The Three J’s

I feel privileged when I was one of the 10% that didn’t faint because of the lululemon and whole foods next door ha. ;) I’ve actually never tried whole foods or whole foods salad bar and it’s refreshing that it was only your first time. Though we did just (well a year ago) get a whole foods in my area.

That is awesome seeing childhood friends. I actually went to school in Europe and am not close with any of my friends from back there sadly. Heck, I’ve grown apart from my high school friends but that is a story for another day LOL.

Have a great day Janae!

I actually saw a few of my elementary school friends a couple weeks ago at a wedding after about 10 years! It was awesome :)

I actually still stay in touch with one of my friends from elementary school. She only lives about 2 hours from me and our kids are close to the same age. We try and get together for a weekend every few months but talk regularly.
I do really like the Honey Stingers after trying one for the first time a few months ago. They were much better than I anticipated but I don’t do any of the other “stuff”. I prefer real food for my fuel.
Love, love, love Trader Joe’s Creamy Almond Butter with sea salt. It is the best and it is only about 20 minutes from me.
Never heard of or tried fry sauce but how can you beat mayo and ketchup together. Sounds like a winning combo to me. :)

I love the peanut butter chocolate chip Larabar. So yummy. And we have a TJ’s that opened two years ago a couple of blocks away from our Whole Foods and it’s only 5 miles from my house. Dangerous.

Hi J,

I love …. I mean LOVE Luna Chocolate Dipped Coconut Bars… try them!! I have one elem. school friend that I keep in touch with.. she’s a gem her name is Kathleen– best friend ever. I’m a lucky gal, trader joe’s is like 2 miles from my house, directly across the street from whole food, life is good… if only Lulumon would come into town, my life would be complete.

Oh.. my fav TJ find, a must have in my home is the Balsamic Vinegar of Modena… I make my salad dressing with it …. 33.8 oz’s of liguid gold.
Love your blog!!!
Kat

My first love was Zone Perfect Cookie Dough Bars, and we are still going strong. Not the absolute-most-healthy-thing-ever, but down right delicious. On a totally unrelated note – your nail polish. It’s like perfection in a color.

My eyes immediately zoned in on those chocolate covered marshmallows in your cart – that was my answer to the question you asked yesterday about favourite chocolate-covered food ;) And when it comes to bars, my allergies [to peanuts] usually get in the way and I can’t eat a lot of the storebought ones, but I do love whipping them up at home. They’re quick, convenient, and delicious… what’s not to love :D

I’ve never tried the Whole Foods salad bar, but I’ve been there all of two times in my life, so I guess it’s okay. Favorite Trader Joes find is their spinach & kale dip. So good! Love the picture of Miss Brooke signing her name!

I do love LaraBars! And I went to TJoes last weekend–it’s an hour and a half away but SO worth the drive. :)

I did my speed in the rain on Monday and aside from a damp track it was a blast. Try it. You’ll love it.

I love the whole foods salad bar so very much! So delicious.

I like Vfuel gels for running but I like to snack on coconut cream larabars. So good!
Closest TJs is 10 miles and I love their sunbutter! My girls love their fresh bouquets of flowers so I let them pick one for our breakfast table when we go! Have a good run! I just finished an easy 10 miler with a neighbor.

I should really make a huge thing of pico every week like that! we go through anything Mexican like it’s cool… because it IS cool.
You were adorable as a little girl, still the tallest one of the bunch! lol.

I have never been to a Whole Foods, Trader Joes, or A Lululemon. Small town problems :( I might need to make a container of pico like that because I have so many tomatoes from my garden I don’t know what to do! Oh I know all about fry sauce. It’s the BEST!

I like blueberry or mint cliff bars for snacks! I’ve been thinking of eating them before long runs because I’ve been burning out fast (recently) and I think its because the bagel im chowing down on prior to a race isn’t enough (anymore). Any advice for pre race meals? That wont make you run to the potty during a race? :)

Melissa

http://www.theredheadedrunner.com

Kind bars and Raw Revolution bars are my favorites.

