Each day is filled with choices. Choices to wake up happy, grumpy or energized. Choices on how to eat your eggs, what snacks to enjoy throughout the day and where to go to lunch. The choices go on and on. How about making decisions easier with the Fit Snack selection secret weapon.
Taking time to “decision make” all day long is exhausting. Especially when it comes to ‘what type of companies, brands and products’ should receive your support or money. I recently read an article that you can save mental energy and creativity by creating a formula to decision making. The author of the article even went as far as to order the 2nd item on the menu, every time he want out to eat. Just to save him from the evaluation process.
Being a Foodie at heart, I wouldn’t want to give up my restaurant menu exploration, though I wish I had a cure for my indecisiveness over ALL of the options that sound amazing and FOMO over choosing the wrong item. So I started thinking, if I were to create a formula for decision making, what is one thing that would make a choice easy? The answer that comes to me, is consciousness. By that I mean, how conscious is the company I am evaluating? Do they care about our planet? Do consider the full ecosystem of their industry, rather than just the bottom line? Do they create products that I can feel proud to purchase?
At Fit Snack, we have a huge responsibility to choose products that you will not only enjoy eating, but are healthy and we can feel good about supporting the brands behind them. That is why, looking for high conscious snack companies is one of our SECRET WEAPONS! Yes. It’s true, we look for amazing companies who are creating snacks in a high conscious way, snacks we are proud to share with our subscribers.
AmaziNG Snack Companies Unite!
Which brings me to Amazi – one of the highest conscious brands we have ever featured in our box!
Amaziis a mindful food company whose mission is to inspire local agricultural value chains and catalyze economic growth through the sales of healthy products.
They are a part of a local organic farming network, through this network, they are able to source organic high quality fruit. They then work with Ugandan partners and food scientists who hand slice and small batch roast their fruit to perfection. They then package everything to be enjoyed by their trusted customers (including our Fit Snack subscribers!). A portion of their proceeds then goes back to expand farming network, cooperatives, farmer training, direct trade practices and support local communities.
Now you see why “high conscious company” has become a part of our selection process. It allows us to attract snack companies like Amazi – who are AMAZING!
The Fit Life Hacks of a Trainer are designed to help you train smarter, not harder. Are you getting the most out of the time you spend at the gym or do your goals seem farther and farther out of reach? In your fitness journey, just like in life you cannot be hesitant or afraid to make changes and use a new routine and hopefully change it up. Use different machines or exercises. The body is meant to move in different planes of motion and needs a healthy variety of exercises to evolve. Here are Top 5 workouts to maximize performance, paired with the perfect post workout snacks.
Cross training along with healthy eating are two habits that can become your body’s best defense against injuries.
1. Yoga
Yoga is a simple yet highly effective practice to awaken your mind and elevate your mind body connection. Only 10 minutes a day of practicing yoga, the relaxation and breathing methods can improve your wellbeing. Practicing yoga is the practice of building the body and the mind. This is why yoga is known specifically for how it increases energy and vitality, the two things we all need more of to live our best life.
You are what you do and you are what you drink.
Follow your yoga practice with the healthy Fawen Drinkable Soup. Made with pure, organic superfoods and the clean ingredients to replenish your nutrient stores. Vegan, Gluten Free, NonGMO and All-Natural it is everything you want in a drink and everything your body craves.
2. Calisthenics (body weight work)
Performing body weight work prior to any weight training exercise will fully engage your core and muscles you will not hit on any machine. When your core is engaged it is actively working during your entire workout. Implement body weight work in your warm ups and cool downs. It’s amazing what 5-10 minutes a day can do to increase total body strength over time.
Trainer Fit Life Hack: Chest Day/UpperBody – Pre Workout Push Ups
A variety of pre workout Push-ups should be a part of your warm up for chest day or abs. Warm up your wrists first and then perform different types of push-ups.
The Trainers Favorite Push Ups to implement:
Push Ups on Knees
Staggered Arms Push Ups
Incline Push Ups (feet elevated on a step or bench
3. Swimming
Swimming is ideal for rehabilitation of injured muscles and nerves, especially the injury to the sciatic nerve to relive back and leg pain. Being in or around water is highly therapeutic and a stress reliever.
Trainer Fit Life Hack: if you don’t swim laps, no problem, run in the water. There are so many activities you can do in the water the photo of Muhammad Ali throwing punches in the water is a prime example.
