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WIAW: For the Foodies and the Fitties {DOUBLE giveaway}

Lots of excitement to share with you all on this wondrous WIAW! Seems like this weekly blogger celebration is quickly becoming my chosen day for giveaway’s for all of you! As you know, I often do reviews for different health and fitness companies and a lot of them are generous enough to offer up some goodies for you all as well. I don’t accept all offers because some don’t exactly fit the theme of my blog and others aren’t something I’d buy myself so why would I want someone else to get stuck with it?! But that is not the case today! In fact, I have TWO giveaways to share with you! That means double the prizes and double the winners! Plus, I think there’s a little something for everyone since these products involve both fitness and food.

Before I get to the goodies that are up for grabs, I wanted to propose a question to you all…

How do you feel about weekly giveaways? Like them? Don’t like them? No preference? You’ll have a chance to let me know as a form of entry for the giveaways!

Speaking of which, this WIAW I have a giveaway from the Simply Bar and iBodyFit! As you know, I was able to try the new Simply WHEY bars a few weeks back and my contacts over at Simply Bar wanted to offer one of my readers a box of their newest flavor: Chocolate Mint…which just happened to be my favorite out of the 3!

Also up for grabs is a Premium membership to iBodyFit ! You may not have ever heard of this site before, but I was approached by it’s owner and have been pretty impressed with what I’ve seen. It’s a great resource for online workouts, fitness videos, nutrition advice, and even personal training. The founder, Frank Antoian, wanted to create an accessible site for everyone that could provide reliable, professional advice on health and fitness. Although I’ve just been given access to the site myself, Frank wants to spread the word about his new endeavor and thus has offered one of my readers the ultimate chance to try out the whole system! A premium membership includes:

Unlimited access to all online workouts
Unlimited access to all online exercise videos
Access to the iBodyFit30 Challenge
Yoga and Pilates
Running plans (1 mile to marathons)
A custom diet
Trainer support (we’ll help you find the right workout for your fitness goals, plus you can ask any us fitness questions you may have)

Lots of great resources obviously and perfect for someone looking to get into fitness or change up their routine! So here’s how you can enter…

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I will choose two winners (one for the Simply Bars and one for the iBodyFit membership next Sunday!

Now onto the food portion of your regularly scheduled WIAW

[ezekiel bread with tomato paste, basil, and feta]

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA [brown rice noodles with canned salmon and veggies, roasted veggies]

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA [lentil salad with tortilla and banana]

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA [cabbage salad with grilled corn quesadillas]

[super green buckwheat pizza crust ]

[black eyed pea salad ]

[baked chicken pita]

[first attempt at a chocolate-coffee egg protein powder muffins...chopped up with almond milk!]

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA [feta toast and ground chicken sautee salad] [baked pollack fish tacos] [kale chip tofu nuggets with roasted veggies and kabocha]
[tuna and kelp noodle stirfry with roasted veggies]

Also tried some protein pancakes made from a pre made mix! My first time and I have to say they turned out pretty great!

The apple cinnamon pancake mix came from a company called FlapJacked (<—love that name!). Here’s a little about them!

FlapJacked (owned by JaceyCakes, LLC) is a Broomfield, Colorado-based Company that manufactures simple and nutritious protein pancake mixes under the brand-name FlapJacked™. Jennifer and David Bacon founded the company based on the premise that healthy meals should not only fuel our bodies but also taste great, give enough energy to get through the day. Our pancake mix is easy to prepare making it simple for the modern families busy and active lifestyles.

We are firm believers that we are what we eat and we reflect that belief into our products. FlapJacked™ Protein Pancake Mixes are naturally balanced using the finest ingredients and whole grains such as Quinoa, Whole Oats and Cinnamon (to name a few) that provides our body with the essentials to stay healthy and feel great. We personally hand select our ingredients to ensure premium quality. All ingredients are natural, but more importantly, we do not buy or endorse GMO products or ingredients.

I loved that each and every ingredient is something that I could have gone out and purchased myself. But even better than the stellar nutritional information and health benefits (HELLO PROTEIN!), was the great taste! Not to sweet but definitely a subtle cinnamon apple flavor. And the texture was better than any homemade protein pancake I’ve ever made! Not as dense and chewy…but light and fluffy like a regular ol’ pancake house pancake! Yum. I would love to try their other flavors because these were definitely worth making again.