Yes, I have several close friends that I have been friends with since elementary school. They are the best!

My TJ’s is 40 minutes away. But I work right down the street from it on Saturday mornings, so I stop by there almost every week. My best find there lately was the Reduced-Guilt Guacamole last weekend. SO good! That poor little container didn’t even make it through an entire day in our house.

Who has tried fry sauce before?!?! Yes! No one here serves it, but we make it at home.

I still see my friends from elementary school every time I go home to visit. We went to the same schools from kindergarten to high school so we are still very close.

Shopping is a very important skill to learn, so it’s great that Brooke is learning at an early age :)

No TJ’s by my house, but I recently learned there is one in the next town over…I may have to take a trip out there and see what it’s all about.

Love the picture of you and your friends from 5th grade! :) My oldest friend and I met when we were about 3, and we still keep in touch and get together whenever she comes back to visit (I still live in the same state that we grew up in–NH–but she lives in TX now).

No TJ’s anywhere even remotely near me. I don’t even know if we have one in the entire state!

I’ve known one of my closest friends since 1st grade! And I’ve made fry sauce all my life! Something I learned from my dad.

Try the strawberry Honey Stingers. I think they are better than the vanilla and both of those flavors are better than the chocolate.

I love the Honey Stinger Waffle and the Orange Chewables. They are great for long bike rides/runs. I eat the heck out of Luna Bars. Lemon Zest is my favorite with White Chocolate Macademia Nut in the clear 2nd.

I see my oldest friend (since 2nd grade) next month. We have stayed in touch for all these years.

You and your friends are too cute! How awesome lulu and wf are right next to each other! Have a great day!!!

I live 1 city block away from Trader Joe’s. In fact, I start and stop my runs there and in the winter did laps around it and called it the Trader Joe’s 10k. I also live 2 blocks from a whole foods but I can’t stand shopping in there so I never do.

I never eat on my runs–I’ve always felt like I did this to lose weight, so eating while I’m doing it is kind of counterproductive… During a marathon this is not the soundest policy but I survived.

Oh I didn’t know how lucky I was! Where I live there are TJs everywhere! I think there are like 8 within 40 minutes of me so I’m never far from one.
That’s funny, I live nowhere near you but it’s been pouring here all last night and this morning too. I’m actually looking forward to running in the rain today :)

I can actually say in FULL truth that I have never been to a LuLuLemon store and don’t really care to. Maybe some day but right now… I’m down with Outlet Malls, Dicks Sporting Goods, and my all time favorite: TARGET.

Those Honey Wheat Pretzels are delicious!!

What is your sister’s recipe for pico de gallo? Looks like she puts white onion and green onion in it? I need to make some, I have a lot of tomatoes to use up.

Looks like a fun day! I would love to have a lululemon and Whole Foods next door to each other! What did you get at lulu?

Definitly stay in touch with 2 of my bff’s from age 4 on.

I have had mayo and ketchup ( I think it’s a dutch thing?)
But I also LOVED sweet and sour sauce and ketchup from Mcd’s as a kid… that’s a good combo!

I eat Fiber One bars. Not really that classy, but really delicious. I want to get on the protein bar bandwagon, but both the Whole Foods and the TJ’s are so far away from me, and off the most annoying highway in the country, that I just can’t make myself go there.

I haven’t seen most of my elementary school friends in a while, but when we do reunite it is amazing. I am still best friends with my middle school best friend though – I’m actually in her wedding next year!

Oh and we have fry sauce in Louisiana too. We call it Cane’s sauce.

still in touch with two good friends from elementary school! i think Gu is the best way to go for fuel. it’s just easy and small and done in no time.

