Happy Friday Everyone!
This week has flown by over this way- what about for you? I can't believe it's almost Memorial Day! Whether you've got plans or nothing fancy to do like me, I hope you have a safe holiday weekend and enjoy these fabulous finds to kick things off on a fun start!:)
PS- Thanks for all your emails this week! You guys rock!:)
1. Favorite Recipe of the Week:
Low-Carb and Gluten-Free Raspberry Scones
By: All Day I Dream About Food
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Carolyn is one of my favorite bloggers and she's a great resource for low-carb eating. I love the delicate texture these scones offer. Plus raspberries are one of the best low-sugar berries of all and are incredibly high in fiber. Check out the yummy recipe here!
2. Favorite Summer Recipe to Make:
Roasted Vegetables
By: Favorite Family Recipes
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I'm so in love with roasted veggies and always have been. Almost any type of veggie you choose to roast will taste absolutely incredible. I know summer isn't the time you want to heat up your oven for an hour, but you can also grill your veggies and get a similar effect or roast them in a toaster oven, which I like to do. Check out this yummy recipe and come up with all kinds of flavor combinations!
Here's a hint: let them sit in the fridge for a day and they get super sweet and are great to throw on top of lunch time salads:)
3. Favorite Trim Healthy Mama Recipe:
Cinnamon Roll Muffin in a Mug (low-carb, grain-free sugar-free)
By: Whole Food Mom on a budget
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Ya'll know I love the Trim Healthy Mama book, so whenever I come across a new THM recipe, it's a must-make for me. I'm a huge fan of "muffin in a mug" recipes but rarely make them just because I normally prefer something else instead most mornings. However THIS recipe is worth the exception. OMG. This look delish!
If you're not familiar with the Trim Healthy Mama book, check out my review to get the scoop!
4. Favorite Thing I Wrote on All Women Stalk:
9 Facts About Quark You Should Know
By: Yours Truly:)
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Have you guys had quark yet? Or do you not have any idea what it is like me until I wrote this article? Check out the facts and why you should give this new trendy food a try!
5. Favorite Thing I Got to Try This Week:
Natural Calm by Natural Vitality
I'm sure many of you have heard of Natural Calm before. It's a powdered form of magnesium citrate that I am absolutely in love with! I take magnesium daily as I find it helps greatly with stress, sleep, regularity, and muscle recovery after exercise. Usually I just take several capsules a day, but I had heard so much about Natural Calm by Natural Vitality, I decided to try it out for myself.
I'm completely in love with this product! It fizzes a bit when it reacts with water, but it's nothing to be scared of. That's just because it's a form of ionic magnesium , which allows your body to absorb it almost immediately with no digestion of capsules required. Magnesium citrate is also more effective than others like magnesium oxide. Natural Calm comes in many flavors, all are which are organic, gluten-free sugar-free and only sweetened with organic stevia. They also have a plain version too.
If you get a chance to try this, definitely do! I've been taking 3 teaspoons a day and it's easy enough to mix into everything from water or hot tea for a flavor twist if you want.
DID YOU KNOW? Magnesium is the most crucial mineral our body needs to maintain a normal heart rhythm and perform multiple functions in our body (over 200 to be exact). If you suffer stress, high blood pressure, constant headaches, PMS, brain fog, muscle fatigue, irregularity and more, it could very well be that you're deficient in magnesium. It's the first mineral depleted in our bodies when we are mentally or physically stressed and it competes with calcium in the blood stream. When we have too much calcium and not enough magnesium, symptoms like those above may occur. Both are extremely important but magnesium is usually the one most people fall short in, not calcium.
I find it really helps with headaches, mood swings, anxiety, constipation, and overall energy levels. It also helps me fall asleep much faster at night but doesn't make me tired during the day.
Natural Calm: The Anti-Stress Drink
Definitely try Natural Calm by Natural Vitality- the lemon flavor is really sensational! It tastes like Crystal Light lemonade (but with none of the junk!:)
Stay tuned soon for a yummy new recipe with True Calm AND another one of my favorite products by Natural Vitality!!:)
THANKS NATURAL VITALITY!!!:)
And that's a wrap for this week you guys!
I know it's a little short this week but it's been a little busy over this way and I haven't had much time for checking out as many blogs as possible. I also don't want to share anything with you I don't absolutely love, so instead, how about a giveaway of something I DO truly love!?:)
FIRST THOUGH- if you haven't already entered the other giveaway I'm featuring this week, you can head over to Tuesday's post and do just that!
Now, for today's giveaway I'm absolutely STOKED to be able to giveaway something that I'm in love with right now.
Can you guess what it is?
Here's a hint:
It's in my Low-Carb Vanilla Cinnamon Protein Bars, and featured in my How to Make a Low-Carb Smoothie post from yesterday.
Since I'm in love with whey protein right now and only use About Time for the cleanest option and best tasting whey protein out there, I wanted to share them with you!!
About Time is letting me GIVEAWAY an entire tub of the winner's choice flavor of 100% whey protein isolate!! (You can read my review to learn more on this protein.)
AND as a bonus, they're even offering ALL OF YOU a 25% discount on their website if you use my special discount code: "thesoulfulspoon" at checkout!!!
About Time makes the best whey protein out there in delicious flavors and they also have supplements, a vegan protein, t-shirts (which I love), and fitness gear! Definitely check their goodies out- I love their L-Glutamine for my digestive system and to repair muscle tissue after exercise.
L-Glutamine also helps with energy and is one of the most critical amino acids to consume if you have a damaged gut lining.
So what do you need to do to win??
To Enter:
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Rules:
All entry methods above must be used. Only one winner for this giveaway. No P.O. Boxes allowed for shipping. U.S. Residents only.
Contest runs Friday May 23rd - Friday May 30th at 11:59 PM (EST). Winner announced on Saturday May 31st at 6:00 AM (EST).
And that's it! This is your chance to score a FREE TWO POUND (30 day supply) of the cleanest, most easy-to-digest, ZERO CARB, ZERO FAT, HIGH PROTEIN whey protein out there! And you can be assured if I say that- I MEAN IT.
Whoever the winner is will get to choose their favorite flavor Whey Protein About Time offers. To see all the flavors, visit my review on About Time or visit their website!
***Again, you can also save 25% on anything at the About Time store with my coupon code "thesoulfulspoon".*** Just enter that coupon code and checkout and save! (Their t-shirts ROCK by the way- totally soft and wrinkle-free:)
Thank you to About Time for hosting this giveaway!!!!:)
GOOD LUCK to everyone and Happy Memorial Day Weekend!!:)