"No Bake" Nutella Protein Bars

Does anyone else think that store bought protein bars taste like sugary cardboard?

Ugh. I hate them!

Here is a quick and easy recipe that I found after following a fellow Instagrammer @TastyHealth. You can also find them on her blog here. 

Ingredients

1 cup rolled oats

1 scoop 100% Whey vanilla or chocolate

1/2 tbsp cocoa

1 tbsp almond or hazelnut butter

1 tsp chia seeds or flax seeds (or whatever other seeds)

1-1.5 tbsp water

1. Place all ingredients in a bowl. Start with 1 tablespoon water and add as needed.
2. Mix all ingredients together with your hands until you have a firm dough. Divide into 2 pieces and shape into bars. 
3. Wrap in aluminum foil and store in the fridge until needed.

(NOTE:  Use a little water as possible to prevent overly sticky bars)

Voila!

Here are Tasty Health's nutritional facts...

Nutritional information per serving (2 small or 1 large bar):

377 calories

32g protein

27g carbohydrates

14g fat

These are soooo good! If you are a protein bar lover, you have to give these a try! And put your own "spin" on them. I found a organic chocolate peanut spread at my local whole foods store that I will use next time to cut the calories and fat even more!

Thanks for reading!

Weight Lifting Playlist (a hip hop state of mind)

Lifting weights has become a new passion of mine...

It's so freeing and therapeutic. I almost love it more than nail polish. Almost. 

It's taken me some time to figure out what kind of music I like to listen to when I "Go Lift", but I finally figured it out. Weight room music is not the same as regular old workout music. A cardio playlist should be chosen to make you move, to sweat & burn calories. Lifting weights is a different kind of burn. It needs to be calm, yet hype. I want a beat or rhythm that triggers my inner beast & inspires me to push harder to get results, but yet it's chill enough that I can take my time and keep proper form. So here is what I listen to...

Is this playlist not THE BUSINESS or what??? I love it!! Every couple of weeks I add new songs, just to try and stay current. Or I may delete a track, if I'm just not feeling it anymore. Obviously, you can tell who my favorite artists are, but I need more females. Help me out y'all!! Give me some good female artists that I can add here, or any other artist you think may be good to lift to. Or, do you even lift?

Thanks for reading!!