By the time you are finished preparing meals for the kids and taking care of their needs, you often forget to feed yourself! I find myself in this position all the time–I’m ravenous and just want to eat something that doesn’t take long but is healthy too.
Here are some ideas and some of my current favorites:
KIND Bars—I have loved these bars forever! They come in the best flavors and are filling if you are looking for a pre- or post-workout snack or an easy breakfast (along with something else, since you will probably need more calories). I recently tried some of the new flavors like Dark Chocolate Chili Almond, Maple Glazed Pecan & Sea Salt (my fave!), Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt and Cashew Ginger Spice. All have 5g of sugar or less and are a good source of protein, and they taste amazing!
Smoothies—I am currently loving the PlantFusion Phood meal shake. I use the PlantFusion protein powder all the time, and the company recently sent me some samples of their new Phood product which is a meal shake that is 100% plant-based and contains protein, greens, whole food vitamins, complex carbs, probiotics, omega’s, fiber, and antioxidants! I mix my packets with some unsweetened vanilla almond milk and frozen berries for a nice, cool post-run breakfast. The smoothies do a great job of keeping me full until lunch. 🙂
PROBAR—I have raved about these bars in the past, and they recently came out with a gluten-free, vegan, GMO-free protein bar that is delish: the Core bar. PROBARs are meal replacement bars, and as such, are about 300-400 calories each. They are a great source of protein, fiber, and other vitamins and minerals. My favorite traditional PROBAR flavor is the Superfruit Slam. When it comes to the CORE bars, I loved the cookie dough!
Wild Planet Tuna – (I use it to make tuna salad)—I like to jazz up my tuna salad a lot. To me, regular tuna and mayonnaise is just plain boring! I like to add a little celery seed, some red grapes, and some toasted almond slivers and then pop it into a little pocket or put it on a whole-grain English muffin. I recently discovered Wild Planet Foods tuna. Although I like tuna, the one thing I don’t like about it is the higher mercury content. Wild Planet tuna has less than half the mercury of other brands and is wild caught in the Pacific Northwest. It also has 600% more omega-3s than the 3 of the major tuna companies!
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I received samples of the above foods in exchange for providing feedback. I have purchased many of these items on my own prior to getting the samples, that’s how much I love them!
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I’ve never heard of that tuna – I’d love to try it!
I am excited to try the plant fusion protein powder.. I have been trying to have fruit/ spinach, yogurt, protein smoothies every day to improve my nutrition.. I have heard this is great stuff.. Thanks..
I am most excited to try the protein powder! Smoothies with extra protein are a staple for me after running.
Most excited to try the PROBARS
Thanks!
Thanks for the ideas. I’d love to try the protein powder.
I like the probars.
I’ve started eating protein smoothies for breakfast. So I’m most excited about the protein mix!
I really am excited to try the probars.
I am excited to try the Wild Planet Tuna.
This giveaway sounds amazing… and just what I need with my training being amped up for the next few months!
I’m dying to try the Plant Fusion protein powder, I’ve heard great reviews!
I am most excited to try the ProBars.
I want to try the Probars.
I would love to try the protein powder! Love Kind bars too!
I want to try the Wild Planet Tuna.
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Most excited to try the ProBars!
These products all sound great. I’ve a couple of KIND bars before, but I’ve never tried the other products. For me, it’s a tie between the protein powder and the tuna for the product I’d most like to try.
love to try the protein powder
I want to try the probars
I am most excited to try the Probars. They sound really good.
I want to try the ProBars
The plant fusion protein powder – I’m whey over the normal ones! Also I take blood thinners and am not supposed to get iron so protein from plant sources is integral.
excited to try the plant fusion protein powder because I would like to try a plant-based protein (too much animal protein currently)
I am most excited by the Probars. I am always looking for a great meal replacement bar with fiber.
The Wild Planet Tuna
the Wild Planet Tuna! 🙂
The wild planet tuna!
the protein powder.
I’d like to try the Probars.
the PROBARS
the probars
plant protein!
I am most excited about the Probars.
I want to try the Probars.
I would love to try the tuna!
The tuna!