Breakfast with my Friends
Hello KERF fans! I’m Kath’s friend Nate. I’ve got a blog if you want to go check it out sometime. Welcome to my breakfast, and thanks for stopping by.
I was feeling like oats this morning., so I went to my magic cabinet
And then I grabbed some oats and topping goodness
Yes, we have an entire cabinet devoted just to my oatmeal stash. I did pick a cabinet that Kate can’t reach, so it’s a good way for me to keep her away from my Barney Butter and other obscure nut butters.
Here’s the finished product
Today’s Mix
- · ½ Cup Each of Old Bob’s Rolled Oats, Water, and Skim Milk
- · ½ super ripe banana
- · Spoonful of Brown Sugar
- · 17 Butterscotch Chips
- · 18 Toffee Sprinkles
- · 33 flakes of Cocoanut
- · Big spoonful of Barney Butter
Please note that I mix my toppings into the oatmeal. Despite what Kath says, this is the way to go.
We had our usual house guests over for breakfast. Matt and Meredith didn’t want any oats
My daily ritual includes rattling my spoon when I’m finished with my oats. This alerts Gilbert (who is still up in bed) that it is time for him to come down and lick the bowl
I’m pretty sure that he’d just stay up in bed all day if I didn’t eat my oats.
Kate was not interested in a morning photo, but she used her Juicing Monster
And used whatever this stuff is
And somehow it ended up looking like this
So that was breakfast. Gilbert and I said goodbye to Kate, Matt, and Meredith and got started on our day at home. I work from home, so we do lots of male bonding during the day.
See you all after lunch.
Lunch: WWU
Hi Everyone. Welcome back. After breakfast, Gilbert and I went for our mile walk on the greenway.
Then we came home. Gilbert had some water, and I had some garbage water
Don’t hate. I know it’s not the made from the best stuff on earth, but I love my sweet nectar. I have recently cut my consumption from 48 oz/day to 24 oz/day, so that’s something, I guess.
Lunch was pretty boring. I thought I should do something fancy since I’m posting on KERF, but that’s not really my style, and I wanted to give you a realistic day in the life. So lunch came in this box by way of the freezer
3.5 minutes later we were left with this
Sorry that my ziti isn’t very photogenic. These six points of goodness should keep me full until dinner. I have a long history with Weight Watchers and their red boxes. I hold multiple degrees from WWU (Weight Watchers University) – having gone from fatty to lifetime member and back a couple of times (probably not something to be proud of). I could fill a scrapbook with all of my WWU flare (ribbons, pins, booklets, etc). So lunch with the little red box is sort of a trip down memory lane for me.
Enough about that. My friend Martha joined us for lunch. I think she was making cupcakes
After lunch settled (and Martha said goodbye for the day) I went for a run on the greenway. Here are the stats:
- · Distance – 4 Miles
- · Pace – Really Slow
- · Music – Mostly Taylor Swift, but also a little old Jay Z and new Eminem
- · My Singing – Loud and Really Bad
This concludes my lunch post. Sorry…I’m sure that a frozen meal and Diet Mountain Dew isn’t what you’re looking for on KERF. I’ll try to make up for it with dinner.
Dinner: Traditional Gender Roles
Hi Everyone. Thanks for coming back to share dinner with me. I have to admit, Kate and I were initially going to go out to dinner for this post. We actually went out to a restaurant last night to practice being food bloggers – you know taking pictures of menus and meals and stuff. I took two pictures and felt like a crazy person. I don’t know how these full-time food bloggers do it. Everyone was staring at me and it just felt weird. So we decided to have dinner at home instead.
We went all Revolutionary Road and stuck to our traditional gender roles…Man cook meat on grill, woman make salad in kitchen.
Here’s my grilling style. I stand outside and drink beer while the grill does most of the work.
While I was grilling, Kate made the salad and sweet potatoes in the kitchen. She also had some hippie little kid cereal as an appetizer
It’s called “EnviroKidz Organic Peanut Butter Panda Puffs.” They spell Kidz with a z because the EnviroKidz are from the streets, yo.
