90 Calorie Lemon Bars

These Lemon Bars are a speciality of mine, my whole family loves them especially my Dad. He actually requests that I make them for him all the time. They are such a refreshing little dessert and are a good break from chocolate. This recipe makes 25 mini bars that are exactly 90 calories a piece. Here's what you'll need,

Ingredients-

1 cup of all purpose flour

1/2 cup butter or margarine *softened*

1/4 cup powdered sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons grated lemon peel(if desired, I think it really kicks up the lemon flavor so I recommend it)

2 tablespoons lemon juice *fresh squeezed works best*

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 eggs 

Extra powdered sugar to sprinkle on top of the bars when finished

Directions-

Preheat the oven to 350

Mix flour,butter,and 1/4 cup powdered sugar. Once mixed press into square pan 8 by 8 by 2 or 9 by 9 by 2. Building up 1/2 inch sides. 

Bake crust for 20 mins then remove from oven. 

Beat remaining ingredients with electric mixer on high speed for about 3 mins or until light and fluffy. Pour over hot crust. 

Bake 25-30 mins or until no indentation when touched lighty in center. Cool in pan then dust with powdered sugar. Cut into 5 rows by 5 rows. 

  

I hope you guys enjoy this recipes as much as my family. 

Super Bowl Sunday!!!

Happy Sunday Funday Y'all!

I am so pumped for this Super Bowl because I'm a freaking huge Pats fan! 

Exhibit A

Now I don't know about yall but in my house we have a giant feast because my dad,brother,and I are serious football fans. Well at least they are, I'm solely a Patriot fan. My mom could not care less about the sport but she cooks the feast so basically she's the real MVP. This year we are having a nacho bar, sundae bar, and wings. I'll definitely have to step up my workouts after today but hey it's worth it. 

What team are you guys rooting for? And what's your feast looking like this year? Let me know below! 

Tuscan Bean Soup

Since the weather has been pretty chilly these last few days I decided to whip up a nice pot of soup. This Tuscan Bean soup I s definitely one of my all time favorite soups. It's hearty and warming, plus it's only around 150 calories a serving and it's loaded with veggies. If you want a nice warm bowl of my Tuscan Bean soup here's what you will need 

The sugar and vinegar is completely optional like honestly I've made it a few times without them and you can't tell a difference. After you have all your ingredients here's what you'll do,

And voila you have an amazing, healthy, delicious bowl of Tuscan Bean soup to keep you warm and healthy. 

Krispy Kreme Stop

Okay so I don't know if I'm just late to the party or what but today I discovered the mini donuts at Krispy Kreme. Now I don't eat donuts often because they have like NO nutritional value what so ever but I've been craving a good ole plain glazed donut for almost 2 weeks so today I decided to satisfy that craving. I drove up to KK, saw mini donuts and was like heck yeah because I'm a sucker for miniature foods. I wasn't sure exactly what to expect but when I opened my box I was ecstatic. 

How could I have gone so long without knowing these adorable donuts exist? They were absolutely fantastic and the perfect size to satisfy my donut craving. I'm really not into total cheat food deprivation because I believe you have to enjoy your life so I try to follow the 80/20 rule, eat clean and healthy 80% of the time and enjoy unhealthy cheat foods 20% of the time. The mini donuts aren't really a horrible cheat food either as you can have 2 plain glazed for 180 calories. All in all I was totally satisfied with my little sugary splurge for today. 

Clothing Haul Part 2

Okay so here is the second part of my clothing haul, sorry it took so long but I lost some receipts and I needed to know the prices of everything for the post. I basically spent these last few days tearing my house apart looking for them and luckily I found them all so let's get into it. 

 

I got this outfit from Old Navy, I'm not sure if I'll use it to workout in or sleep in but anyway it was regularly $40 and I got it for $9. 

Also from Old Navy I got this adorable denim tank-like top for $3 and it was regularly $29.99

This outfit from Joe Fresh was regularly $55 and I got it for $10. I was so excited about finding white jeans because I've been looking for a pair foreve. 

Lastly, I got this blue top from Old Navy, I thought it would look great with my new jeans. It was regularly $16 and I got it for $5

So that is the conclusion to my clothing haul, let me know which outfit was your favorite down below! 

Clothing Haul Part 1

Oh My Goodness guys I had the best two days of shopping like I can't even explain the great deals I got. I got over $300 worth of clothing for under $60! Yes you read that right, I saved around $240! I actually have so many items that I decided to spilt this post up into 2 pieces. So here are the first few outfits I got 

This is a pair of PJs I got from Joe Fresh. The top was $4 and the bottoms were also $4. Regularly they would've cost about $30 so I saved $22.  

This was the next outfit I got definitely one of my favourites. The pants were regularly $40 and the shirt was around $16 so it would have cost 56 but I got it for $16.

This was the last one for day one of shopping the sweater was about $30 regularly and the suede pants were $40 so I got a $70 outfit for $25!!!! I am literally so excited to wear all these amazing outfits I got. Let me know which one is your favorite and stay tune for part 2!! 

Super Bowl Dessert

Hey guys! 

