Finals Week Fluid: Coffee Done the right Whey

While all of you students are drowning

yourselves with caffeine to make up for the senior-year-slack, 

I'm just over here trying to help you get jacked off the java.

Today was one of those mornings where you propose

a brilliant idea to someone, who then supports you

and joins in on this brilliance.

and it goes a little something like this…

Texting my roomie from across the gym,

just vibing off of this excitement.

And that, my friends, is how we created the

 FINALS WEEK FLUID

1 Nescafe Tasters Choice Packet

1.5 Cup Almond Milk

1tbsp Almond Butter

1scoop Cookies and Cream Protein Powder

TIP: Make the cup of coffee first so the coffee grounds are fully

 dissolved in the almond milk. THEN add coffee to blender. 

Along side my Finals Week Fluid is

a simple Egg sandwich and Sliced Apple!

Egg Sandwich

1 Egg

2 Egg Whites

6 mini slices Turkey Pepperoni

1 Kraft Skim Cheese Slice

1 Whole Wheat with Flax FlatOut Fold-it

Sriracha (DUH!)

On a serious note, those of you 

who are drowning yourself in coffee

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

Drink water and take breaks often to 

avoid dehydration and sluggishness.

P.S Shout out to roomie Danielle Maciver for

encourage my spontaneous suggestions.

YOU DA REALEST, love yous.

Broth Bowl Brief

Panera Bread has created the new BRILLIANT

broth bowl and I am totally game with this decision.

4 New Broth Bowls: 

SOBA NOODLE: With CHICKEN or EDAMAME

LENTIL QUINOA: With CHICKEN or CAGE-FREE EGG

Being a Post-Workout meal I needed to focus my meal around

protein and carbs SO, after research around

these bowls, ingredients, and nutrition facts

Soba Noodle Bowl W/ Chicken

390Cals // 9g Fat // 47g Carbs // 31g Protein

Soba Noodle Bowl W/ Edamame

370Cals // 12g Fat // 52g Carbs // 17g Protein

Lentil Quinoa Bowl W/ Chicken

400Cals // 9g Fat // 49g Carbs // 33g Protein

Lentil Quinoa Bowl W/ Cage-Free Egg

370Cals // 13g Fat // 48g Carbs // 18g Protein

I decided on the 

Lentil Quinoa Broth Bowl
 WITH Chicken

Here is what my plate looked like: 

I love all of the ingredients thrown into these

bowls, it was very delicious with a vast array

of seasonings and spices! 
(I also ended up switching my baguette for the

sprouted roll. Way softer & WAY yummier)

INGREDIENTS:
Chicken, ORGANIC quinoa & brown rice, lentil blend, tomato sofrito,
KALE, SPINACH, and LEMON in a soy-miso broth 

like WHATT !?!?!? Organic, natural, power foods, etc.
Panera has hit the nail on the head in the midst
of all of the health and organic fads.

I would TOTALLY recommended 

trying one of these 

Well Played Panera ; )

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HOWEVER, they are quite high in sodium. 

This may be the only downfall, along with the inconveniently

sized (MASSIVE) spoon that they serve with it. 

SIDE KICK #2 PROTEIN

S.A.N RAWFUSION

S.A.N RAWFUSION

…all together now!!… S.A.N RAW FUSION

yes, what we did right there.. was a chant

I will NEVER, and i repeat, NEVER 

convert to any other protein. 

I am in love and have discovered my

protein swolemate.

Let me try to win you over with a picture..

OKAY, it may be a little hard to see. 

What we have here is…

1 SERVING - 1 SCOOP

116 Calories A.K.A Energy

0.7g FAT

5g CARBS

1g SUGAR (raise the roof)

21g PROTEIN

Have I won you over..? 

No?

How about this

FLAVOR CHOICES

Vanilla Bean, Banana Nut, Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge

Won over now?!

Here is a direct link to make your purchase

BUY ME BUY ME YAY

($27 for 2lbs)

For those of you that would like more information

on my friend S.A.N, please continue reading

LONG STORY SHORT

I've taken WHEY PROTEIN for years… 

and I've had SKIN PROBLEMS for years…

THEREFORE; I NO LONGER USE WHEY BASED PROTEIN

EDUCATE YASELF

What is whey?

There are TWO proteins found in cows.. WHEY and CASEIN

Whey is a by-product of CHEESE-making.

THEREFORE…Whey is Dairy and Dairy is known to cause Acne.

WAIT, theres more! 

There is a super de-duper secret hormone in Whey

that (we think) causes acne as well. It goes by the name of

IGF-1 (Insulin-like Growth Factor 1) 

IGF-1 is fed to babies and baby cows to make them grow fast and make humans

build muscle faster (Hence the reason body builders use whey)

IGF-1:

- makes your skin produce excess oil

-tells your skin cells to multiply too fast

-glues dead skin cells together inside of your pores before 

they can escape normally (meaning more clogged pores)

S.A.N RAWFUSION

is a PLANT BASED protein made up of
PEA PROTEIN ISOLATE, RICE PROTEIN ISOLATE
and ARTICHOKE PROTEIN POWDER
- VEGAN
- LACTOSE&GLUTEN FREE
- NO YEAST, WHEAT, SUGAR, SOY,
DAIRY, FISH, or PRESERVATIVES

It is a wonderful product. I absolutely love the taste, 

the thickness, the macros, the price

EVERYTHING

TIP:

Put 1/2 scoop of banana nut protein

in your cereal

YOURE WELCOME

Low Carb Banana Nut Muffins

Low Carb Banana Nut Muffins

SO, we had a little potluck in one of 

my classes and I HAD to take a picture

of what people brought because this was typical

through-out the entire semester : (

Donuts, Donuts, and MORE DONUTS

Thank gosh the professor came through

with some egg veggie quiche and of course

I brought these delicious Banana Nut Muffins

from BODYBUILDINGCOM

WHATCHA NEED:

1 Banana

1/4C Vanilla Protein Powder

3tbsp Almond Butter (or different nut butter)

1tsp Coconut Oil

1/4C Almonds

1 egg

1tbsp Coconut Flour (I used almond flour)

1tsp Cinnamon

1/2 tsp Baking powder

DIRECTIONS:

*Preheat oven to 350 degrees

*Blend all ingredients together until smooth

*Pour batter into muffin tin

*Back for about 20 minutes or until muffins

are cooked through! 

NUTRITION

Not too Shabby : )

Check out more healthy

recipes HERE HERE HERE

 recipe brought to you by BODYBUILDINGCOM