Inspired to Shop!

It's either now or never that I post, because I am sooo over-whelmed with all the pictures I took over the weekend. I might have to compress this a little bit.

This weekend has been full of inspirations, from the things I bought and I goodies I made (all because of this blogging community) when I am bored and have the spare time, I love to read everyones stories and recipes online.


I ran into the Blueberry Fiber mini-cakes at Trader Joes on Friday:

Look at the calorie content and the ingredients, it's a PLUS for me!
Ingredients: Wheat Bran, Water, White Grape Juice Concentrate, Whole Wheat Flour, Blueberries, Baking Soda, and Salt

I remembered reading about this from Alyson's blog, and when I read the nutrition content, that made me want to try it out even more. It was very moist and not overly sweet, I eat it as a snack. It feels like a cheat food when I eat it, but it's not.

Last night, I've been waiting a while to make chocolate covered pretzel rods that I have read from Itzy's post, not only did hers look wonderful, but she also got the idea from Sabrina. It looked yummy and easy to make! I got inspired and decided that last night was the time to make it.

Sliced Almonds

Crushed Reese's Pieces

And Mini-Chocolate Chips (the best one)

DO NOT under-estimate how much one bag of chocolate chips can produce.

I also made white chocolate ones (but the consistency was too thin)

This was the only chunky Peppermint piece, before I did something stupid...

I decided to use my Magic Bullet to grind the Candy Canes, but instead of it coming out as chunks, it came out as powder! it didn't look as pretty as this one.

Another stupid thing...

Somewhere in my right mind, I thought it was okay to start this experiment at 10 p.m, although it is easy to make, the work was very tedious and slow. It would've been great to have done this with someone (to make it faster). I didn't go to bed til 1 am. That included preparing, crushing the toppings, making it, packaging it (it dries up pretty quickly, depending how thin you coat the rods), and cleaning.

This Morning:

 I had oats! with the mini-chocolate chips from last night.

When I woke up this morning, I wanted to incorporate more protein into my breakfast, almond butter didn't do me enough justice. I felt like I had enough carbs pretzel rods from last night, so I added egg beaters to the mix. I think I microwaved it for too long, because I tasted chunks of eggs. It was good, but I wasn't used to it, it almost made me gag. But it was Mind over matter! it wasn't bad at all

Made a trip to Whole Foods with my friend Sean, he was sick :o( so it wasn't fun. He watched me eat (which I didn't mind)

It was my first time trying Cous Cous. It was very interesting, I liked the chewy texture with the crunchiness and mix of cold veggies.

Also I got a side of Cheesy Cauliflower, Chicken Cacciatore, and a Raw Salad.

                                       

I've finally found this, Hallelujah! I was in a Pumpkin Pie craze during the Thankgiving Holidays. I ate a whole pie to myself...tsk tsk

But, I also wanted to try StonyField's Pumpkin Pie yogurt, and more when I read it from Allie's post.

Also, I was in the mood for a milkshake, I was [--> ] this close to getting an Oreo milkshake from Jack in the Crack! but I knew I'd be feeling the bloat and guilt in the aftermath (600 calories, all the fat and sugar yuck!), so since I was at Whole foods I wanted to try the Tempt Ice Cream that I read from Lesley's post. I was stuck between the Coconut Bliss ice cream and the Tempt, but looking at the saturated fat, carb, and sugar content of both: Tempt was a winner!

I also peeled off a '$1 off coupon' from the Milk Aisle...shhhhh

So I saved one dollar for the ice cream.

It was soooooo delicious, it is now my favorite! so if I am ever tempted into eating the bad goods, I know to turn to Tempt...the good good.

I also snatched this.

It was easy to blend in my water bottle.

My 10 year old sister Karen (she was trying on my mom's make-up)

Have you found your now favorite products, simply because you read it from your favorite blogs? if yes, what is it?

My favorite so far, Tempted ice cream...mmmm