Body glide, a runners best friend

It's incredible what your body can do to you when engaging in sports or athletic activities. To protect yourself from getting some gnarly war wounds, I recommend in getting some body glide. I have some pretty scary scars from my body chaffing from running long distance etc. The most wonderful and yet miserable thing to do after a marathon is to take a shower. Yes, it feels great to get all that salt and sweat off of you, but once the water hits your skin, you realize everywhere you didn't use glide. You will be surprised everywhere the chaffing has occurred. My husband always hears a scream coming from the shower as the water hits every raw area I was unaware of.  Sometimes even the areas you never expected to chaff. Therefore, I have learned my lesson, apply apply apply! I swear I would not make it without my body glide, it really is an athletes best friend.

And now on to another recipe. I made these granola bars for work one day and they were a huge hit. They are crunchy, nutritious, and oh yes so delicious. Listed below is the recipe for these granola bars. You can add whatever you want to them, I tend to stick to cranberries and a few white chocolate chips to give it some added sweetness. These are easy, unprocessed, and fun for everyone to make.

Ingredients needed:

-2 tablespoons of chia seeds

-2 cups of oats (I used instant)

-1 cup crushed almonds

-2 tablespoons brown sugar

- 1 tablespoon vanilla

- 6 tablespoons agave 

-1.5 cup peanut butter or almond butter

If you want it with cranberries/ white chocolate chips add 1/2 cup of each to mixture

Step 1 - Mix oats, chia seeds, crushed almonds in a bowl

Step 2 - In a separate microwaveable bowl mix the peanut butter, agave, brown sugar, and vanilla together. I then placed it in the microwave for 45 seconds. 

Step 3 - Remove bowl from microwave and mix the mixture together, then add it to the oats.

Step 4 - Thoroughly mix it together so it is all coated. Then add in the cranberries and white chocolate chips. If the mixture seems to dry, you can add a tablespoon of almond milk to it. Mix it again.

Step 5 - Grease an 8x8 pan and place mixture in it. Make sure you press the mixture firmly into the pan so it really stuck together.

Step 6 - Bake at 300 degrees for 20-30 minutes. 

Step 7 - Let them cool, cut, and enjoy. They are very crunchy and very addicting.

I am not a photographer at all, but wanted to give your belly a glimpse into what it will be thanking you for eating later.

Time to get back to running, t-minus 2 weeks until the next marathon. Hoping this body can handle this one and make me fly. Thinking speedy thoughts for this race. Anyways, Happy Sunday, enjoy watching the Olympics and GO TEAM USA!!!!!