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Save Big $ on Your Favorites: Swanson’s Vitamins
I am a big fan of Swanson’s Vitamins, especially as a poor college student, they have saved me soooooo much money on the things that I need. Their health food/product selection is huge! Pretty much anything you could possibly want at a fraction of its original cost! Shopping there is a must for me, they have the cheapest health food/product prices out of all other companies! Their products are amazing quality!
Like for example, my favorite thing of all time, liquid stevia, originally costs $10.99, but at Swanson’s I can have it for only $5.99, half the price!
Click HERE to get some super cheap stevia!
Or another favorite of mine, Justin’s Almond Butter is 35% cheaper! You really can’t beat it!
Click HERE to get some insanely cheap Justin’s Almond Butter
This picture here is all of the stuff that I bought before I came to college! Here’s the breakdown on how much money I saved:
- Stevia– saved $5
- Raw Honey– saved $2.00
- Tahini– saved $2.00
- Peppermint Extract– saved $9.00!
- 2 16 oz. Bags of Garbanzo Bean Flour– saved $3.00
- Golden Flaxseed– saved .50
- 4 bags of Shiratyki noodles– saved $1.60
- Vita Coco Water-saved
- Unsweetened Shredded Coconut-saved $1.00
- French Toast Rice Cakes -saved $1.00
So in total I saved $25! Check out Swanson’s Vitamins for tons more amazing deals!
Save yourself some time and money and shop at Swanson’s, you and your wallet will be glad you did!
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Peanut Butter and Banana French Toast Roll-ups
The Best Breakfast Ever!
My Latest Health-Food Obsession: Elli Quark
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I found a yogurt (well, Quark) that is so much better than Greek yogurt! I am a self-proclaimed greek yogurt addict, I pretty much have it at least twice a day, and I am so impressed with Elli Quark, it is seriously my new favorite thing ever. You may ask, what is quark? Well to tell you the truth, I had no idea until I heard about this amazing company.
Here is the definition of quark, found on the Elli Quark Website:
Elli Quark is a spoonable fresh cheese with a creamy texture similar to Greek yogurt,
But with a richer, less sour taste. It also has a better protein-to-carb ratio than
Greek yogurt, with high protein and no added sugars.
That definition is literally spot on. So rich and creamy, my goodness, it comes in so many flavors ranging from the typical fruit flavor of salted caramel, perfection as its greatest. The flavors have just the right sweetness, not too sweet like many other brands.
Now if you weren’t already convinced, this brand of yogurt/quark is not only impressive in terms of taste, but also nutrition:
- Each 6 oz. container has only 80 calories, yes you read right, only 80 calories for a portion equal to that of chobani, which has roughly 140 calories!
- it only has 5 grams of sugar, compared to 26 grams in traditional Greek yogurt
- No added Sodium
- 0% fat
- 2X more protein than traditional yogurt
- Aids in digestion, probiotic and active cultures are highly effective
- No added sugar!
- All natural
The good news is that Elli Quark is quickly spreading, with more and more locations, it’s becoming much easier to find, plus if you click HERE, you can get a discount and find the closest location possible to ensure you will be able to taste this wonderful new favorite of mine!
FLAVORS!!!:
- Peach
- Lemon
- Cherry
- Pineapple
- Blueberry
- Mint chocolate
- Red Velvet
- Sea Salt Caramel (my fav! but they are all so good!)
- Vanilla Bean
- Bananas Foster
You can have these anytime,anywhere. They are perfect for traveling, or enjoying at home. You can have them for breakfast with fruit, with lunch as a side, a filling snack or even dessert, they are so versatile and convenient. And for only 80 calories, come-one, these are perfect for when you need something sweet if you are trying to lose weight or not!
WIAW: College Dorm Style
Being back at college is nice and all, but I really miss having a kitchen and more living space! But that’s okay, since I can still make food in my dorm, it may always be my ideal meal, but I’m trying my best to “cook” meals in my dorm room! Lets face it, the dining hall isn’t very good, I mean all I ever eat there is chicken, fish, and salad, not too exciting. I hope you enjoy my eats today, and if you live in a dorm at the moment, I hope to inspire you to make your own healthy food in your dorm!
