Wow… I spent the last two day moving from the the wordpress.com host to a self-host. I am clueless when it comes to stuff like this, so its been quite an ordeal. However, the customer service at BlueHost is fantastic. I was on the phone with them at 1am, and there were incredibly friendly & understanding. So if you happened to check my site earlier today, you may have seen one of about 10 different layouts I was trying to work with.. what a mess. Ah well, maybe I’ll keep this one for at least a few days :p Oh, and if you have email subscriptions, them might have to be updated. Thank you so much for your patience with me!
Moving on to more fun stuff..
FOOD FUN
In place of ‘Something New Saturday/Sunday,’ since I don’t feel like going to the grocery store, I have a fantastic new recipe for you! This was almost made by accident. Just one of those, ‘I feel like baking, what can I throw together’ sort of moments, and I think this is one of my biggest success in a long time! Ok wow, I’m totally talking it up, haha, it’s really actually quite simple.
Protein Macaroon Chippers
~1/3 c Raw Coconut Butter
~1/4 c unsweetened Shredded Coconut
1 scoop Protein Powder (I used Cup Cake Batter, but Vanilla or Chocolate would be great too)
~ 3 tbsp Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze (start with 1, then add if needed)
Stevia to Taste
Pre-heat oven to 350 F. Mix all of the above ingredients together. Drop small ball of dough onto a baking sheet and gently flatten with a fork. Bake for ~10 minutes. Enjoy!
I used the above measurements, because that was the last of the Coconut Butter. Adjust accordingly, but these measurements made 9 delicious cookies.
Protein Macaroon Chippers
Protein & good fats!
Lounging & Snacking
Being chained to the computer for the last couple days resulted in a little baking and a lot of snacking.. I am for the healthy kind of course. A few items involved..
Portion Controlled Breakfast
You may have notice the reappearance of Nut Butters in my meals. Gah, what can I say, I just can’t stay away. But I’m choosing to take a safe route, in the form of portioned control servings. This time I used Justin’s but I also love to get just a couple servings of Raw Nut Butter from the grinders they have in the bulk food section (Whole Foods, Sunflower Market).
Protein Pumpkin Yogurt (1/2 c plain Greek Yogurt, 1/2 c Pumpkin, 1/2 scoop Cake Batter Protein Powder) topped with Vanilla Granola & Almond Butter..
Long Afternoon
While waiting for items to upload, download, freeze, crash, etc., I did a little cooking. Here we have Roasted Kabocha (400 F for 35 min) and Protein Granola inspired by Deb’s (of the infamous Smoothie Girl Eats Too) Puffy Pimped Protein Faux Granola. I followed her recipe but made a few slight changes..
Mixed all together and baked at 325 F for 20 min.
2 c Kashi Go Lean
1 c organic Oats
2 tbsp Walden Farms Calorie Free Maple Syrup
1/2 tbsp Coconut Oil
a few drops of Vanilla & Almond Extract
1 scoop Cake Batter Protein Powder
dash Stevia
So so good! Thanks Deb!
Later in the evening I snack on Vanilla Chai Vega Yogurt (1/2 scoop Vega + 1/2 c plain Greek Yogurt + dash Stevia) topped with Protein Granola..
I also enjoyed 1/2 Whole Wheat Low-Carb Tortilla topped with Cottage Cheese Humnut Sauce and Kabocha..
Saturday: Up & At’em
Usually I’m ready to eat as soon as I get up, but this morning it took a while. When I finally came around I mixed up Vanilla Chai Vega Yogurt and topped it with a crumble Protein Macaroon..
Delivery x2
A couple days ago I got my Secret Blogger Valentine from Tiffany at Carbzilla! She’s actually up in Seattle, and even though I grew up there, I actually don’t have a Seattle repin’ mug, so this was perfect!
Then today I got the item I won in the Bake Sale for Haiti. Banana Chip Muffins from Nicole at Another One Bites the Crust! So cute and SO good!
Yeah that’s a lot of food 
As a single lady, I have the perfect thing to do tonight for Vday.. go out for my friend’s Birthday! Have a great one!
So I must ask.. how do you like the new layout? Is it showing up ok? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance
Fun Links
Ok, so is that the nut butter you just reconstitute? I have wanted to try the dried peanut butters, but I haven’t seen them anywhere.
Twitter: NourishedFit
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Nope, Justin’s just comes comes in handy dandy single servings. I’ve actually never tried PB2 (the one you mean). Every time I try to order they’re out of stock :/
Those cookies sound fantastic! I’m going to give them a whirl! Thanks girl!
BTW, your site looks awesome! Nice work!!!
Protein and fats cookies! Off to get coconut better……………..
I like the new layout. It’s elegant.(i’m old)
Twitter: NourishedFit
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Thanks April! I’m sure the same recipe would work with peanut butter, but coconut butter is safer in my house :p
I love the new layout! I”m jealous!!
And I love everything in this post as usual. Can you taste the cake batter protein when it’s mixed with pumpkin?
Twitter: NourishedFit
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ah thanks! It took me forever, I’m such a computer spazz, haha. You can taste it a little but I like it. It’s like pumpkin cake batter, yum
The granola sounds so great!!! I want to try it… Do you think it would work with rice protein?
I love those cookies, they look great!
Twitter: NourishedFit
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I bet it would! I feel like I easily could have used more protein powder. I couldn’t taste it at all and the texture of the granola was great!
Happy for you to have survived the “slings and arrows” of the changeover. I was wondering what happened. Strangely enough My horoscope for today told me not to worry about my missing loved one” perhaps they are a bit distracted right now” Is that not a kick? Happy Valentines day to my superior daughter Love You
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Thank you for sharing all your great recipes with us! Question, does “My Food Diary” create a break down like yours above for the Protein Macaroon Chippers?? I’ve been looking for something that does that for me..
Thank you again!!
Twitter: NourishedFit
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Yup! It’s as a recipe creating feature. Love it!
I just found the recipe feature, but how do I get it to do a label like the one above under “PROTEIN AND GOOD FATS” ? I see where it does the macronutrient break downs for recipes but wanted to do a label..
Thank you so much for your HELP!!
Twitter: NourishedFit
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If you select a meal and it goes into your diary, you can then click it and the individual serving size nutrition facts pop up
I use Bluehost, too, and my experience has been very good.
BTW, the protein macaroon recipe lookds good! Hope to try it out soon~~