Adventures of Protein Powder

Recently I was at Target and saw that they had Rainbow Light protein powder on sale. I had been wanting to purchase some for a while but put it off due to how pricey protein powders can be. I figured this was a perfect opportunity for me to try it out. I bought the chocolate flavor and all I can say is that I am obsessed! My two favorite things I have made with the powder so far are a microwave chocolate cake and a chocolate banana smoothie. The smoothie is by far my favorite smoothie I have ever made. It's thick and creamy and leaves me satisfied for hours. The cake on the other hand is a great way to kick those sweet tooth cravings.

Chocolate-banana Protein Smoothie

 

Ingredients:

1cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

1scoop chocolate protein powder

1tbsp cocoa powder

1 frozen banana

Handful of ice cubes

Microwave Chocolate Protein Cake

Ingredients:

1scoop chocolate protein powder

1tbsp cocoa powder

1tbsp unsweetened apple sauce

1/4tsp baking powder

3tbsp egg whites

Sprinkle of Stevia

1 or 2 drops of vanilla extract

Sprinkle of chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Mix together ingredients
2. Microwave for a minute

Hope you all enjoy these two! I wish I had the time to post as often as I did in the summer. I'll try to post at least every week from here on out!

Hello blogger!

This is my introduction post to let you in on a little bit of my life. My name is Lauren and I am a fitness dedicated foodie. After scrolling through fitness blog after fitness blog and posting a countless number of pictures of my meals on instagram, I have decided to start my own fitness and food blog!

First off: I. Love. Food. So much. I love eating, cooking, baking, going out to eat, finding new restaurants, trying new foods, making up recipes. If it involves food...I'm in. After gaining weight and having some stomach problems last year, I decided to make a change and take charge of my life. So, I started off with a fitness regimen consisting of cardio and pilates. However, as far as my diet went, I was stuck eating bland salads day-after-day and was not satisfied. This resulted in me binging on everything my body was craving. After doing quite a lot of research on various blogs, I have now maintained a healthy balance of clean (but delicious!) eating and an anything-but-boring fitness routine. Leading a healthy life has so many benefits. I have more energy, more motivation, and a better self image.

I have many goals to reach as far as my fitness goes. I want to continue to build muscle and trim down body fat. I want to be able to run a 5k and hold advanced yoga poses for minutes on end. There's so many things! But this blog isn't about those goals or my personal progress.

This blog will contain healthy recipes, snack ideas, weight loss ideas, and workouts. Even if one person finds this blog helpful towards maintaining a healthy lifestyle of their own, I will be a very happy lady!