Fuel up with a Q-Cup
Eating healthy while on the go just got easier & more flavorful! Q Cups™ combine organic quinoa with delicious natural flavors for a savory snack that’s ready in just 5 minutes!
4. Cardio after weights
Timing is everything! Increase the amount of fat burned, I’m talking about that stubborn fat. Even just 10 minutes of cardio a day, think about it, 10 minutes 3x a week is 30 minutes of cardio. Every minute counts! Every calorie burned and every pound of stubborn fat you lose makes a difference in how you FEEL. At the end of the day that’s what really matters. If you feel your best, you’ll be your best.
Trainer Fit Life Hack – Make your post weight training cardio enjoyable, not stressful. Relieve stress if you need to sprint then perform 5 sprints 30 seconds on 30 seconds rest, this will increase calories burned further. Then finish with 5 minutes of slow walking or low impact cardio (elliptical or bike).
Train Smart and Snack Smarter
Rise Buddy the Gluten free, trans fat free chip. Best of all it’s made with “whole grain” brown rice.
5. IMRPOVE your Stamina and your LIVER HEALTH with the exercise and the snack that promote liver health in a huge way!
Aerobics. Exercising can prevent and reverse fatty liver disease, a disease in which there is no medication and no treatment besides lifestyle changes. You can learn more about a healthy way to detox and your liver health at Amsety [enter link].
Trainer Fit Life Hacks: Think basketball, football and soccer drills these movements increase the calories burned. Interval training on any cardio machine or on a track with multidirectional movements can improve athletic performance. Who wouldn’t want to move like an athlete?
Grab a protein smoothie, add fresh veggies and for the best plant based energy try Purely Inspired protein. Then freshen your breath and energize with Swish4.
Feel Fresh.
Swish4™ mouth rinse is produced using GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) listed ingredients, vitamin E and a low dose of caffeine. As a new trend setting and innovative mouth cleansing product, Swish4™ mouth rinse ensures a freshening, cooling, and instant alert feeling.
To start to implement another “thing/workout” into your BUSY life, make it easy on yourself. Start light with the one that is the most relaxing for you. I prefer to walk stairs at a slow pace after leg day mixed with light stretches and leg lifts.
Treat Yo Self!
Once you add cross training to your routine, pat yourself on the back and have some dessert on us! Nutiva hazelnut spread over strawberries and banana slices and a healthy cookie. Our Nutritionist recommends this delicious treat! Enjoy, you earned it.
K.R.A.C.N.O.L.A Say hello to gourmet granola made with organic whole food ingredients. Talk about a perfectly balanced vegan and gluten free snack. As you may have already guessed this is not your typical granola. Kracnola is an experience for your taste buds. We promise you’ll crave more with each bite.
Kracnola was inspired when a daughter wanted to help her mother. After being diagnosed with borderline diabetes, Nanette knew her mother needed nutrient dense, satisfying snacks. Nanette, founder of Kracnola was determined to create a healthy snack that would satisfy her mothers nutritional needs and her sweet tooth.
Clean ingredients are key
As the Nutritionist I found reading the ingredients list to be truly refreshing. Clean and simple. Kracnola products are on a whole new level of healthy and delicious, but don’t take my word for it, see for yourself.
TASTE is also Key to us here at Fit Snack
“Our goal was to create a snack for health conscience individuals, that didn’t alienate your taste buds. Our line specializes in high-end, gourmet granola that tantalize your tastebuds. Nutritious & delicious! ” We would say they hit their goal. Also, each ingredient is sourced from a small farm that was selected by Nanette herself to ensure the highest quality.
“One bite and you’re hooked.”
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What you can do with it!
When you place your first order you’re going to want to use these amazing recipes. There’s Brown Sugar “k.r.a.c.n.o.l.a” Biscotti Recipe, Crunchy “k.r.a.c.n.o.l.a” Muffins Recipe and yum… the Almond Butter “k.r.a.c.n.o.l.a” apple recipe. Kracnola was created to not only be a great snack and clean granola, but also to go with every day treats and meals.
Get creative and make a post workout snack using your Fit Snacks this month!