And here’s the salad
We decided to open a bottle of St. Supery’s 2006 Syrah
I found it to be a vibrant wine with deep red and purple hues and elegant aromas of ripe sweet berries with a hint of toast. Well, not really, but that’s what the bottle says. I give it two thumbs up.
Here’s my plate
I was well on my way to finishing that large slab of meat when Kate said:
So are you going to eat that whole steak or are you going to save some of it?
This made me really self conscious, so I decided to save about a quarter of this piece of cow. It will probably go in a salad for lunch tomorrow. I absolutely could’ve housed this with dinner, but I’m sort of glad that I didn’t.
Matt stopped by earlier to say hello to me and Gil and he dropped off a Great Harvest Turtle Bar. I ate about half of this. Then I helped Kate with her half. It was as good as it looks.
So that’s a day in the life of me and my food. The rest of our evening will probably include watching The Real Housewives and reading a bunch of food blogs. Thanks for reading, and have a great night! Oh, and stop by and say hi on my blog if you get bored sometime.
Ali says
I’m a sucker for Diet Mountain Dew also. I TRY to limit myself to one a day, but sometimes I fail miserably.
Mariposa says
Hi Nate! : ) love the post!!!!
Anna says
I have a hard time taking pictures in restaurants too… people look at me like I’m a freak.
Lara (Thinspired) says
Hi Nate! I really enjoyed your guest post It’s nice to gt a man’s perspetive with food, weight loss, etc, sometimes. Mountain Dew isn’t my thing but I do love a diet soda every once in a while! Life is just too short to go without things you enjoy, right?!
Mara @ What's For Dinner? says
This post is great! I’m totally diggin’ on the WWU reference, as I’m currently working on my PhD in Point Counting!
K says
First of all, I’m jealous of your Barney Butter. Are you sure you didn’t have 34 flakes of coconut? Loved the guest post!!
Lisa says
This post made me giggle! Thanks for getting my pseudo-Monday started with a smile.
JennyA says
Sometimes I sneak Diet Coke. Shhhh….. If my SO sees me drinking one, he’ll literally wrench it from my hands because he doesn’t want me to ingest artificial sweeteners. He really has my best interests at heart. However, sometimes I just want a Diet Coke. Not a regular Coke – has to be diet. His parents have a ready supply in their garage, so I will grab one and drink it behind their shed. I feel naughty and it hearkens back to my high school days, only then it was with beer, or whatever alcohol my parents had stashed in the linen closet. Now I can drink a beer if I want to and it’s soda I’m sneaking. Wow, I just realized I’m old.
Holly says
You are so precise with your measurements 🙂
Glad I could start out Tuesday with a laugh!
JennyA says
Also, “They spell Kidz with a z because the EnviroKidz are from the streets, yo” made me laugh and I will always think that in my head when I buy my son’s “bear bars”, as he calls them. Love your post and your blog, Nate!!!
Sarah says
Love the oats cabinet, I need to make one of those myself, not that I have to worry about anyone borrowing stuff from it though, I’m all on my own with that 😉
Sara says
Great post, Nate! I really enjoyed your precise stats. Good stuff.
adrianna says
best guest post yet… nate and kate rock!
Karin says
Fabulous post. Your blog always makes my day.
Sarah says
I love the 33 pieces of coconut! And I’ve attended WWU several times myself!
Your blog always makes me giggle!!
Sara says
nate,
don’t tell kath, but i really enjoyed your post!!! do you have your own blog? i would definitely read it!
Angelea says
LOVE IT!
Kate-you’ve got your hands full, huh? 😉
amber says
By far my favorite guest post thus far. Very in the KERF style. I hope we see more from Nate.
klm says
Are place mats a staple at the house of Nate + Kate?
You are kinda funny– do you have your own blog?
It should be called Nate + Kate + One (Gilbert)..
Mom says
Great post. Will you send Martha to my house next to make cupcakes? Thanks.
