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A day in the life of the Nutri-Bullet

4/16/2013

My review for this product is a little bit different. I decided to utilize it for every meal I had today to show you what it can do and that it's not just limited to smoothies.

In this pic it's whipping up my post-workout Berry Cheesecake Pancakes. So there you go, it whips up batters! Just one of the many uses.

I literally want to marry this thing. It produced the yummiest food today, all with perfect consistencies. It is unbelievably quick to use, super easy to clean, and it takes up such minimal space on my counter top.

This machine gets a 10 out of 10 rating from me. I really love it that much.

MEAL 1: Pumpkin and Cauliflower Soup - pre-workout

Soup for breakfast you say? Yes! I eat ANYTHING for breakfast. It is one of the only times I eat high carbohydrate meals so you may find me eating baked sweet potatoes with chicken breast.

So I thought I would put all the ingredients for my soup straight into the Nutri-Bullet, blend it up and warm it up on the stove. Worked a treat!

I placed one cup of pumpkin puree, 3 cauliflower florets, one garlic clove, 1/4 tsp turmeric, 1/2 tbsp cumin powder, 1/4 tsp salt and 1 cup chicken broth in the Nutri-Bullet. Whizzed it up and heated it through in a pot on the stove. I served it with one slice of Ezekiel bread (for my complex carbs pre-workout) and chopped fresh parsley.

MEAL 2: Berry Cheesecake Pancakes - post-workout

I could eat these all day. In fact, I wish I had had them for dinner too. I am definitely whipping them up for breakfast tomorrow!

You can find the recipe here on my site. I put all the ingredients into the Nutri-Bullet, except the fresh berries, and then cooked them on the stove. Absolutely delish!

MEAL 3: Parsley, Tomato Ground Chicken

I first cooked the ground chicken in a pan and steamed the beans and asparagus in my awesome Steamer Bags from Zip Lock. In the Nutri-Bullet I put 5 cherry tomatoes, about a 1/4 cup of fresh parsley from my garden, 2 garlic cloves and 1/2 a very small onion. I pulsed the mixture a couple times. Then I put the mixture together with the ground chicken and heated through on the stove and Walaa. It was super healthy and tasty.

MEAL 4: Pre-workout Smoothie

Well, well well. This was one of the best smoothies I've ever had! It was so good I'm going to make one for my husband before his dinner. I'm going to have one again tomorrow! And the best part, it was so filling! It was the perfect pre-workout fuel I needed for my afternoon session at the gym.

Into the Nutri-Bullet went 1 cup of spinach, 1/8 cup raw almonds, 1 tbsp whole flaxseeds, 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries, half a banana and one scoop of French Vanilla Protein Powder from Optimum Nutrition.

Sooooo good!

MEAL 5: Basil Hummus with Chicken and Veggies - post-workout

Now I don't know whether it was the Nutri-Bullet or the fact that I added fresh Stevia leaves, but this is my best Basil Hummus to date! I'm sorry but it was just perfect! I love basil so much that one day I was making up some hummus flavours and decided to make a basil one. It was delicious. Today I decided that I wanted to try out my Stevia plant, so I risked it and chucked some in there. Thank goodness I did!

Basil Hummus - one can of garbanzo beans, 1 cup fresh basil leaves, 3 fresh Stevia plant leaves, 3 garlic cloves, juice of half a lemon, 3 tbsp's Tahini, 1 tbsp olive oil and 1/4 tsp salt. Pulse a few times in the Nutri-Bullet, being careful not to over blend, and serve with baked chicken breasts and veggies. Just heaven. I will put the recipe and nutrition info on my site as soon as possible.

And there you have it. The wonderful Nutri-Bullet!

I can't wait to try out all sorts of other things in here. I think I'm going to do some of my Indian curries and make some protein nut bars. The possibilities are endless!

What comes in the box? You get the Nutri-Bullet base, one large cup (pictured), 2 small cups, 2 lids, 2 screw on handles so you can take your cups to-go, and two different types of blades. I use one blade for liquifying ingredients and the other for things like hummus which you don't want too blended.

If you have one I hope you will share your recipes and I hope I have given you some ideas too.

Enjoy!

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Met-RX Protein & Oats - Vanilla Cinnamon

4/13/2013

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Since I LOVE pancakes, have done since I was a kid, and have mastered my perfect protein, gluten free, sugar free pancake, I thought I would play around with Met-Rx's Protein and Oats formula for those days where I need quick fuel. It meant far less calories than my usual 1/2 cup of oats with a scoop of protein powder, yet offers just as much protein.

