A Paleo-Friendly Snack: AMRAP Nutrition Refuel Bar
During my 30-day Paleo challenge last summer, I learned a lot of things. First, for me, that when I eat really clean, I feel better and have more energy. Second, that going Paleo takes some serious ingredient-label investigating. And third? That easy go-to Paleo snacks are kind of hard to find. Sure, you can do [...]
Fueling My Workouts With Pure Protein
February 25, 2013 by Jenn
Filed under Blogs, Eating In, From Jenn, Giveaways, Nosh, Nutrition, Past Giveaways, Snacking, Sponsored Posts
This post is sponsored by Pure Protein. Check out great ways to Eat Good and Look Great. So, it’s no secret that I like my protein. After all, protein is super important and is awesome for keeping you full and helping your body to recover after tough workouts. And seeing that I’m not a fan [...]
How to Make Your Own Energy Bars at Home
It’s easy to get addicted to nutrition and energy bars. They’re just so quick. And convenient. And tasty. But, like most things that come in a shiny foil wrapper, they’re not the healthiest. Darn! Though many boast a mega-punch of protein, added vitamins/minerals, antioxidants and other good stuff, it’s hard to find an energy bar that doesn’t have a bunch of added [...]
Not to Get All High and Mighty But…
With a name like High & Mighty, these bars that NutriFit sent us to try recently have a lot to live up to. And do they? Well, yeah, they pretty much do. While probably not my favorite bar of all time, these are dang delicious with nutritional stats that can’t be beat (excect for more [...]
Peanut Butter Cups…With Protein for Workouts?
It almost sounds too good too be true: chocolate peanut butter cups that are infused with protein with no sugar added. But that’s exactly what Quest has created, Cravings Peanut Butter Cups, which the company claims is candy that’s actually good for you. While we’re not ready to say that they’re as good as, say, Brussels sprouts [...]
Nutrition Bar Head-to-Head Taste-Off: Barre Bars vs. Gnu Flavor & Fiber Bars
In our pursuit of being the ultimate guinea pigs for you, today we taste-test two new snack bars—Barre bars and Gnu Flavor & Fiber bars that boast uber nutrition and a delicious taste. Who will win? Read on for this bar-a-licious head-to-head competition… Barre Bars Barre workouts are all the rage these days with lots [...]
Putting Three GNC Total Lean Products to the Taste-Test
As I’ve mentioned before, a trip to GNC kind of freaks me out. There are so many choices and options that I usually end up heading straight to the whole-food area, looking at the bags of chia seeds and goji berries and get on my merry little way. However, when GNC hit us up to [...]
We’re “Keen” on Keen-Wah Decadence Bars
I remember when quinoa first started getting popular. The first time I read about it, my first thought was: “Now how the heck do you say that?” I can’t remember exactly how I first said it before looking up the correct pronunciation, but I can guarantee you that it was humorous and way, way off. I can’t imagine I [...]
There’s a Food Called Cocomocorn (That’s Where You Wanna Go to Get Away From It All)
Beach Boys reference, anyone? Ever since I went to Jamaica, the song “Kokomo” has a lot more meaning for me—and this Cocomocorn from Cocomo Joe? Well, it reminds me of the song, both because the words sound the same and because there’s a lot of coconut involved. Like, a lot. So, Koko…Coco…no matter the spelling, let’s [...]
Get Naked: Trying NudeFood Bars and Breakfast Boosts
You’ve heard of eating clean, but how about NudeFood? According to the company, Nude Food is all about nutrient-dense foods (Get it? NUtrient DEnse?), and following the idea that a calorie is not a calorie, all of their products are made up of ingredients with no empty calories, but rather chock-full of vitamins, minerals, protein, fiber, carbs and good [...]