I am still in touch with a few of my closest friends from junior high/ high school, we get together quite a bit! The nearest TJ’s is so far away :( I’ve actually never even been. I think I need to make a special trip! And I LOVE the ketchup/mayo combo… I call it fancy sauce :)

I love anything from trader joes!!!!!

Fry Sauce! We have that in WA but you cannot get it in Arizona. I am 8 months pregnant and craving fry sauce and crinkle fries everyday!

I LOVE Larabars and Clif bars. Some other bars can be pretty fake tasting, but I like those if I’m in a pinch!

I think you and I should open a TJ’s in Utah County…what do you say? ;)

There is a really awesome picture of me with my BFF in 5th grade where we are wearing matching jorts with white tshirts tucked in and I had sweet gold-rimmed glasses… your picture totally made me reminisce a little bit, haha!

BTW she and I are still best friends (even though we live 2 states apart!) and I am the godmother of her new baby boy :)

YES I love Whole Foods so much, I’m glad you enjoyed it!!

That’s so awesome that you still keep in touch with your grade school friends. I keep in touch with some of them on FaceBook, but I haven’t seen them in years.

I would be in so much trouble if there was a LULU and WF next to each other where I lived. So glad the nearest Lulu is 2hrs away or I would probably buy a lot more than I normally do.

There are 3 TJ’s within 10 minutes of us. I’m liking their Power to the Greens lately.

It is so great to have long-time friends like that!! I’ve had one good friend since before kindergarten! That’s over 40 years of friendship!!!

Hope the rain lets up :)

I got together with three of my elementary school friends a couple of years ago and it was so fun! We need to do it again, especially now that I live close to them.
I am looking out my window at blue skies, so I’m going to cross my fingers that it cleared up for you in time to do your workout outside!
Fry sauce is the best!!!!!!! I mean, this is a bias Utah girl talking, but that stuff is heaven.

I like Kind bars and Luna fiber bars best right now. Fave at TJs is Better N Peanut Butter.

I have never tried fry sauce??! Don’t know if I can be steered away from my love of ketchup.

I like to eat bars once in awhile, usually Luna bars and sometimes a Quest bar, but they dont do much for my hunger without something else added to it (usually peanut butter ;)

My best friend of 20-ish years and I met in 3rd grade and remain best friends to this day! We moved to NYC together. And I still talk to a few others! One of my closest friends from elementary will be getting married in 2 weeks!

I love TJ’s. We have 3 in NYC so I go at least 3 times a month. My favorite find is obviously the cookie butter… but I cant let myself buy it!

Love fry sauce!

The same “fry sauce” is a Quebec thing here in Canada! I find it so interesting how different places have specific things like that. It is super good I will admit but I never eat it at home…

I’m still really good friends with a core group of elementary school friends and really good friends with two girls I went to preschool with! It’s pretty awesome :)

I prefer the cashew Larabar–yum!
I actually still talk to my BFF from elementary school–she has lived in California since middle school (I’m in Indiana) and we still stay in touch—We are actually flying out for her wedding in October.

TJ’s is pretty much the only place I get groceries while I’m at school because it’s the closest to me (plus they’re awesome). It’s about a quarter mile away and I pass by it on my walk to school.

So fun that you have such awesome friends around!

I’ve never been to the whole foods bar, but I do love me some lululemon!!

I bet you ran outside on the track ;)

I literally just had that honey stinger vanilla waffle in my hand the other day to try but chickened out and went with my old standard of sport beans. Darn! As for bars, I love the Kind bars. There’s one that has salted pretzel and dark chocolate mixed with nuts that is to die for! And almond/apricot is another fave.

I went to school with a stefanie and a stacy so we were the three S’s =)

i love the story about the three j’s! i’m still best friends with 4 girls from kindergarten/1st grade. i love them so much and don’t know what i’d do without them. childhood bffs are really the best!

i don’t eat bars often, but when i do, i LOVE larabars. the peanut butter cookie and cherry pie flavors are some of my faves!

