- Welcome to After Dinner Dance! I'm Caroline, a 27-year-old living in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. My blog follows my love of cooking delicious and nutritious meals that make veggies taste good, and a bit of my life including my running and adventures with my toy poodle, Teddy! I have a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and I am also a Certified Health Education Specialist. Feel free to contact me at afterdinnerdance@gmail.com - I'd love to hear from you!
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Category Archives: Running
What I Ate Wednesday #15
Good morning! Lucky for me, I get to skip Wednesday this week and go right onto Thursday, since tomorrow is like Friday for me! But I’ll still do my What I Ate Wednesday post, per tradition! Thanks again to Jenn for … finish reading What I Ate Wednesday #15
Chocolate Chunk Banana Soft Serve and Giveaway Winner!
Good morning! Don’t you wish tomorrow was July 4th again? Sigh. First off, I forgot to announce the winner of the SlimKicker giveaway in my last post. The winner of the Ozeri Digital Kitchen Scale is Blessie! Blessie, please contact the SlimKicker … finish reading Chocolate Chunk Banana Soft Serve and Giveaway Winner!
Posted in Dessert, Fitness, Giveaway, Gluten-free, Recipes, Running, Snacks, Vegetarian
Tagged banana, chocolate, giveaway, ice cream, running
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Double Chocolate Cranberry Quinoa Bars and a Running Update
Yesterday, as I was going through comments on my blog, I realized that I’ve been neglecting to update my workout log. I most definitely have not stopped exercising in these past two weeks! Moving into the house has left my … finish reading Double Chocolate Cranberry Quinoa Bars and a Running Update
Posted in Dessert, Fitness, Gluten-free, Recipes, Running, Snacks, Uncategorized
Tagged chocolate, dessert, gluten-free, quinoa, running, Snacks
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Kale Quinoa Salad and My First 5 Mile Run!
Good morning! I had a whirlwind of a weekend and Monday was pretty much a blur because I was so tired. The weekend started out on a good note because I ran five miles!!! My farthest distance yet! It was my last run on the … finish reading Kale Quinoa Salad and My First 5 Mile Run!
Posted in Gluten-free, Recipes, Running, Sides, Vegetarian
Tagged gluetn-free, kale, quinoa, running, salad, sides, vegetarian
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What I Ate Wednesday #8 (WIAW), National Running Day and Disney News
Guess what today is? National Running Day! (By the way, I cannot believe I didn’t know that yesterday was National Cheese Day until it was almost over! I really need to get one of those little calendars that tells you … finish reading What I Ate Wednesday #8 (WIAW), National Running Day and Disney News
Asian Marinated Salmon
Is it really Monday again? Sigh. My weekend started off with a great 4 mile run – yes, I ran 4 miles! I’ve only ever done that once before, so I was on a runner’s high for a while after … finish reading Asian Marinated Salmon
Posted in Asian, Fish, Gluten-free, Recipes, Running, Vegetarian, Yoga
Tagged asian, fish, gluten-free, running, salmon, vegetarian, yoga
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Avocado Mac ‘N Cheese
Every time I’ve been going on a run lately, I haven’t really wanted to go because I’m exhausted from being bored at work all day (I know, tough job!). But then every morning and all day long, I’m wishing I … finish reading Avocado Mac ‘N Cheese
Quick and Delicious Mexican Tortilla Pizzas
Good morning! Anyone else thinking that Memorial Day weekend can’t come soon enough? I realized that I haven’t been posting as much on exercise and running lately. Though it’s been an adjustment to exercise in the evenings and add it into … finish reading Quick and Delicious Mexican Tortilla Pizzas
Posted in Fitness, Gluten-free, Mexican, Recipes, Running, Vegetarian
Tagged gluten-free, mexican, pizza, vegetarian
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Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Creamy Goat Cheese Sauce and Running with Teddy
Yesterday was absolutely beautiful here in New Hampshire. As I was getting ready for my run, I decided it was just too nice out to leave Teddy behind. Now I remember why I don’t like to run with Teddy! He’s … finish reading Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Creamy Goat Cheese Sauce and Running with Teddy
My First 5K Race
Yesterday, I finally did it. I ran my first 5K! My final time was 32:19. Was I happy with my time? Not really. But I’m happy that I can finally say I ran a 5K! A few months ago, I … finish reading My First 5K Race