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This smoothie is everything you could possibly dream of. Creamy, sweet, packed with a ton of flavor, tastes as satisfying as a vanilla milkshake from a fancy restaurant but has all of the nutrition your body deserves. Not only is this recipe dairy-free (yay for being lactose-free), it is soy-free and gluten-free. And all natural sooo obviously yum. Last week I surprisingly went until Thursday ...
Lately I've been on this huge smoothie kick. My go-to smoothie is pears and frozen bananas, maybe with a dollop of pumpkin puree (as it is in season), with a little vanilla extract. This week, however, I opted for something simple but still packed with protein. I decided I would use some of my Vega One French Vanilla Nutritional Shake protein in my smoothie and combine it with berries. When I ...
This post is directed towards my love of all things pure. Pure-ly Elizabeth that is. The rest of the ingredients are pretty pure too, you could say. I used almond milk, a banana, chia seeds and natural almond butter. All on my list of goodies. I found this recipe from an Instagram that belongs to of one of the first foodies I ever began to follow, Courtney Swan. I started following Courtney a ...
Instead of doing one product in specific that I love, I want to do a post on three products I tried within the past week that I bought at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods that I was SO pleased with. I highly recommend these and they're relatively cheap (always a perk)! If that doesn't get you to go buy it, trust me when I say they taste way too good not to buy. The first product is Trader Joe's ...
I've never been a huge bar person for the sole purpose they're usually just "nutritious" candy bars with not a ton of good-for-you ingredients but a ton of ingredients similar to a candy bar. Sure, most companies include some extra grams of protein into their bars but that doesn't mean they're always helping out your body. Through some product research on vegan bars with ingredients I can ...
You can't deny the fact that a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is the ultimate comfort food. When you're lazy and need a quick lunch with a cold glass of (almond) milk, some peanut butter, fresh jam (or melted berries) and sprouted bread can't get you down. However, sometimes you want to mix things up. Something cool and refreshing, a little on the sweet side, a protein pick-me-up. That's when I ...