Breakfast before practice is typically oatmeal since it keeps me full and gives me a lot of energy! I love to change up my oats with different add/ins.
Today’s breakfast was 1/2 cup oatmeal cooked with water and Chia seeds. I added Kauffman’s Pumpkin Butter(literally my favorite thing ever, check out my review HERE), some apple sauce, 1/2 apple, a few crushed nuts and a dollop of all natural Peanut Butter!
I usually manage to go to the dining hall for lunch, but I really didn’t feel like it today. Lunch typically is chicken with roasted veggies and a salad, all day every day.
Today for lunch I made a baked potato and added some canned tuna and some canned black beans, it was actually a really good combo. I mixed it all together after I took this photo!
Dinners are the same as lunch usually, but today I had one of my favorite things from the HUB. It is a taco salad, you can pretty much put anything you want on it, but I always go for the healthy, not to mention delicious options! This one has Grilled Chicken, roasted veggies, shredded lettuce, red beans, Pico de Gallo, salsa, tomato, onions, olives, cilantro and most importantly, GAUC! Yum!
My snacks today were an apple, rice cake and Red Velvet ELLI QUARK (so so good, you must try!)!
Thank You Jen for hosting!
Paleo Banana Nut Breakfast Cereal
Cereal is one of my most favorite foods. I can eat it for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. Eat it by the handful, spoonful, or on top of a yogurt parfait. When I was little I used to mix all kinds of cereal together because loved having a variety or textures and flavors in my mouth. I wanted to make some kind of cereal other than granola, and after researching on other food blogs I came up with this cereal! You won’t find added sugar or preservatives in here, just the delicious taste of banana and nutty goodness. So easy and simple to make, you don’t need to buy cereal anymore! This has the taste of banana nut muffins in a wheat-free and gluten-free cereal! Make this now!
Paleo Banana Nut Breakfast Cereal
serves 3-4
- 1/2 cup almond meal
- 2 Tbsp. flaxseeds
- 2 Tbsp. golden raisins
- 2 Tbsp. unsweetened shredded coconut
- 2 Tbsp, sunflower seeds
- 2 Tbsp. chopped walnuts
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 banana, mashed
- 1 Tbsp. coconut oil
- 1 Tbsp. maple syrup/honey/agave
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
- Combine first 7 ingredients in a bowl. Mix well.
- In a separate bowl, combine banana, coconut oil and maple syrup. Mix well and add to other ingredients . Stir well, scraping the sides of the bowl each time.
- Place parchment paper on a cooking sheet and spread on cereal in a thin layer.
- Bake for about 45 minutes, checking every 15 minutes. Break into flakes and bake an additional 15 minutes, or until golden.
- Enjoy!
Health Benefits
Bananas
- Packed with many vitamins and minerals such as potassium, manganese, magnesium, folate, vitamin B6, C and A
- Plenty of fiber
- Natural sugars
Almonds
- High in vitamin E, potassium and magnesium
- Healthy fats
- Fiber packed
Recipe as a whole
- All natural
- No processed ingredients
- No preservatives
- No refined sugar
- 100% clean
- Wheat-free
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- Protein
- Fiber
- Healthy fats
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Paleo
- Whole 30
Fast Fix Breakfast: Microwave Pineapple English Muffin
Yum! Made in the Microwave!
Heavenly Nut Butter Review: Maple Almond Butter
Maple Almond Butter
So excited to share this review with you guys! This is so amazing!
Price: A little under a dollar for a single serving pack, and close to $15 for a 16 oz. jar. Pretty pricey, but the quality is like none other! I recommend getting the single servings pack if you are just trying it out so you don’t end up tossing money out if its not your cup of tea.
Ingredients: Only five ingredients, dry roasted almonds, maple sugar, palm fruit oil and sea salt. All the ingredients are natural and organic, gluten-free and vegan.
Nutrition Facts: The calories and fat are similar to any nut butter, 190 calories and 16 grams of f at per serving. Pretty impressed with the amount of fiber and protein in a serving, 3 grams and 5 grams respectively. The amount of sugar is pretty low (3 grams), considering there is added unrefined maple sugar for flavoring. Other than that it is pretty clean.