Totally off subject, but…
Oh my goodness, I just did your 8 minute abs video and it is TOUGH! Ouch! I can’t believe you just did it twice the other day. Your abs must look fierce. I’ll get there soon, right ;)

I am a fan of Cliff bars… mostly the chocolate mint or the dark cherry almond. The texture of those are delicious. Oh Yeah bars taste like Oh Henry bars… for the first half. And lately I am trying the different Quest bars… they have a different texture but are pretty good.

I don’t have many elementary school friends left really. We have all kind of gone our separate ways unfortunately.

I actually love bars and kind of wish I didn’t because of all of the scary ingredients and sugar in most of them. My absolute favorite bar is the Chunky PB ThinkThin bar (try it please, and thank me later). But prerun, I love Larabars. So few ingredients, good balance of calories, and yummy flavors! Chocolate PB is currently my favorite, but also like the PBJ and blueberry muffin.

I like the honeystings gu’s and chews but can’t eat the waffles because they aren’t gluten free. I really like Kind and Lara bars though

I love love love the mango mango gummies from Trader Jose’s! So good. (Althought I might have a small mango addiction problem.)

We call fry sauce “secret sauce” here..or maybe thats just not a Texas thing? I dont know but either way its delicious! Ive been making a healthy at home version by mixing Greek yogurt and ketchup…Dont knock it ’til you try it!

The almond butter from Trader Joe’s is my absolute favorite. so so good!
It’s my husband’s birthday today and for his birthday dessert we’re having our own at-home froyo bar. I picked up frozen yogurt (of course), berries, mini peanut butter cups, TJ’s Joe-Joes, peanut butter, coconut shreds, and dark chocolate chips for toppings. can.not.wait.

Hey Janae! You need to time your Lulu/Whole Foods/Trader Joe’s visit on a night that Lululemon does their Sunset Salutations Yoga! It’s Wednesday night at the Grand America hotel in the courtyard outside. And the best part….it’s FREE! And it is awesome! It’s shady, and there is always a nice breeze! You need to come try it!

Have a great day!
ali

Yum, Honey Stinger waffles are the best-my favorite are the lemon flavored ones.

I LOVE STINGER WAFFLES!

Hi! Love your blog. It motivates me to keep running although I’m a beginner. Your baby is so cute and pretty. Here in Puerto Rico we have the fry sauce but we call it guess what: mayoketchup. We use it for dipping tostones (fried plantain), sorullitos (cornmeal fritters yes fried!) and even as a salad dressing!

Saludos y que todo te vaya bien!!!

I’m in touch with a few of my elementary school friends via facebook, but I only actually really ever see one. It doesn’t help that I moved away right before middle school.

OMG- I follow Jamyn’s blog and LOVE her! You guys are SO gorgeous!! Brooke is still adorable as always! :)

I’ve only ever tried Clif Bars, but I really like them. The coconut choco chip is my favorite.

I am in touch with several people I’ve know since elementary school, but haven’t visited with any recently.

We have a TJ’s about 10 minutes down the street, but we never shop there. We have a seriously confined budget and usually stick to Walmart and Stop & Shop (which don’t always have the healthiest options available depending on stocked items).

I’ve never tried fry sauce before but it sounds yummy. I usually get weird looks when I ask servers for tartar sauce on the side (when I’m ordering a burger or something) because I dip my fries in that.

Fun day! I love Luna bars (peppermint/chocolate is my favorite right now). I also really like the Lara bars (most flavors). They have them at Costco now, so yeah, they end up in my cart.

I mostly keep up with my friends from elementary school via Facebook. Hoping to get back “home” soon to see some of their faces in actual 3D.

Love Trader Joe’s. Cinnamon Almonds, Kale/Broccoli salad, anything in the freezer aisle…It’s all good.

Fry sauce, aka “secret sauce” where I’m from, was served with all orders from our Arctic Circle establishment — which I’m pretty sure is no longer in business. But I don’t think that was because of the fry sauce.