Kracnola inspired, Nutritionist approved: Perfectly Balanced Protein Parfait
1 tsp. Chia Seeds from Nutiva
3 Super Vitality Clusters
1 tbs TOPBiT
3 strawberries sliced
1 c. yogurt (or replace the yogurt with a smoothie and make a smoothie bowl!)
The options are endless with k.r.a.c.n.o.l.a, but there’s only one way to find out, buy here at Kracnola.com and use code Fitsnack15 for 15% off through 8/31.
We’re kicking off the New Year right with snacks that will make your mouth water and energize your hardest workouts. Every box is 80% Gluten Free, low in sugar, high in protein and did we mention filled with super delicious snacks. Did we mention they’re healthy too! We just want you to feel spoiled this New Years and YOU deserve It ALL. Treat yourself to the highest quality snacks out there, each hand picked by a Nutritionist. Your Sneak Peek into this beautiful box starts with pure gourmet goodness.
You are what you eat! So take a peek at this box and then take a peek at yourself because you’re about to make some serious strides in becoming your best this year!
Start by using the highest quality product to increase your energy levels throughout the day. . .
Honey. If you guessed it then honey, you’re on to something as sweet as the success of completing your news years resolution. Also as simple. Remember when you keep things simple like snacking and eating whole food you will succeed every time.
If you know Fit Snack, then you know we love convenient, healthy and delicious snacks. No bs, no junk ever. This Honey is extra special.
Don’t take our word for it. Here’s the breakdown straight from Weeks Honey Farm. . . .
Weeks honey farm honey is sustainably sourced.
No better all natural energy snack is available! Weeks Honey Straws are always the perfect way to level up in your workout, increase your mental awareness, and get past that afternoon slump! Excellent source for pre and post workout energy. Made in USA. Product is Kosher and Gluten Free.Raw honey has been called “the perfect running fuel.” It provides an easily absorbed supply of energy in the form of liver glycogen, making it ideal for energetic morning starts and as a pre- and post-exercise energy source. Studies have shown honey to be one of the best choices of carbohydrate to consume right before exercising. Additionally, studies have revealed that as a sporting fuel, honey performs on a par with glucose, which is the sugar used in most commercial energy gels.
Proven Success as The Perfect Running Fuel
Energize Your Workouts and Recovery Naturally
No ‘Sugar’ Crash After Consuming
Three Versions Available: Clover, Orange Blossom, and Wildflower
Easy Carry No Mess Straws Make Snacking Easy
So whether you workout, work 9-5, or just play as a kid- Weeks Honey Farm Honey Straws make a delightful snack and energy boost without the processed sugars and artificial sweeteners you don’t want.
Why Bars start with simple and wholesome ingredients that satisfy the body, the mind and the spirit. We combine them to create a bar that’s packed with nutrition and full of flavor — truly the best tasting and most fulfilling energy bar on Earth!
A beautiful combination of flavors and healthy ingredients all perfectly combined to make the most of any simple dish. Add your seasonings to a breakfast omelet or a simple steamed veggie tray.
Plant fusion packed with 21g of plant-based proteins, fortified with digestive enzymes and free of major allergens. Certified Non-GMO, Gluten Free & Vegan. As part of our Purity Promise™ we are also committed to being free of dairy, soy, rice, eggs, nuts, fish, tree nuts, shellfish, artificial flavors and colors.
Each cookie is gluten free and packed with 20g of protein per serving. Close your eyes, make a wish, and blow out the candles and enjoy our delicious Birthday Cake Protein Cookie.
Bada Bean Bada Boom is roasted broad beans in bold flavors with a delicious crunch. Vegan, gluten-free, and non-GMO!
Recipe’s
Recipes and Healthy Treats: 1. Weeks Honey Farm – use the best quality honey and the spread filled with health benefits and flavor. Taking Honey to the next level, because of where their honey is sourced from you are not only getting all of the benefits, but none of the junk that can be easily added to honey. This is the taste of TRUE honey straight from the original source.
