Protein Bars - By Michelle

Always feeling like you're out of energy before or after workouts? Don't have enough time to find a good snack? Need a convenient energy food?

Well then, Protein Bars are for YOU!

The best thing about protein bars is the convenience which you can easily fit in backpack, purse or gym bag. Protein bars can be used for both gaining and losing weight whether it be to help fill your appetite or eating one or two bars to add more protein to your diet.

Here are some great recipes that you can easily make at home: 

Chubby Hubby Protein Bar:

 Made out of peanut butter, almond milk, oat flour and rice protein this delicious bar gets its name from the famous Ben and Jerry's ice-cream flavour:

RECIPE

Strawberry Protein Bar:

This Bar is made out of strawberries and decadent coconut with heaps of protein stacked in each bar.

RECIPE

Quick n Easy Bar:

A nice and easy recipe with no need to bake, this bar is made out of peanut butter, rice crisps and oat flour as a base. 

RECIPE

No Bake Almond Fudge Bar:

A very simple bar to make, taking no more than 10 minutes! With the base of oats, almond butter, honey and rice cereal it's great for those with nut allergies.

RECIPE

Try out the Nutribullet! - By Michelle

NutriBullet:

Don't like making smoothies because blenders just make too much mess? Don't like using juicers that remove all of the nutrients?

Well we have a solution for you!

It's called the NUTRIBULLET

What is it? It is a nutrient extractor

How to use it?

 1. Wash your fruits and vegetables thoroughly. Check out some of the Nutribullet Recipes that will suite your taste. I always use a 50/50 fruits and vegetables combination.

2. Get the Tall Cup, fill it up with your fruits and vegetables and tighten it with the extractor blade.

3. Put the Tall Cup and lock it in the powerbase to start “extraction”. Allow a few seconds (never more than a minute), then turn tall cup to remove from powerbase and enjoy your powerpacked Nutrient drink!

Some great POST-WORKOUT recipes:

Banana Blast:

INGREDIENTS

·         1 Handful of Spinach

·         1 Banana

·         1 tbsp. of Almond Butter (raw)

·         2 tpsp. of greek yoghurt

·         1 dash of Honey

·         Coconut Water to the MAX line

Peanut Butter Push:

INGREDIENTS

·         1 tbsp. Peanut Butter

·         1 tsp. Hemp seeds

·         1 Banana

·         1/2 cup of Spinach

·         1 Cup of Almond Milk

Green Energy Blast:

INGREDIENTS

·         1 handful of Kale

·         1/2 an Apple

·         3 Chunks of Honeydew

·         1 Kiwi

·         1/4 of a Cucumber

·         1 Coconut water to MAX line

·         1 tbsp. of Superfood Energy Food

References: http://www.juicingdietworks.com/nutribullet/what-is-the-nutribullet-system-677/

http://www.nutriliving.com/recipes/search/keyword/post-workout

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