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Product Review: GButter

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I'm an active person and I'm trying to grow some muscles here, so choosing good foods and eating plenty of protein are important to me. Gbutter is a high protein spread made with nuts, whey protein, and sweetened with stevia. It's non GMO if you're concerned about that. So it sounds great, right? But how does it taste? AMAZING. I could eat this straight out of the jar. I wouldn't mind diving straight into a pool of gbutter.  I really can't decide on a favorite flavor - they're all so good. I recommend the butter pecan flavor on a baked sweet potato with cinnamon. I love using the brownie batter flavor for topping protein pancakes or  Protein Cheesecake  or anything really.  It's not the same texture as peanut butter, more gooey? It's hard to describe but I love it! Brownie batter isn't just the name either. If you microwave it, it's a healthy brownie!  Use code: "gbuttermeg" for a discount!  Nutritional Stats per 2

Don't Break Your Neck

People say the phrase "break your neck" more often than you might realize but it's something that I notice now. Why? In May of 2015, I suffered a broken neck and spinal cord injury. I'm typing these words with fingers that I didn't know if they would ever be able to type again. I was standing at a concert and a stage diver landed on my head. I still remember the indescribable feeling that came across my body in that moment. I lay on the ground, unable to move or speak, feeling trampled by the crowd. Another concert goer picked me up and carried me out of the crowd. My body was paralyzed and I could hardly speak. An ambulance was called and I lay in the dirt outside of the venue. The process from this point forward was a bit of a blur. I was put in a neck brace and put on a stretcher. The man in the ambulance told me I was probably just stunned and would be surfing on my beach vacation next week. In the hospital, I was hooked to a million things, tested, sc

Protein Cheesecake!

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I'm a huge fan of cream cheese in general. I mean, it's delicious savory or sweet. You can spread it on a cracker with salmon, you can spread it on a cupcake with sugar, you can make it into a cake, you can make it into a ball. Any way, I'll take it. So upon seeing delicious looking protein cheesecake all over instagram, I had to try it, it was only a matter of time. I decided to try my first time halving the recipe. I really liked it! It probably couldn't get passed off as a slice of Cheesecake Factory cheesecake but for a true fan of cream cheese and cheesecake, this really hit the spot. I may have tasted and fallen in love with the batter too. Salmonella, what? So here's what I did: Ingredients: 1 ( 5.3 oz) Light & Fit Vanilla Greek yogurt 1 (8 oz) package fat free cream cheese 1 single serving packet of Quest Salted Caramel protein powder 1 egg 1 egg white 2-3 tbsp truvia 1 tsp caramel flavoring Method: Mix softened cream cheese, yogurt,