How to Make Your Own Protein Ice Cream
You guys already know that protein does wonders for your body…and your appetite, right? Each evening (okay—I’m a total addict), I make myself my very own version of protein ice cream to beat my sweet cravings and give my body something healthy to enjoy before I head to bed. This basic protein ice cream recipe only requires [...]
A Healthier Cookie That Doesn’t Taste “Diet-y”
Is it just me or when you hear that a cookie is packed with fiber, is low in sugar, has whole grains and is a healthy choice, do you also tend to think that the cookie isn’t going to be too tasty? For this reason, I have a tendency to let “diet” cookies sit on [...]
Nectresse Review: Just How Sweet Is This New Natural Sweetener?
You guys remember a few months ago when we tried Arctic Zero and pretty much flipped over the natural low-calorie-sweetness power of monk fruit? Well, as we suspected, monk fruit is getting more and more popular. So much so that it caught the eye of the maker of Splenda, who launched Nectresse, its own all-natural [...]
3 Steps to Break Sugar Addiction: Part Two
December 13, 2012 by Jenn
Filed under Desserts, Guest Posts, Motivation, Nosh, Nutrition, Weight Loss
Last week, Jonathan Bailor, the author of The Smarter Science of Slim, shared with us the signs of sugar addiction. And today he’s giving us easy strategies to break sugar addiction without going without your favorite treat forever! In part one of this post, we showed how sugar addiction is real and is a real problem. [...]
Lifeway Greek-Style Fro-Yo: The Ice Cream with Perks
Let’s get one thing straight—I’m lactose intolerant, which means I haven’t had a decent scoop of ice cream in many moons. While this has saved me from a world of hurt when stress calls for a pint of the dairy-licious good stuff, I still crave it occasionally. That’s probably why I’m such a fan of [...]
Arctic Zero Review: Possibly the Best Ice Cream Ever Invented
You know when things sound too good to be true? Well, that’s pretty much what Arctic Zero was for me. This new ice cream boosts nutritionals that are just 150 calories, 14 grams of whey protein and 8 grams of fiber—per pint. Pint, people. Like sit down and eat the whole pint for 150 calories. [...]
How ‘Healthy’ Is That Fro-Yo?
A do-it-yourself frozen yogurt shop just opened up in our neighborhood. It’s one of those places where you can choose from many different flavors of fro-yo and build your own delicious dessert concoction with the insane number of toppings available. It’s ridiculously yummy and slightly addictive. I went several times the first few weeks it [...]
A Paleo Dessert Recipe You Just Have to Try…
They say necessity is the mother of all creation, and “they” are right. After a particularly hard workout one evening, just a few days into doing my 30-day Paleo challenge (if you’re interested in going Paleo and haven’t read them yet, be sure to check out my Paleo tips and my overall thoughts on the “diet” [...]
The Perfect Summer Treat: Strawberry Shortcake
The following is a post sponsored by Egg Beaters. For our sponsored post policy, click here. There are a lot of reasons to love the warmer weather, but one of them is certainly the berries that are coming into season. I picked up a flat of strawberries the other day and, oh-my-goodness, were they good. So sweet [...]
Trying the New Starbucks Breakfast Wrap and Cake Pop
March 27, 2012 by Jenn
Filed under Desserts, Eating Out, Nosh
I’m a sucker for dark French-press coffee with just a splash of cream. Seeing that I’m also a sucker for a hot breakfast (goodness, I love breakfast food) and cake pops of any variety, when Starbucks asked if we’d like to try a few of its new offerings, I got my to-go cup ready and hit [...]