Barbara
amy says
funny post! this i am enjoying all the guest posts! what a great idea.
amy from los angeles
Kate says
Thanks for posting Nate. I think its cool that you showed us what you actually eat instead of changing for the blog. I love diet soda and the red boxes too especially Angel hair marinara and those egg mcmuffins. You should be proud of going back to WW ehen you need it, you know it works!
jen says
You are so funny-love your style of humour!
So refreshing from all of our “serious” food blogs and well needed for us to take a chuckle at ourselves in this bizarre food/diary land .
What has happened to our society that we are all reading what people eat all day and their daily habit….it’s addictive reading and yet I also think has a bit of a tie to reality tv and this whole trend….big brother(and all the rest of us!)are tuning in to see what Kath will eat,what Jenna will drink, what Tina will think…etc etc!
Slightly creepy, but I’m as guilty in the amount of time I spend reading them….well better than reading Perez Hilton or something tabloidish I guess!
Keep up the humour!You should guest post here often 🙂
Allison says
I suspect this will be the most popular guest post…pretty hillarious and also pretty realistic for how most guys eat…except that if I’d asked my husband if he was going to finish the steak, he would have said “yeah, I am ….”
Christie @ BeadLuvah says
Awesome post!
Marcia says
You crack me up. I will have to check out your blog. I like the green smoothie…looks good. Nice run (who cares if you are really slow). Sometimes, I like the stuff mixed in with the oatmeal. Sometimes I like the stuff on top.
I was a diet coke fiend for decades (age 15 to 35). Then when pregnant, lost the taste for it, switched to diet dr. pepper. I try to limit myself to three per week. Drink tea on the other days.
Melissa says
Nate,
You always make me laugh. Great post!! : )
ReluctantWriter says
I enjoyed this post. I feel strange taking pics of food when Im out too hehe. God bless the food bloggers!
Jenn )) j3nn.net (( says
LOL great post! I know what you mean about feeling crazy taking pics in a restaurant. I’ve had servers ask why I’m taking pics, too. I wonder if they think I’m an inspector of some sort lol.
Gilbert is adorable.
Jenn
Moran (The Running Addict) says
Nate I LOVED this post! Definitely heading to your blog now!
Samantha says
Favorite guest post so far! Loved how you kept your eating real 🙂
Danica says
HI Nate ~ Great post – I enjoy your site too and can totally relate to your Weight Watchers roller coaster – it is my lifetime quest too 😀
Off to see what is new on your site.
Tiffany says
I LOVED reading this – I laughed out loud numerous times! It very much reminds me of my husband, who drinks Coke all day long (and will argue with me about why its “good” for him) and makes fun of my “hippie granola” cereals as well!
Must be a guy thing…
Recipes for Creativity says
You are hilarious. I am officially adding your blog to my bookmarks menu. I always laugh when I read your blog, but for some reason my brain hasn’t been attached to my mouse-hand lately, so I’ve never managed to consistently visit. That’s going to change.
petunia says
fav guest post so far!
Adventures of Alice says
Hey! I loved your post—I think I even laughed out loud some. Thanks!
My brothers are huge Diet Mountain Dew Fans and got really upset when they changed the flavor–how’d you handle the change? = )
Nicole (dishin') says
Very funny and enjoyable! Thanks for sharing.
Tracey says
This was delightful! I really enjoyed reading it. Thank you for guest posting! 🙂
Olga says
Pace: Really Slow.
I didn’t think that Forerunner 305 HRMs came with this setting but I just got that today, so I guess I believe you.
AmandaD says
Love the WWU comment! I, too, could wallpaper a 2000 sq. foot house with the amount of WW “flare”!
Ellie says
Nice post, loved it! Very refreshing 🙂
Alison says
I thought of this post last night when I was at a restaurant and I too could not bring myself to whip my camera out. I need something to aspire towards I suppose!
Still laughing at the EnviroKidz from the hood yo!
ashley says
i have now laughed a good bit. thank u for your humor. i wll be visiting your blog as well
MaryBe says
You have a great career as a food blogger! You should, you were taught by the best!
Thanks for a great post!