Now I don't know whether this formula was meant to be eaten in pancake form but that's never stopped me before from going out of the ordinary.

My first attempt; egg whites, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, protein and oats formula. Outcome; rubbery, stiff and dry.
My second attempt; since they were so dry and stiff as a board, I decided to add mashed banana and Greek Yogurt to moisten them up. Outcome; mushy, fell apart and half cooked. Whoops, too much moisture.
My third and final attempt; got rid of the egg whites and just used almond milk and protein and oats. I also added fresh sliced strawberries. Outcome; YUM!!! They were a perfect consistency, for me, and the strawberries added a fresh and fruity twist. The formula itself is really quite sweet. They were slightly crisp on the outside, yet fluffy on the inside. Perfect, so simple and LOW calories with the perfect macro-nutrient ratio for me.

I also ate the leftover batter from the bowl and you could absolutely eat this on it's own like a cereal or like a shake, as it is intended for.

Overall rating; 8/10

Here's the link to bodybuilding.com where I purchased this 2lb container for only $23 and change! You can also look at the ingredient list and nutritional information... http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/met-rx/protein-and-oats.html

For a quick look at the macros...

2 scoops = 200 calories
FAT; 4g
CARBS; 17g
PROTEIN; 25g
FIBER; 7g

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LEAN KIWI FIT TIPS # 2

4/10/2013

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HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING

You have probably heard this term before but if not, in short it means short bursts of all out effort followed by a recovery period and then repeat. For instance, sprint on a treadmill for 30 seconds, then walk for 30 seconds and repeat for several rounds.

If your goal is to lose body fat, then 'HIIT' is the way to go. When you're working in the 'fat burning' zone, which is lower intensity for a longer duration, then yes, the majority of the total calories burned comes from fat. However, if you burn more total calories as you would with high intense training, the percentage of those calories burned from fat is lower but the grand total of calories burned from fat is actually higher because you burned more TOTAL calories in your session.

For example; 20 minutes of jogging on the treadmill with heart rate around 70% effort may burn 200 calories with which 50% of those came from fat giving you a total of 100 calories burned from fat.
Now, if you do 20 minutes of HIIT you may burn 400 calories with which only 30% came from fat giving you a total of 120 calories burned from fat. Lower percentage, but higher grand total.

As an added bonus, high intensity interval training has been proven to continue to burn calories in the 24 hours prior to finishing your workout. Steady state cardio will stop burning calories when you stop working out.

So work out smarter and get results faster by using your time more efficiently.

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LEAN KIWI FIT FACTS # 2

4/10/2013

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The combination of resistance exercise and aerobic training improves active muscles' insulin sensitivity more than just aerobic training alone.

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Lean kiwi fit facts # 1

4/3/2013

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The small intestine (22ft long) is where all the nutrients and 'energy' from your food are absorbed into the bloodstream. This digestion process can take 1 to 4 hours to complete.

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Lean Kiwi fit tip # 1

4/3/2013

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Pre and Post Workout Meals

For your pre-workout (about an hour before), you want a mix of complex carbohydrates and protein. The complex carbohydrates will give you fuel throughout your workout so you don't burnout and the protein will go straight to your hard working muscles, making sure they don't get broken down for energy if your glycogen stores get too low.
An example meal would be oatmeal, non-fat Greek Yogurt, and a half scoop of vanilla protein powder, or egg whites if you don't have protein powder.

For your post-workout (within an hour of exercise), you want a mix of protein and simple carbohydrates. The simple carbs will be released into the bloodstream quickly, restoring your depleted glycogen levels so the body doesn't break down your muscle tissue for energy. The protein is going to get straight to work on your fatigued muscles.
An example meal would be a banana protein smoothie which would include a banana, protein powder or non-fat Greek Yogurt, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, cottage cheese and 1 tbsp of almond butter.

NOTE: Do not consume a lot of fats after a workout. Imagine all your muscle tissue and fat stores are open following exercise and the last thing you want to do is load them up with FAT. A little bit is OK especially if it's a healthy fat and the source provides protein as well (like almond butter), just don't go over board. Fat also slows digestion (9 calories per gram of fat), which you don't want when you are trying to restore energy stores and drive protein into your muscle quickly.

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A day in the life of the Nutri-Bullet

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