!! I think I’d much rather have my slime than the bar thing. *shudder*
I hope you are enjoying everything!!! xoxo
That “energy” sandwich is pretty vital… I can’t even understand how you would take a bit of it haha. It would certainly turn me off to all of my favorite fueling options though, Luna and Clif in particular, ahh the horror! 😉 Off to check out your green “Slime” recipe, I am intrigued
The Gu is what did it for me. Can you imagine eating it like a condiments? *barf*
Thanks for the shoutout! And bummer about your foot, I had it baddd for awhile and it was terrible. Good thing you caught it early.
Haha yes, that was me! Thanks for the shout out about my slime adventure :).
LOL! Still jealous. 😉
As much as I hate to admit it Kellog’s will make bank on those poptarts. Freshman year I would eat the Brown Sugar Pop Tarts that had “20% of daily fiber!!!!” plastered on them. Ugh. I thought this meant I was eating better haha It is nice to see how far I have come during the past 3 years. I’m sure being a nutrition major and reading healthy blogs helped my diet quite a bit 🙂
Isn’t it funny/scary how we fell for stuff like that? I think I ate fruit snacks for similar reasons.
Oh my god barf is right – GROSS!
But other than that another awesome post 😉
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Seriously? To fuel a 5K?! It’s THREE FREAKING MILES people…not a marathon! I thought it was some kind of s’mores at first until I saw the gummies and was like wtf? You would have to pay me some major bucks to choke that sucker down! Ewww, especially with the goo in there! Ick!
Whoa-my-God!! Poptarts…don’t get me near them…I might have a relapse! Never did the cinnamon but I swear I still have strawberry sprinkles hidden in the nooks and crannies of my internal organs…EVERY DAY for like my entire senior year in high school! (one of the “perks” to having your mom be the director of an after school daycare…that provided snacks! ;))
I totally wanted to get slimed when I was younger…hell, I’d do it now! But do they even still do it? Dude!!! We need a slime central at Blend 2013!! I’m emailing Lindsay and Janetha NOW!
Ohhhh… day care snacks. That makes me crave graham crackers with PB and some apple juice.
YES on the Blend slime!!! outs would totally be made of spinach and protein powder. LOL!
That energy bar is just disgusting. At first glance I thought it was a smore sandwich, and I’m like why is this so gross to her.. it’s genius, haha..
Have a wonderful weekend girl 🙂
Oh no… s’mores are never gross. 🙂
Bahahaa! I totally died laughing when I saw that Energy Bar Sandwich. It’s like a Man vs. Food challenge…but built of relatively healthy products. But still. Is that white thing the Powerbar? I can figure out the rest. I thought it was a slab of cheese or something. Those Pop Tarts crack me up. Do they sell them on game days or in vending machines in college towns? I wonder what flavor the Clemson Pop Tart would be…In high school, I totally ate the Cinnamon Pop Tarts from our vending machine for breakfast. There were always two flavors. The other was strawberry or blueberry. Cinnamon was the jam. Haven’t touched a Pop Tart since 2002. Blast from the past?.
..I got nothing. How much would someone have to pay me to eat that beast? Probably like $20. I’m always up for a food challenge. That one isn’t terrible. Nothing’s fried. And I don’t see the ghost pepper lurking nearby…
They sold them in vending machines when I was in school. Actually… I think they might be in the vending machine in my office too!
I like Clif Shot Bloks, but I think that I would rather eat a pop tart than that …and I really don’t care for pop tarts.
I’d rather have your s’more bars.
Ewww…. Why in world do you need to consume 1200 calories to run 5km? Geez… and eat real food not sugary bars. I’m sure Michael Phelps would never eat that grossness of a “sandwich”.
Never really been a huge fan of pop tarts but lots of people in my uni eat them -.- I’m more of a bagel girl when in a rush ^^
In their defense, it was a joke… but I don’t think I could have downed that beast even as a joke.
Celery? Really? Now that’s an interesting one. And the sandwich? Nauseating.
The pop tarts and the fuel sandwich…so gross. I only wish more people saw that kind of food through your eyes.
OK. I totally ate a PopTart yesterday. And it was delicious. But…I won’t be making it a habit. [Please still love me.]
Also, I nearly spit out my watermelon when I read that comment about celery floss. 🙂
I think we should collaborate to make a healthier, homemade #nuttybutter pop-tart!!!