Category Archives: Gluten-Free

Smarty Pants Good Gummies [Giveaway]

I’ve always been a bit fussy when it comes to vitamins. I steered away from the gummy kinds because most of the time they are loaded with high fructose corn syrup which I can’t have (nor do I wish to have). But then Smarty Pants gave me the opportunity to try their Women’s Complete Gummies, and my tune has changed!

Sweet Potato Bites Gummy Vitamins

The Women’s Complete Gummy not only is a complete multivitamin, but also has Omega 3 DHA and EPA fish oil, K2 for bone health and Folate for detox support. These gummies are also FREE of all artificial flavors and sweeteners, and contain no corn, soy or gluten, making them ideal for me and my food allergies. Throw in the fact that they are free of GMOs and taste great, and you’ve got a winner in my book.

Since I’ve been doing a lot more lifting and a lot less running lately, I’ve found these gummies to be the perfect complement to my breakfast post-workout. They give me a nice little boost for the rest of the day and I love knowing that I’m doing something good for my body.

Smarty Pants Vitamins Sweet Potato Bites

Ok, so now the fun part: one lucky winner will get to try their own set of Smarty Pants Gummies for themselves! Please fill out the form below to be entered to win your own set of gummy vitamins!

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Thank you to Fit Approach and Smarty Pants for providing me with the gummy vitamins and for hosting this awesome giveaway opportunity!

Paleo Chocolate Doughnuts

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I have a new obsession and it is in the form of the coffee from Sidecar Doughnuts. I’ve written about their doughnuts numerous times, but it wasn’t until recently that their Forty Winks blend made with Stumptown coffee has stolen my heart. I get the same order every time; large cup of coffee with some steamed almond milk to add just a slight bit of sweetness. So what does this have to do with paleo chocolate doughnuts?

As we all know, Sidecar makes delicious doughnuts. And every time I step into their shop to grab a coffee you can smell the freshly baked doughnuts in the air. The Englishman and I have now established a Sunday tradition where we pop into Sidecar to get a morning cup o’joe and sometimes a doughnut (gluten-free for me) or two. If you follow me on instagram, then you probably saw that we also started a birthday coffee and doughnut tradition.

Don’t get me wrong, I am a firm believer in treating yourself and enjoying delicious things like these doughnuts, but for my wallet and waistline I can’t exactly buy them every time I step into the shop. So what’s a doughnut-lovin’ gal to do? Make her own!

These paleo chocolate doughnuts are simple low in sugar, and the perfect accompaniment to my Sidecar coffee. The great thing about these doughnuts is that you can add nuts or chocolate chips into the batter…or just top your doughnuts with them!

If you don’t have a doughnut pan, you can easily convert these into muffins as well.

Paleo Chocolate Doughnuts (adapted from The Detoxinista)

Makes 6 doughnuts

Ingredients:

1/4 cup coconut flour

1/4 cup olive oil or coconut oil

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/3 cup maple syrup or honey

1 egg

2 egg whites

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 350F. Grease your doughnut or muffin pan.

In a medium bowl whisk together your coconut flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Gently fold in your olive oil, egg, egg whites, water and vanilla until everything is well blended.

Gently fold your batter into the doughnut pan and place in the oven for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the doughnuts cool for 15 minutes.

Pair with your favorite cup of coffee (or tea!).

Now serious question: do you spell it donuts or doughnuts? I always have the “ough” when I write it out but I see the other spelling quite often too.

Nakd Bars

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When we were preparing for our trip to Europe last month, I made sure to pack all the snacks and paleo bars to get us through the 10 days we would be there. But what I didn’t account for is the fact that I literally would not be able to eat anything on the flight over and that we would find ourselves in France on a National Holiday when everything was closed. So needless to say, by the time we got to London, my trusty bag of snacks was gone. Enter Nakd Bars.

One of the things the Englishman and I love to do when we travel is visit grocery stores. In France, we spent a significant time in Carrefour and as soon as we arrived in London, we made a beeline for Tesco to stock up on goods for our Air BnB. I was looking for some grain-free bars to replenish my stash and stumbled upon Nakd Bars. Not only was the cheeky packaging great, the bars were made with minimal ingredients which is an automatic win in my book. Plus, they had all sorts of fun flavors like Rhubarb and Custard and Cocoa Orange.

And I have to say, these bars are quite delicious! They are lower in sugar than some of their American counterparts, and it was the perfect snack to keep me going through the remainder of our travels. In fact, I bought a few more to get me through the flight home, and Virgin Atlantic surprised me by having a Nakd Bar in one of our snack boxes (which was much appreciated since I had just watched the Englishman eat a tasty ice cream bar an hour earlier).

Naturally when I arrived home I immediately reached out to the Nakd Bars team to see if they had any distribution in the US. While the bars aren’t in stores, you can order them online….OR you can win a sampler pack for yourself right now!

The Nakd Bars team was kind enough to send me a box of bars to enjoy and are offering one lucky winner their own sampler box! This will include their more traditional gluten-free bars as well as some of their “crunch” bars with soy protein. And with so many delicious flavors offered, chances are you’ll fall in love with the bars as fast as I did. Word on the street is there’s a new Bakewell Tart flavor I can’t wait to try!