Back when I was a lil’ baby post-op, there weren’t that many options for coffee flavored protein drinks. Thankfully I was born into a few, but nothing like the explosion we’re seeing now. Today, post-ops have: Click Big Train’s Fit Frappe Chike Protein Iced Coffee Nectar Cappuccino ProJoe And probably 17 others I haven’t mentioned but that you all swear …
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BF Review: Quest Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough bar
Free samples of this product were provided for the purposes of this review. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Chocolate. Chip. Cookie. Dough. Really Quest? It’s like you looked into the mind of the average weight loss surgery post-op and searched for the one thing we miss and cannot seem to find a reasonable substitute for and THAT is what you made …
Read More »BF Review: Lean Cuisine Salad Additions
It even happens to me, dear Foodies. I wake up late, get out the door late, get the kids to school and…”Oh crap! I forgot to pack lunch!” Thankfully there’s a supermarket between the diva’s school and my job (I only work about 3/4 mile from their school!) so I headed there to see what they could offer me. And …
Read More »BF Review: Banana Nut Muffin Quest Bars
I have been a posting FOOL lately, haven’t I? Well it’s because I’m off work and I adore my Foodies sooooo much! 🙂 Ok, so as promised here’s my review of the Banana Nut Muffin Quest bars. After you watch it be sure to use the widget below to enter to win some for yourself! Remember, THREE of you will …
Read More »BF Review: Stubbs BBQ Sauce
So you may remember a month or two ago, I received, reviewed and gave away a Kalorie Box and I did a more detailed review on each of its contents…except one: Stubbs BBQ Sauce. There’s a reason for that. See…I have to be in a BBQ kinda mood. And I wasn’t then. Between my surgery and my day job (wherein …
Read More »Foodie Review: Tofu Shirataki Noodles
By Traci McGowan Not long after my surgery, I discovered that the owner of the company I work for sees a weight loss doctor. My weight loss doctor. Periodically he’ll tell me he’s going to an appointment, or we joke about avoiding the NUT. I tell him the doc says hi and every so often the boss gives me something to nibble …
Read More »BF Review: Fit Frappe Spiced Chai
See Kafi, I found some natural light!!! So…a day late…but in “Nik” time this is actually right on schedule! You might remember that we are doing the “Mother of ALL Decembers” giveaway event and that this first week of December our friends at Big Train are giving THREE Foodies a canister of the brand spanking new Fit Frappe Spiced Chai …
Read More »BF Review: Simply Snackin Meat Sticks
You might remember that we have this nifty little contest going on where TWO of you can win a Kalorie Box!!! (“What the hell is a Kalorie Box, Nik?”) To enter, do this widget: a Rafflecopter giveaway On my YouTube channel I’ve posted two reviews so far relating to the Kalorie box. The first just goes through what I got …
Read More »Foodie Review: Whey Low
(Check out last month’s article: Trader Joe’s Vanilla Soy Protein) Foodie Review: Whey Low vs. Splenda (Every time I read that, the end of the dance scene from Greas pops into my head: How low can you go? How low can you go? How loooooow can you goooooo? Eht-ehm…moving on…) After my RNY my palate became a little touchy, especially where artificial …
Read More »Which protein recipe is the best? YOU be the judge!
Ok, forget that “other” election. This is the REALLY important one! Your fellow Foodies have put forth recipes to win a full canister of Fit Frappe. Five finalists were chosen. Now it’s time for YOU to decide who wins! And just because I love you…for voting…five of you will win one of these: A sampler pack of Fit Frappe that comes …
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