Water never tasted so GOOOOOD!!!!!!

I'm VERY picky when it comes to water. If it tastes too mineraly, old, or warm I can't bring myself to drink it. Austin and I got a Brita water filter as a wedding gift -- pretty much the best thing invented!

Attempts 2... & 3

So I to did some serious digging for good HEALTHY protein bars (again). I came across two more recipes that I wanted to test out.

Here were my results..

Numero dos..

Nutritional Facts

Calories - 226

Protein - 25 g.

Carbs - 18 g.

Fats - 6 g.

The nutritional values on these bars seem pretty decent, the only problem about these bars was the texture. It didn't "set" as much as I would have liked it to after refrigerated. Just a little too sticky for me! However, the taste of these bars were 100xxx better then my first attempt!

Numero Tres..

Nutritional Facts

Calories - 211

Protein - 12 g. (crappppy)

Carbs - 25 g. (craaaappppy again)

Fats - 7 g.

As you can see the nutritional values on these bars didn't come close to the other ones (protein & carbs). BUT they are delicious!! Its a win-lose situation... they taste great but not the healthiest. They don't taste very good...healthier.

I have decided that I'm going to put together my own recipe.. hopefully this will be my final attempt with success!

I'll let ya know how it goes...

EXPECTO PATRONUM!

Austin and I had never really jumped onto the whole Harry Potter train. I remember attempting to read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in Elementary School when it was first released. I’m pretty sure I never got past the first chapter. From there on out I never paid any attention to the Harry Potter series. A few weeks ago Austin randomly wanted to do a Harry Potter marathon (I was a quite shocked since he’s never been into any sci-fi). Well… because we don’t have TV and I have seen all our movies over 20 times each.. Oh and I rarely ever turn down a movie night – Agreed to do this Harry Potter marathon.

Needless to say we just finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 a few nights ago and were pretty thrilled for July 15^th! It definitely makes a lot more sense watching them consecutively starting from the beginning. I’m glad we waited till now to start this marathon because now we only have to wait till next weekend for part 2 to come out!

I really wish I had a wand, could go to Hogwarts, and could do magic chants/spells!!

Attempt #1 – FAILED

I don’t know if it’s just me, but it’s really hard to find a good protein bar that isn’t loaded with all the sugar and actually have more than 10g of protein. Not to mention.. trying to stock up on them can get a little pricey, especially for broke newlyweds. SO – I decided to go on a hunt for a homemade protein bar recipe. Well if you type, ‘homemade protein bar’ into google you’ll see that there are pages full of different recipes. Yet, they all claim to be, ‘great tasting and delicious’. Well I found the first recipe to scratch off my list.

I decided to make this recipe for two reasons:

1. It seemed pretty simple to throw together and I had all the ingredients.

2. All the reviews on this particular recipe were given five stars.

I thought those were pretty good incentives to give it a test drive, don’t you?!

This recipe consisted mainly of protein powder, flax seed, natural applesauce, egg whites, vanilla, and peanut butter (from what I remember – give or take a little). After putting it all together it had the consistency of brownie mix. Then I put it into an 8x8 pan and threw it in the oven to cook for about 15-20 minutes. While it was cooking, the smell reminded me of brownies too - Let’s just say I was getting pretty excited! I took them out of the oven; the top was a nice golden brown and evenly cooked. I cut out a square to taste test…and… let’s just say they did NOT taste like brownies or anything close to that! I think the worst part about them was the texture. NASTY!!

I do have to say the best part of this experience was getting to see Austin’s face when he took a bite into a protein bar. His face was priceless! I have never seem him spit something out so fast! However, I did give him a fair warning…

Welp, back on the hunt for a good recipe!