Add honey to Nairn’s Oatgrahams, a bowl of fruit or enjoy a stick before a run. 2. Fit Snacking done right can be as simple as dip your Chocolate Nairn’s Oat Grahams into a cup of Sweet Cheat Hot Cocoa
3. Nairn’s recipe (see recipe below pic)
KEY LIME PIE: Nairn’s have brought out a gluten free new product and it is perfect for tart/pie bases. @nairnsoatcakes new Oaties have a lovely buttery taste and crumbly texture. The sharpness of the limes in this recipe go perfectly with the new Oaties. Recipe below: Ingredients (and options for substitutions which our Nutritionist added): 1 1/2 packs of Nairn’s Oaties 120g of butter 3 medium egg yolks 1 tin of condensed milk / sub coconut milk finely grated zest and juice of 4 limes 200ml double cream / sub coconut milk 1 tbsp icing sugar / sub monkfruit extra lime zest, to decorate
Method: 1)Smash the biscuits in a plastic bags until fine and add 120g of melted butter, press into a tart tin and bake in the oven – gas mark 3 for 15 mins. 2)Put 3 medium egg yolks in a large bowl and whisk for a minute with electric beaters. 3)Add a can of condensed milk and whisk for 3 minutes, then add the finely grated zest and juice of 4 limes and whisk again for 3 minutes. 4)Pour the filling into the cooled base then put back in the oven for 18 minutes. Cool then chill for at least 3 hours or overnight. 5)To decorate, softly whip together 300ml double cream and 1 tbsp icing sugar. #keylimepie#nairns#glutenfreekeylimepie
You know that saying “You are what you eat.” Being fit is a reflection of a series of choices, choices you make in your kitchen and on-the-go. So, the next time you need a boost turn to a whole food based drink full of benefits, clean ingredients and good choices. Fawen was created using clean ingredients that fight pain and stress. Let’s face it only REAL foods do this and only REAL foods provide the fuel for a fit life.
By clean we mean, made of NOTHING, but whole foods.
It’s easy for a snack to claim to be whole food based, but when you look at their ingredients, suddenly you see words you’ve never seen before. Then you think to yourself “That’s not a true whole food snack! I don’t think it is anyway, because whole foods have simple names that I would recognize.” Our Nutritionist would tell you, “You’re exactly right.” When it comes to healthy snacking follow your intuition and educate yourself on an ingredient, especially if it’s a word you don’t recognize.
Here’s what you want to look for when shopping clean. Start with snacks that have ingredients you can understand. A great example of a drink that does just that is Fawen Ready-to-Drink-Soup.
In our May Fit Snack box you can now try their Sweet Potato and Red Lentil soup. An ingredients list filled with words you know well, including the superfoods in the name (Sweet Potato & Red Lentils). It contains coconut water for hydration, ginger root and turmeric for the antioxidants you need to thrive.
Benefits of some true superfood ingredients:
The main active ingredient in Tumeric is curcumin, a powerful anti-inflammatory antioxidant.
Note from the Fit Snack Nutritionist: Inflammation is caused by a few negative factors. The highly processed foods you eat, stress and more. The leading cause of death in the U.S. is Heart Disease, a preventable disease. Inflammation, is a risk factor for all preventable diseases. Consume foods that lower inflammation and lower your risk of developing these diseases while improving your health.
Ginger root is closely related to Tumeric. The main active ingredient in Ginger root is Gingerol and like curcumin it is a powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant.
Ginger root is pretty exciting stuff. According to one study when participants consumed 2 grams of ginger per day, for 11 days, muscle pain was significantly reduced.
Fawen is the number one soup and a post workout snack you will want to have on you.
Keep a case in your trunk, pour one over ice on a hot summer day, because this is where the energy is at! To often we look at energy as caffeine or some secret ingredient, but this type of boost comes at a cost and that’s a crash. Energy IS the food you eat and the quality determines the energy you have to live the life you want. Remember REAL foods you Recognize get REAL Results!
Does the thought of a “healthy” or “healthier” lifestyle overwhelm you? Do you ever consider changing your life then suddenly change your mind. Well I’m here to help change it back.
You were on the right track you just have to start small with some reliable advice -today in the form of Fit Life Hacks. The media tells us to do the latest fancy diet. Next thing you know all of your fancy money is gone, you’ve lost 5 lbs just to gain 10lbs, not exactly what you signed up for. It’s true. FACT: 95% of people who lose weight by dieting will regain it in 1-5 years. (PsychologyToday.com)
Diets may work for some people.
