Thank you for all the sweet comments on my health coaching announcement. I really appreciate the support.
In other news, Happy Halloween!!
I don’t think I’ll be dressing up today but I was cat for most of the weekend…
It was a busy weekend and we went to parties on both Friday and Saturday night. Sunday was spent relaxing and grocery shopping. My friend Laurel (in the photo above) and I went to a free yoga class at our local Lululemon store. The class was 50 minutes long and featured a mix of pilates and yoga poses. It was just what I needed after a crazy weekend of celebrating. After class we hit up the Whole Foods bar for lunch and I did a shopping for the week. While perusing the store I grabbed a latte from the cafe and was so excited to see they had unsweetened almond milk as an option!!! <– Still waiting for Starbucks to start carrying almond milk as well.
Food highlights of the weekend include getting to try a new blend of protein powder from Sunwarrior (affiliate link). Sunwarrior is the producer of raw, vegan protein powder and happens to make one of the best tasting natural protein powders out there. I love their brown rice vanilla protein powder because unlike other protein powders on the market the ingredient list is short, the protein is easy to digest and it tastes good! I have it on hand all the time now for overnight protein oats, smoothies and protein pancakes.
I received a free sample of the new Warrior Blend through the Sunwarrior facebook page so I gave it try in a smoothie this weekend.
Simple Berry Banana Smoothie
- 1/2 frozen banana
- 3/4 -1 cup frozen mixed berries
- 1 scoop vanilla or chocolate protein powder
- 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
Blend all ingredients in a blender and enjoy. Simple and delicious!
The new blend has several different sources of raw protein including pea protein, cranberry protein and hemp protein. The flavor of the new blend seemed a little stronger than their brown rice protein powder that I am used to, but I really liked the flavor. I almost felt like I could taste the cranberry in the smoothie, but it was probably just the frozen berries. Lastly, the nutrition facts for the Warrior blend are similar to their brown rice protein powder – 1 scoop has 84 calories, 16 grams of protein and 1 grams of sugar.
I also made a batch of no sugar, flourless pumpkin cookies over the weekend inspired by this recipe for No Sugar Oat Drops.
They turned out chewy and hearty but not very sweet since the only sweetness comes from the raisins and dates – more of a breakfast / healthy snack cookie rather than dessert. I actually really like the way they turned out but I think the recipe could be perfected a little more before posting it. I’ll make another batch soon and if it turns out, I will definitely be sharing the recipe. 
Have a fun and safe Halloween friends! Here’s some Halloween link love for your enjoyment:
- Toneitup Spooky Workout <– I’ll be doing this today!
- Healthy Halloween Tips (FitSugar)
- Halloween Candy That’s Double Trouble (Fitness Mag)
- Halloween Party Ideas (Food & Wine)
Brittany Mullins, HHC
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I totally agree with you – the day that Starbucks starts carrying unsweetened almond milk will be such a beautiful day.
Your smoothies looks wonderful and I can’t wait to see the cookies when they’re finished!
I love the Tone it Up girls! You totally got me into them. They’re energy is contagious!
I love the Tone It Up girls as well! Their videos are awesome and their diet plan has a lot of great info and recipes. I’m hooked.
Okay, CRANBERRY protein? That sounds weirdly awesome…I love Sun Warrior, need to get my hands on this new kind!!
Happy Halloween love!!
Happy Halloween to you as well Gabriela!! xoxo
I have never tried vanilla almond milk! Sounds soo good
I just tried Sunwarrior protein powder over the weekend at the Boston Vegetarian Festival. I was pleasantly surprised! I think I still prefer the Vega brand, but it’s a great option (and I think a little less $$).
I was a cat too! Easy but cute. Have a good Halloween!
I like the new Warrior Blend…but I have nothing to compare it to, as I haven’t tried their other protein. I got a sample through their facebook page as well and ended up buying a big bag of the vanilla through OpenSky. I like the texture, even though it is so different than what I am used to! I am also addicted lately to Dark Chocolate Almond Milk…good gracious.
I was a black cat too! Well, kind of. I was actually Pam from the Office dressed up like a cat, but most people just thought I was a cat. I even made us pseudo-work-ID-badges, but only a few people got it (my boyfriend was Three Hole Punch Jim from the same episode).
BTW, congrats on becoming a Health Coach!!! So exciting.
Hey Sam! I haven’t tried the dark chocolate almond milk but it sounds amazing. I gotta get my hands on that.
Being a black cat is always my go-to costume because it’s pretty easy and I can be comfy in the outfit. This weekend I wore workout pants and a black tank and it worked out perfectly. I saw pictures on your blog of your costume – it was super cute!
Great costume, simple yet attractive. I like your smoothies recipe, it is pretty easy to make but very delicious. Thanks for sharing.
I’m excited to try out the new blend! Sounds tasty and I’m a big fan of hemp protein powder. Cute costume
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
Happy Halloween!
The nutritional qualities / benefits it offers sound amazing! ANd your smoothie looks delicous in that photo!
I love your smoothie recipe – I am definitely going to have to replicate it myself when my new Sun Warrior blend arrives – I ordered some more today, and I’m so excited to try it!
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Thanks Yolie. Enjoy the smoothie!
Yummm, those cookies look amazing! Happy halloween!!
Looks like a great Halloween weekend! I need to take advantage of those LuluLemon classes! Do you attend them often?
I try to attend them whenever I can – they don’t always work in my schedule though.
Cranberry protein sounds fantastic…great for a smoothie or fall overnight oats!
You make such a cute cat.
I love costume parties and am happy that I too was able to dress up over the weekend.
A couple months ago a barista at Starbucks mentioned to me that they will hopefully be carrying almond milk soon, and a close friend followed up recently and gave me this feedback – apparently they are trying it out in some of their test stores at the moment, but it should be everywhere by the new year! Hurray!
I love smoothies and this one looks really good!