Almost there people! Almost there!

One more big paper and 3 more final exams and I am officially done with my Freshman year of college! Oh and a week and a half more of classes…but who’s really counting?

I wanted to thank you all for the awesome feedback on my last two posts! If you’re playing catch up, click HERE and HERE. They were two posts I really hadn’t planned in advance…heck I didn’t even know if I’d have a chance to post these past few days due to some procrastination on my part! But I got my work done ad just felt compelled to write! Those are my favorite types of posts….the ones that just come to you spur of the moment!

Today I have some delicious eats to share with you in the usual WIAW fashion as well as a giveaway for all my bar/protein/yummy food loving friends out there…so pretty much everyone Scroll down for more details….I’m really excited for the winner of this one because the prize happens to be one of my all time favorite products!

But first, the FOOD:

[tuna salad, crackers with pb and banana] [fruit with warm pb] [grilled cheese] [organic apple walnut fiber bar] [sauteed lentil salad, pita with cheese and jam] [ground chicken saute salad, toasted pita with cuc and humus]

[breaded tofu, mushrooms, and onions, roasted veggies, steamed squash with cheese] [pumpkin oats with chestnut chips]

[purple cabbage salad with corn tortilla quesadillas] [fruit with chestnut flour] [cucumber with laughing cow, crackers with cottage cheese and tomatoes] [tuna salad, crackers with bean dip] [chicken pitas with cucumber, tomato raita]

[chopped kale salad with beans and lentils, blue corn quesadillas] [buckwheat, asparagus, cauliflower crust pizza] [rice cakes, cheese stick, fruit with pb] [tuna salad, toasted pita, roasted veggies]

Zuke sent me some of their raw kimchi to try out! This was my first time trying any type of pickled cabbage (I’ve never even had sauerkraut!) so I didn’t really know what to expect. But I liked it! Definitely salty (but in a good way) and I loved the slightly sour, slightly sweet taste from the fermented probiotics and the natural sugars in the veggies. The garlic, shallots, and spices added some great flavor too! Even a nice kick of spice from the cayenne pepper! I feel like I’m kind of hooked on this stuff now….I would love to try Zuke’s other pickled products! They have one that combines kale, dulse, and beets! Talk about a nutritional power house.

Thanks Zuke!

And now for that giveaway!

If you remember from last summer, I stumbled upon a company that I can honestly say makes my FAVORITE protein bars. That company would be Elevate Me! They make the healthiest, cleanest, most delicious protein bars I’ve ever tasted. Literally all they are made of is fruits, nuts, whey protein, and some spices/cocoa. That’s it. No sweeteners, weird additives, or unpronounceable ingredients. Pretty amazing. I first reviewed them HERE….and have been loving them ever since.

They come in a WIDE VARIETY of flavors…some are fruity, some are chocolatey, some are coconutty. But what they all have in common is their big size, dense, chewy texture, and dessert like flavor. I love how much protein they have in them and they make for a great post or pre-workout snack to give you some much needed energy. Elevate Me bars are one of the few bars that actually do something for my hunger…it’s all that high quality protein! It might sound corny…but these babies really do ELEVATE you!

And now you have a chance to try them for yourselves! The nice people over at ProSnack offered to provide one of my readers with a variety box of some of their best bars. This is pretty special because they are not available in a lot of places and I really think you’d appreciate having a get some! Here’s how you can enter: 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Giveaway is open until Sunday! Good luck!

Be back later this week with TWO NEW RECIPES!!!

Kaila 

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