Of course they do. Diets may work for the people who invented them, simply because they created THIER perfect diet for THEIR body and needs. A fun fact is, some of these DIETS people create have made those same people sick. Many diets are unrealistic because they don’t contain what you need and are not sustainable. Every individual has a specific lifestyle surrounding their eating habits. Their diet is not a food plan, but the food they naturally eat, which fits their lifestyle. Fit Life Hack: You need a permanent change, not a temporary fix.
Time for change.
First, find a qualified pro. A Nutritionist and a Personal Trainer who will guide you through your lifestyle changes and create the ideal program to fit you. Perform a credentials check. Find a Nationally Certified Trainer and a Nutritionist with an education you can count on (a degree from an accredited university). Our Fit Snack Nutritionist has a B.S. in Human Nutrition and over 10 training certifications NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) is at the top of the list. Fit Life Hack: Work with a pro who can help you be the best you! Ready to get started?
Let’s take the focus off of the DIET and put it on our HABITS.
If you want to change your habits the best way to do so is…one by one. Fit Life Hack: Change certain behaviors without focusing on food, but focusing on what is surrounding your eating habits. Let’s start with:
Three tips for your eating habits make over!
Client: “I don’t like to eat breakfast.” Nutritionist/Trainer: “No problem, start your day with a light 20 min fasting cardio session. Within 30 min drink a green smoothie (5 almonds, 2c. kale & Purely Inspired vegan Protein). Hearty Snack Tip: Get this, lunch time is the best time to indulge. Indulge smart. Eat a high protein snack like a Snickerdoodle Cookie from Buff Bake -gluten free & NonGMO- with fruit. An apple boosts metabolism and the fiber will keep you full. If you have a sweet tooth add a spoonful of Nutiva Hazelnut Spread to half and eat the other half plain. You’re probably thinking, “Did my Nutritionist just tell me to eat a cookie and chocolate as a snack?” The answer is yes, but the point is you enjoy a high quality cookie that is a high protein snack. Indulge smart. Regular cookie NO, Buff Bake cookie YES~! If you crave sugar this can be a good time to get that out of the way for the day. It’s about changing your habits and moderation is key.”
Client: “I graze and eat junk, no time for meals.” Nutritionist/Trainer: “You can graze, just graze on the right things and let’s talk about small, convenient meals. Spend a little time buying the right foods, your reward is a lot more energy. Something as simple as chips and a salad can be perfect for grazing. Rise Buddy chips has all of the best flavors and are baked, NOT fried and made with rice. Make your salad using Spinach or Kale, Chicken and/or Nuts for protein and Dried fruits from Made In Nature – free of all of the junk (sugar and sulfur) that is usually added. No time to add meat to your salad? Just choose a meat bar as a snack. Bricks Bars has delicious flavors made with veggies in their ingredients.”
Client: “I eat most of my food at night and am eating late every night.” Nutritionist/Trainer: “Make your dinner plate with half veggies. Green veggies can really fill you up, then you eat less of the stuff you don’t need as much. Second, plan a few snacks that will satisfy those salty cravings we get in front of the T.V. or after a long day. Edamame is great, instead of salt get it frozen or fresh and just make an awesome sauce for flavor. Awesome sauce: Aminos Coconut flavor and Siracha. Have some fun with sauces, this will make your night time snacking so tasty you won’t crave junk. Then if you’re eating late, brush your teeth around 8pm and you won’t want to eat after that.”
Nutritionist/Trainer: “Take everything I’ve said with a grain of salt. Change your lifestyle to fit your personal style. Add your small touch to each tip. Here’s an example. Say you don’t like breakfast, apples or chocolate. That’s fine, what DO you like?”
Client: Peanut butter and banana
Nutritionist/Trainer: Great, add those to a plain Rice Cake and you’re good to go! Keep it simple and have fun.
It’s time we change our thinking. Switch out eating junk food for whole foods and snacks that are made with real foods. The Real Food Bar from Complete Nutrition is the perfect example and the snacks in your Fit Snack box. Think real food equals simple ingredients. Happy Snacking! Looking forward to our next chat.
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Raw honey has been called “the perfect running fuel.” It provides an easily absorbed supply of energy in the form of liver glycogen, making it ideal for energetic morning starts and as a pre- and post-exercise energy source. Studies have shown honey to be one of the best choices of carbohydrate to consume right before exercising. Additionally, studies have revealed that as a sporting fuel, honey performs on a par with glucose, which is the sugar used in most commercial energy gels.