Since the Super Bowl isn't far off I thought I would start posting some yummy football themed recipes to get us all ready for the big game. Since my mom and I both love desserts the most my first recipe is football chocolate dipped strawberries. They are super simple to make and look absolutely adorable. Plus strawberries are fruit and fruit is good for you so doesn't that technically make this a healthy treat?  Let's keep telling ourselves that anyway. Okay so here's what you'll need

Ingredients-

One pack of strawberries

One bag of dipping chocolate

Toothpicks

And white chocolate chips

Directions

So first off melt your dipping chocolate in one pot and your white chocolate chips in another

Take your strawberries and dip them in the chocolate( I find us using a toothpick helps with this)

Lay them on a piece of parchment paper lined with a little coconut oil to keep them from sticking while they dry

After they have dried take the melted white chocolate and draw some little white lines across the strawberries to give them a football like appearance.

When you're done they should look something like this 

Don't they look adorable? They will make the perfect addition to any Super Bowl party guaranteed. 

Power Breakfast Smoothie

Morning guys!

Today I thought I would share the recipe for one of my all time favorite breakfast smoothies. I call it my Power Smoothie because it makes me feel so amazing and it keeps me full way into the afternoon. So here it is,

Ingredients-

1/4 cup of frozen mango

Half a banana(I freeze mine beforehand but that's completely optional)

1/4 cup of frozen blueberries 

1 to 1 1/2 cup of greens(these can be any greens of your choosing. I use a kale/swiss chard/spinach mix) 

1 scoop of protein powder( I use the vega protein powder in vanilla because it gives you extra greens and I like that it's plant based. I did a review on it a few posts back if you wanna check it out)

1tbsp of hemp seeds

1tsp of flax oil( this is optional but I like to throw it in sometimes

So there you go, that's my Power Smoothie. Just blend all that together and enjoy. Its a great breakfast any day especially if you're on the go and don't have time to sit down and eat a full breakfast. Plus it gives you a good dose of protein which helps keep you full until lunch and all the fruits and veggies keep you energized. If you try it let me know how you liked it! 

A little Selfie for your Sunday

Happy Sunday Guys!

Now in honour of "Selfie Sunday" I thought I would just share a little photo shoot I did this fall. This was by no means a profession shoot, just my mom armed with her amazing photography skills and this wanna be model. We drove out to the country side of Brampton area in Canada and just goofed off in all the fall leaves. I think this post takes Selfie Sunday to a whole new level, don't you think? 

Vega Protein Powder Review

Hey guys,

Today my post is just a quick review on the plant based protein powder from Vega. So I bought this recently to try and get more protein in my smoothies because I don't like whey protein at all but I don't like to have a smoothie without some protein. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked it the only one I would say I like more is the Hemp protein powder but it has less protein per serving so the vega wins there. It gives you 20 grams of protein per serving which I love. It blends perfectly into my smoothie and gives me all the veggies that I'm missing in my smoothie. I tried the vanilla but I've also heard the chocolate is amazing. If anyone has tried it let me know how you liked it. I love the amount of vegetables you get in this protein powder I just feel like that's a really nice addition to a protein powder. I would definitely recommend this protein powder to anyone in the market for one. 

Flashback To Paris

Hello Lovelies! 

Today I decided to do a "Flashback Friday" to my 18th birthday in Paris last year. It was honestly the best birthday I've had in my whole entire life. I was there for 3 days and it was wonderful. I saw the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, the Grand Palais, and so much more. One of my favourite places I saw was the Saint Denis Basilica. It's a kind of a little hidden gem if you ask me. It is where all the rulers of France are buried. My main reason for going was to see Catherine De Medici's grave because I am SO in love with the show Reign, any fellow Reign lovers on here? Anyway so I wanted to see her and when I got there I found out that is where Marie Antoinette is buried! My mom freaked out because she loves her! One of my other absolute favorite sites was the Original Chanel flagship store. I'm not gonna lie I was like on a high the whole time I was there(I'm a freak for anything Chanel and I kin of have a woman crush on Coco). It was amazing everyone in the store was so nice and just knowing Coco actually walked and worked in there was priceless, plus I left smelling like Chanel number 5 so all around it was fabulous. Anyway let's get into some pictures! 

Here is a gross mirror selfie of me before we left for Paris the morning of my Birthday. 

This is the evening of my Birthday in Hardrock Paris! Yeah we were those typical tourists who ate at Hardrock, don't judge. 

The next day we obviously had to check out the town which included the gorgeous Eiffel Tower. 

After the tower we headed towards the Louvre. Probably one of my favorite places on the planet. It was so gorgeous and I love museums.

Look who we saw while we were in the Louvre! 

Then we headed to the Chanel store, which was actually just a short walk from the Louvre. 

Me trying on different Chanel scents. 

After all that walking we stopped for a little Parisian snack aka the best Macarons you will ever taste in your life. 

And finally back to the Eiffel Tower to see it sparkle in the night. Definitely a must see. 

I hope you guys enjoyed my little flashback. If any of you have ever been to Paris comment below telling me what your favorite experience was.