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See you later this week for a round up my favorite kitchen gadgets, a tribute to The Office, some link love, and of course…Lend a {Healthy} Hand!

Kaila

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WIAW- Grin and [BAR] it! {giveaway}

THANK YOU for all the kind words on my BIG announcement yesterday! It was so great to hear your encouragement and excitement about the next step for Lend a {Healthy} Hand! It’s become such a big passion of mine and I feel like it’s my baby! SO happy it’s expanding the ways I had hoped. Again, all thanks to your participation. It wouldn’t be anything if no one shared their weekly #healthyhelp!

Today is of course WIAW and I have lots of eats to share as well as a few product reviews, both of which I am very happy about, and one of which has resulted in a giveaway for all of you! But first…WE FEAST!

[lemon pound cake ALT bar (AMAZING), chocolate mint Jocolat bar (equally as delicious)] [my newest shipment of PROTEIN...egg white (haven't tried it yet) and my favorite whey]

[mahi mahi with salsa, roasted veggies, and a japanese sweet potato]

[overnight oats with cherry, vanilla, banana softserve]

[turkey cabbage salad, corn tortillas with humus and feta]

[crispy cauliflower crust pizza]

[pumpkin oats with ezekiel cereal, buckwheat, raisins, apple dices, and chestnut chips]

[turkey salad, crackers with banana and pb]

[tofu nuggets and onion rings, roasted kabocha, roasted veggies]

[first strawberries of summer, blueberries, protein powder, chestnut flour, and almond milk]

It’s NO secret that I love bars…I mean come on people, you’ve seen my stash…

[not even all of it]

I have at least one a day! There are just so many different varieties, textures, and flavors! So when I was offered the opportunity to try some new ones, I jumped at the chance.

First up Simply Whey!

I reviewed for the Simply Bar a few weeks back and fell in love with the rice crispy treat-like consistency and the subtle sweetness of their bars! They just released a new line of protein bars that have whey in them as the source of protein instead of soy. I think this is great because I personally am a huge fan of whey and sometime have digestive issues if I eat too much soy. Of course this line is no longer vegan, but I have no problem with that and I was excited to see the flavors they came in! The chocolate mint was by far my favorite, simply because I love that combination. But all the bars were crispy, gooey, and of course not overly sweet! All the flavors were subtle and not over powered by the brown rice syrup used to sweeten these. Usually I am opposed to sweetened bars, but these are VERY minimally sweetened…only 3 grams per bar! And I’m okay with that, seeing as how much protein they back and how good they taste!

Edited: These bars ARE available in the US, so you can head on over to the Simply Bar site to order some!

Thanks Simply Bar!

And for my second bar review…another export from Canada! I am getting seriously jealous of our neighbors to the North because they are rolling out some awesome bars! Elevate Me last week and this week….

KRONO BAR! All vegan protein and energy bars.

I have to be honest, upon tasting these I had to go back and read up on their ingredients and how they’re made. They were SO FREAKING DELICIOUS that I almost doubted they could be vegan and have no added sugar. They come in such a wide array of flavors, many of which I’ve never seen for a bar before (like coconut cherry, chocolate pear, and chocolate banana!), and are a pretty good size for a bar…much bigger than larabars! And like I mentioned above…their ingredients (as well as their nutritional information!) ROCKS. These seriously taste like candy bars and they have amazing texture as well. Big chunks of nuts, seeds, grains, and CHOCOLATE….all a great contrast to the fudgey dates! I popped these babies in the refrigerator and was greeted with a dense fudge like texture when I was ready to eat them! Pair that with the amazingly chocolatey taste of each bar…and I swore I was eating dessert.

So they not only taste great, but they provide a ton of healthy fats, protein (in the protein variety of course!), and energy boosting carbs from the natural sugars and grains (like quinoa!). One of the most unique, innovative products I’ve ever tried and I’m even more impressed with what quality of them.

But enough of my RAVE review….

The nice people over at Krono Bar have decided to donate a box of one of their newest bars, Chocolate Coconut, for one of my lucky readers to try! I’m so jealous…