First Time Mom and Losing It

Wahoo Heart Rate Monitor - This is a bluetooth/wireless heart rate monitor that connects to your smartphone. I had one years ago that connected to a watch that you had to constantly look at. This one just connects to your smartphone and it tracks away. I love how the Wahoo HRM speaks to you so you don't even have to look at the phone if you don't want to. This has definitely motivated me to work harder during my workouts.



Coco Polo Chocolate - I discovered the Coco Polo Chocolate bars at my local Fairway Market. They are sweetened with erythritol and stevia. Since erythritol is a sugar alcohol you can subtract the grams from the carbohydrate total. A serving is half of a bar but I find that one or two squares is enough to kill my chocolate craving. They have a lot of flavors but my favorite is the hazelnut milk chocolate.



FéFit Exercise - If you follow my instagram you see my daily posts showing my workouts on FéFit. I love this exercise program! It's like I have a personal trainer that plans everything for me to do. It's important to do strength training on Keto so I love that this program covers my whole body. I can't do all of the exercises yet so I love that they always have one of the girls doing a modified version of the harder ones. Looking forward to completing the 90-Day program.



Moon Cheese - These are delicious little nuggets of cheese that replace my chip craving. I love that the only ingredient is cheese. The Gouda and Pepper Jack flavor are 0g of carbs so it's the perfect keto snack. They are so rich and tasty that just one small serving satisfies you.


Amaretto Sugar Free Davinci Syrup - I look forward to my morning coffee when I get to put my sugar free Davinci syrups inside. My favorite is the Amaretto flavor because it reminds me of my favorite almond cake restaurant dessert.

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This summer has been jam packed with different activities and events for us. Since I take the train and bus a lot to the city or across town I have so leave super early. Most of those days I don't have time to make breakfast so when I saw the Quaker® Real Medleys® Yogurt Cups while I was shopping at Walmart, I knew I had to stock up. The Real Medleys® yogurt cups are a shelf stable yogurt with chunks of granola and fruit. All you have to do is stir in some cold milk and in a minute you will have a Crunchy, Cool, Yum -filled yogurt cup.




Now when I know I will be leaving the house early, like when I take my toddler to soccer, I just throw a couple of cups into a bag the night before and fill my thermos with ice cold milk and set it in the fridge. The next morning we shower, dress and I throw my bag over my shoulder, pick up my thermos and out we go.


After tasting the delicious Strawberry Almond flavor I got the idea to make shortbread sandwich cookies filled with the Real Medleys® Yogurt.

I used the Classic Shortbread recipe from Jo Cooks baked them ahead of time and allowed them to completely cool. Then take your Quaker® Real Medleys® Yogurt Cup and add cold milk a little below the fill line. Mix and allow to thicken for a couple of minutes. Place half of the shortbread cookies onto a plate and flip. Add a couple of tablespoons of the Real Medleys® Yogurt on top of the cookie. Carefully top with another cookie.


Check out the Quaker Read Medleys product demo coming to a Walmart store near your on 8/13 - 8/16. Click on the link find the closest location.

Also be sure to download the Blippar app from the Apple or Android store to scan your yogurt cup and receive information tutorials on Quaker® Real Medleys® Yogurt Cups.

Visit the QuakerLove.com website and share with me which flavor you are looking forward to trying. 

I was craving something savory and crisp like mozzarella sticks or onion rings. I had some zucchini in the fridge so I went over to Pinterest to get inspiration. I came across the delicious looking zucchini chips from Jo and Sue's blog and had to try them.


This is how I made them:

Ingredients:

• 1 small zucchini
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 cup panko 
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp Goya adobo (you can use salt instead)
• 1/2 tsp fresh cracked pepper
• 2 tblsp shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/2 tsp sriracha (more or less to taste)

Directions:

1. Mix together the panko, spices and Parmesan cheese. Place in shallow dish and set aside. 
2. Slice zucchini into 1/4" inch thick chips. I used a mandolin. 
   
3. Whisk the egg whites in a medium bowl and add the zucchini slices. Then add the zucchini slices to the panko mixture and press it onto both sides of the zucchini slice. 
4. Place some parchment paper onto baking pan and spray lightly with oil. Spread breaded chips onto baking pan and make sure they are not touching each other. 
   
5. Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes. Flip chips over and bake for another 10 minutes. 
   
6. While chips are baking combine the ketchup and sriracha.