Blue Diamond Almonds – American Heart Association Approved!

Since my father’s stroke, heart health has been on my mind. When I went to see my doctor in late February, she said that we need to monitor my cholesterol since the bad is high and the good is low. Not what you want to hear when you have a history of heart disease in the family.

Shortly after that, I started working from home full-time. I’ve tried to create healthy habits to ensure that I’m eating the best possible foods during the work day. Since my days are so hectic, lunch may be rushed or late. I may grab a snack and it’s important that I don’t grab junk. Like, let’s say, things dipped in chocolate.

Even though I’m working right above the kitchen, I try to have healthy options within reach in my office. My favorite snack is almonds.

Blue Diamond Almonds

Blue Diamond Almonds are a staple for me because they are not processed with wheat, which is important for my gluten-free diet. (I was surprised at how many brands of nuts are processed with wheat. I was so happy that my favorite brand is not. That probably would have caused one of my unpleasant grocery store meltdowns.) I prefer the sea salt oven roasted. (The ones on the right above.) The no salt are also good.

I was delighted to find out that the American Heart Association certified certain flavors of Blue Diamond Almonds as a heart-healthy food. (Something that I already eat is good for me!!!) These flavors were certified by the AHA:

  • Whole Natural
  • Roasted Salted
  • Low Sodium
  • Sea Salt (YES!)
  • No Salt
  • Honey Dijon (I haven’t tried these and I want them.)
    The AHA Certification means that Blue Diamond Almonds meet strict guidelines for heart-healthy food. Now I can snack and it’s heart healthy!
    FitFluential is hosting a Twitter chat about awesome heart-healthy Blue Diamond Almonds at 8 PM CST on Monday, May 21, 2012. Perhaps you should join us. Follow #BlueDiamond. Prizes!

Disclaimer: I am the Chief Marketing Officer of FitFluential LLC. This post is part of a sponsored campaign for Blue Diamond Almonds.

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Boyfriends

I’ve been keeping a secret from my husband. It’s best that I ease him into this, because I don’t know that this is going to be okay. At the very least, he’s going to make fun of me. 

I used to have standards for music. I wasn’t a music snob, but I wasn’t into Disney kid music. It started with Britney and Justin. Then Miley and Selena. Now, the unthinkable has happened. 

 

I like this Justin Bieber song. I only know that I like this one song, so I don’t think I qualify as a full blown Bielieber yet, but I’m fearful for the future. I feel that he’s turning into a Justin Timberlake for the young people. Now that JT is an actor and he has stopped making the awesome music.

Let’s reflect on when he brought sexy back, just for a second.

 

(Bieber, you’ll get there. He was a lot older than you. Also, there was no mention of fondue in this song.)

While I was thinking of Boyfriend and watching the cars in the video, I started thinking of my boyfriend, the 2013 Ford Fusion. Like any proper stalker, I went looking for videos. I found this one.

 

Want to know why this is the best video of my boyfriend that exists in the world?

  1. The obvious part: it is about my boyfriend, the Fusion.
  2. Shiny and pretty.
  3. It’s the official Ford video, so I don’t have to listen to potentially made up nonsense.
  4. The back of my head is in the video. Yup. You can see this head for approximately 1/10 of one second.

How do I know it was my head? Please don’t doubt my own abilities to recognize my own head, first of all. Also, I know where I was standing when I was at NAIAS. I was also standing next to someone who was a lot taller than me, so I look like I’m the height of a child. (It’s for that reason that I’m not pinpointing the exact moment when you can see the back of my head.)

1. Bieber’s new song. Love it or hate it? I really hope that I am not the only adult who likes it.

2. Any boyfriends that you want to take a moment to talk about? I understand that you might not have a video of the back of your head with your boyfriend. Not everyone is as lucky as me.

Disclaimer: In January, I went to NAIAS as part of a badass program that Ford did with online influencers. Ford paid for my travel and accommodations at the Innovation and Design Fantasy Camp and you can read about it here, if you’d like. That’s where I met the Fusion. This is not a paid post. Ford doesn’t know that this is happening and they probably wish that I would stop referring to the car as my boyfriend because some people find that sort of behavior weird. But we can’t help where we find love… I think it would be awesome if SexyBack was the Fusion’s theme song, if you’re listening Ford. “The Fusion’s bringing SexyBack. Those other cars don’t know how to act…” No?

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