Purely Delicious Granola

by Anita Muniz | Sep 2, 2015 | Uncategorized

At Purely Elizabeth we use the highest quality natural and organic ingredients to create delicious products made with love. We hand-select each ingredient for its superior nutrient value, to provide healthy, yet convenient foods that will help you stay fit and utterly satisfied. We take the guesswork out of healthy eating!
All of our products are made with innovative, nutrient-rich ingredients including ancient grains and superfood seeds. We make sure to leave out the bad stuff like refined sugars, artificial flavors, colors, sweeteners and preservatives. All of our products are certified gluten-free, vegan, organic + Non-GMO Project Verified.
Our award-winning Ancient Grain Granola is a blend of ancient grains, oats and seeds along with chewy dried fruit, organic coconut oil and organic coconut sugar for a perfectly crunchy, salty-sweet taste. Our gluten-free granola is then baked in small batches to create a purely wholesome, good-for-you treat.
Our Granola Minis are the perfect sized 2oz pouch to throw into your bag and take with you to the gym, class, the office or traveling. The best part is: you can pour milk right into the bag. Just grab a spoon and enjoy!

Optimal Fuel for Race Day

by Anita Muniz | Jun 29, 2015 | Uncategorized

[vc_row][vc_column tooltip_color=”color1″ tooltip_text_color=”color3″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]On race day, especially if you are in a triathlon, your body needs some seriously healthy and delicious fuel to perform. Fit Snack nutritionist wanted to share a snap shot of her diet on race day!

Dinner the night before: Spaghetti topped with marinara sauce with lean bison meatballs.

“These carbohydrates would keep my glycogen levels high, to ensure my energy would be spread evenly throughout the day. Also, helping me get a good nights rest.” – Anita

You can never go wrong with healthy carbohydrates pre race, pre workout or pre anything that requires a ton of your energy!

Morning of Triathlon:

1 cup oatmeal with flaxseeds and honey

½ cup of almonds & blueberries as a snack

6 cups of water pre race – spread throughout the morning

1 hour Pre Race:

1 can of Safe Catch Tuna

1 cups water

Snack During:

One Bar Fruit Bar

The right snack during a race can be difficult to find, but this Fruit Bar offers light and healthy carbohydrates to keep you going strong.

2 cups water

Post Race:

4 cups of water

¼ c. Almonds

1 bag Protein cookies from Bite Fuel

Followed by more water!! These foods and snacks served as fuel for a 1/4 mile swim, 10 mile bike ride and a 2.6 mile run![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Why Wondergrains Sorghum is Wonderful

by Anita Muniz | Jun 5, 2015 | Uncategorized

Last night, our founder, Rose, cooked Wondergrain’s Sorghum and incorporated it in an original recipe – Fit Snack’s Shrimp Tandoori Curry. As I savored the mix of flavors, it brought to mind a slew of possibilities for recipes. When I asked Rose where she had found her recipe, to my surprise she created it herself. Sorghum will inspire you to think out side of the box to create meals that incorporate the light whole grain and leave you feeling perfectly satisfied. If you are not great on the creative cooking front, you can go to the Wondergrain website and visit their recipe collection.

What is Sorghum, you ask?

Deemed Whole Grain of the Month for June 2015 by the Whole Grain Council, it is a very special ancient whole grain. Sorghum is unique, not only because of its versatility in the kitchen, but because of its resilience as a crop. This ancient grain is only now being rediscovered in the U.S., but in other countries it has been a primary cereal grain. Here are some names you may have heard before:

“Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is known under a great many names: milo, guinea corn in West Africa, kafir corn in South Africa, dura in Sudan, mtama in eastern Africa, jowar in India and kaoliang in China.” –Whole Grain Council

Wondergrain Sorghum is unique in that it is the fastest cooking Sorghum on the market. This product is so easy to include in your Sunday meal prep because the grains never get soggy and they hold all of their nutrients. Unlike other whole grains, this ancient grain does not have an inedible hull and the outer layer can be eaten while retaining all of the nutrients.

Popcorn lovers – here’s a fun fact: you can pop sorghum! It’s just like popcorn, only smaller. Enjoy your Shrimp Tandoori Curry recipe compliments of Fit Snack.

Protein powered Oberto Jerky for your active lifestyle

by Anita Muniz | May 26, 2015 | Uncategorized

Oberto has delivered Fit Snack some high quality beef jerky in their very low fat, all natural, GF treat with no added MSG – this list goes to show how much needs to be excluded to make a tasty and healthy jerky. It is clear they are committed to offering a high quality product bringing me to my next point, the incredible flavor.

Eating the original Oberto Jerky you can taste the natural flavors of the high quality ingredients. If the original jerky tastes this great I can’t imagine how the rest of the jerky flavors taste. They have an array of options from Spicy Sweet to their Teriyaki Turkey Jerky.

Another interesting nutritional point about this snack is the high protein content, protein is unique in that it can support your weight loss goals and your muscle gaining goals. In the U.S. the recommended intake for women over age 19 is 46 grams and 56 grams for men. So the original Oberto Jerky in your fit snack, ladies, is providing you almost a quarter of your protein needs for the day, and since it is an animal product you are getting all of your amino acids too.

This protein powered snack can be appreciated after any workout. As the Oberto slogan says “You get what you put in.” Fitting especially for a company sponsoring the Tough Mudder.