Taste: The taste is amazing! The maple flavor is subtle, but works well with the almond taste. If you love almond butter, this is definitely a step above from the regular stuff!
Consistency: If you are not used to almond butter the texture may feel a bit grainy, but you will get used to it. Besides that, the texture is pretty smooth and similar to natural smooth peanut butter.
College Breakfasts Made in A Mug!
Hello there! Are you a poor college student who is trying to eat healthy but the dining hall pizza is calling their name? Then you are at the right place! I have some quick and easy ideas for your hectic class schedule! All you need is a mug, cooking spray and a few food staples!
Breakfast Ideas
Carrot Cake English Muffin
- 3 Tbsp. shredded carrots
- 1/4 cup oats
- 1 egg white
- 1/8 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 Tbsp. honey
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend until mixture is smooth.
- Spray cooking spray in a mug and add in mixture. Microwave for about 2 minutes, or until done.
- Carefully take out of mug and slice in half. Spread with peanut butter and top with raisins, or whatever you desire.
- Enjoy!
Pineapple English Muffin
- 1/3 cup oats
- 1 egg white (or 2 tbsp apple sauce or mashed banana for a vegan option)
- 1/4 cup pineapple
- 1/8 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp. baking soda
- dash of cinnamon
- Add all ingredients to a blender/food processor and pulse until ingredients are fully mixed.
- Spray cooking spray in a small mug and add mixture.
- Microwave for 2 1/2-3 minutes or until fully cooked.
- Wait for english muffin to cool and cut in half.
- Toast (optional) and spread natural peanut butter, sprinkle unsweetened shredded coconut and top with golden raisins.
- Enjoy!
Salted Caramel and Banana English Muffin
- 1/3 cup oats
- 1/2 small banana
- 1 egg white (2 Tbsp. applesauce for a vegan option)
- 1 prune
- 4 whole unsalted cashews
- 1/8 tsp. baking soda
- 1/8 tsp. flaked salt
- 1/8 tsp. vanilla extract
- Add all ingredients into a blender/food processor and pulverize for about 30 seconds (or until ingredients are fully mixed.
- Spray cooking spray in a mug and add mixture.
- microwave for about 2 1/2 – 3 minutes (or until fully cooked).
- Top with natural peanut butter and the other half of banana, if desired.
- Enjoy!
Blueberry White Chocolate Peanut Butter English Muffin
- 1/3 cup oats
- 1 egg white (or 2 tbsp. apple for vegan option)
- 2 tsp. peanut butter
- 1/4 cup blueberries, chopped
- 1 Tbsp. vegan white chocolate chips
- 1/8 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
- In a food processor, combine oat flour, egg white, peanut butter, 2 Tbsp. blueberries, vanilla and cinnamon. Blend for about 30 seconds, or until ingredients are well mixed.
- Spray cooking spray in a mug. Place mixture in mug and add white chocolate and remaining blueberries. Mix with a spoon until chocolate and blueberries are mixed in with batter.
- Microwave for about 2-2 1/2 minutes, using 30 second intervals.
- Once muffin is cooked and cooled, cut in half. Spread more peanut butter and top with more white chocolate, if desired.
- Enjoy!
Creamy Microwaved Coconut Breakfast Rice Pudding
- 1/2 cup minute brown rice
- 1/4 cup full-fat coconut milk
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup chopped pineapple
- 1 Tbsp. raisins
- 1/8 tsp. vanilla extract
- Soak rice for 2 hours in a bowl with water (you can skip this step if you want, it just makes the rice fluffier).
- place in a bowl with water and coconut milk and microwave for three minutes and stir.
- Microwave for another one to two minutes ( or until fully cooked).
- Mix in the rest of ingredients and enjoy!
Fast Fix: Microwaved Zucchini Bread
- 1/4 small zucchini, chopped
- 1 egg white (can substitute 2 tbsp applesauce or mashed banana for vegan option)
- 1/3 cup oats
- 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. honey
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp. baking powder
- 3 walnuts
- Place all ingredients in a food processor. Blend for about 30 seconds, or until mixture is smooth.
