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Showing posts with label breakfast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label breakfast. Show all posts

Monday, December 28, 2009

Heart Thrives - my first product review!



First, here is part 1 of my breakfast - some milk and natural applesauce with cinnamon, which causes an unnatural golden glow in the picture. Then I went on to try my Lemon Poppyseed Heart Thrives that came in a wonderful package from The Healthy Baking Company who were so generous as to send me some samples to review on my blog. I encourage you to check them out at http://www.suncakes.com/index.html!!

Here is the package:

And the informational brochure that came with it (just click on the photos for a closer view so you can actually read all the information!):





Now for the Lemon Poppyseed Heart Thrive, the first one I have tried:




I give it an 8 out of 10! When I first opened the package the aroma blew me away. It was a truly wonderful whiff of lemon poppyseed! I could tell that they were very fresh too, and the first bite confirmed that. It was soft like a muffin and chewy like a cookie. It had the perfect amount of sweetness and lemon flavor without being overpowering, which I certainly enjoyed since lemon isn't exactly my favorite flavor (which is why I tried this first - I like to save the best for last!). After a couple bites, I decided to microwave it. Unfortunately, I think 25 sec. is too long, for it was a bit too hot and had dried out some. The heat seemed to diminish the flavor too. I had the next one cold though and loved it! I'll probably try microwaving again, but for a shorter duration. And you can't be disappointed in the nutrition facts! I wasn't sure something this healthy would taste so good, but it did! The only way it could possibly be improved nutritionally is by adding some vitamin D to go along with the calcium ;-). All I can say is that I'm definitely looking forward to the other flavors, and I'll let you all know how they taste!

Do check out their website at http://www.suncakes.com/index.html and let me know if you've ever tried them and what your thoughts were! Thanks!


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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Bruegger's Bagels = yum!





This morning I treated myself to a honey grain Bruegger's Bagel with light garden veggie cream cheese. There's just nothing better than a fresh bagel. Gotta love my ISU water bottle too! As for my workout today, I did 25 minutes on an elliptical. I really can't wait until spring when I can run outside again. Running outside now would just be miserable with the wet, snowy, icy roads and sidewalks in addition to the cold weather. I must say I do admire people who run in this weather though - more power to them!