- Spray cooking spray in a small mug or ramekin. Add mixture and microwave for about 4 minutes (or until fully cooked).
- Top with chocolate-hazelnut cream, if desired.
- Enjoy!
Cornbread English Muffin
- 1/4 cup oats
- 1 Tbsp. Cornmeal
- 1 egg white
- 2 Tbsp. Corn kernels
- 1 tsp. Honey
- 1/8 tsp. Baking powder
- Place all ingredients in a blender/food processor and blend for about 30 seconds, or until mixture is smooth.
- Spray a mug with cooking spray. Add corn mixture to mug. Microwave for about 2 minutes, or until muffin is fully cooked.
- Let cool and take out of the mug. Slice in half and top with peanut butter , an egg or any other filling, if desired.
- Enjoy!!
Microwave Chocolate-Cherry English Muffin
- 1/3 cup oat flour (or 1/3 cup oats pulverized)
- 4 cherries, chopped
- 1 egg white (or 2 Tbsp. apple sauce for vegan)
- 1 Tbsp. cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp. honey
- 1/8 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp. baking powder
- Place all ingredients in a food processor and belnd for about 30 seconds, or until mixture is smooth.
- Spray a mug with cooking spray. Add mixture to mug and microwave for about 2 minutes, or until muffin if fully cooked.
- Slice in half and top with peanut butter and cocoa nibs, if desired.
Enjoy!!
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread English Muffin
- 1/3 cup oat flour
- 1 egg white (or flax egg for vegan)
- 1/2 ripe banana
- 1/8 tsp. Baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. Vanilla extract
- 1/2 Tbsp. Agave/honey/maple syrup
- 1/8 tsp. Cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp. Vegan chocolate chips, finely chopped
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- In a food processor, combine all ingredients but chocolate chips. Blend for about 30 second, or until mixture is smooth.
- Spray cooking spray in a mug and add batter. Stir in chocolate chips. Microwave for about 2-2:30 minutes, or until muffin is fully cooked.
- Let cool and take out of the mug. Slice in half and top with peanut butter, or whatever your heart desires.
- Enjoy!!
Cocoa-Dusted Cherry Polenta Breakfast Pudding
- 1/4 cup dry polenta
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tbsp full-fat coconut milk (can add a bit more for extra creaminess)
- 1 tsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp crushed walnuts
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- sprinkle of unsweetened flaked coconut
- Cocoa-Dusted Cherries (recipe below!)
1. In a bowl, combine polenta and water
2. Microwave polenta mixture for about 1 1/2 minutes, or until the polenta absorbs all the liquid
3.Combine Polenta Mixture with coconut milk, stir well
4. Mix all remaining ingredients into the polenta pudding
5. Top with more crushed walnuts, coconut, and cocoa-dusted cherries, if desired
6. Enjoy!
Cocoa-Dusted Cherries
6 dark red/black cherries, pitted and halved
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1. In a small bowl, coat cherries with cocoa powder
2. Microwave for about 1 1/2 minutes, or until hot and juicy
3. Stir into polenta pudding
4. Enjoy! 🙂
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Create your Own Oatmeal Flavors: MyOatmeal Review!
You guys are gonna love this! If you can’t stand plain oatmeal and you eat the flavored sugary packets, then you are at the right place! Sure the brown sugar and maple flavors of oatmeal packets taste good, but nutritionally they are no better for you than a donut. All the added sugar adds up and basically cancels out all the nutritional benefits of the oats.
Thankfully, at myoatmeal.com, you can create your own unique flavors, or choose from a ton of amazing flavors! Its all natural, no added sugars or artificial ingredients, and tastes way better than the packaged crap stuff.
I made my own flavor with vanilla bean, figs and walnuts! It was seriously the most amazing flavor ever! There are so many additions to choose from!
At myoatmeal, you not only can buy oatmeal, but peanut flour as well! They come in different and unique flavors! I got cookies and cream (talk about heaven). Mix your new oatmeal and your peanut flour together and you’ve got a heavenly breakfast!
Get yours today at Myoatmeal.com!
































