I am not a morning person. I’ve even written in the past on how to expedite your morning routine as much as possible in an effort to maximize sleep! …But somehow, I’ve been able to force myself to leave the house every morning at 4:45 a.m. (and 4:15 on Fridays ;_; ).
Part of it is because I pack a world’s worth of food with me the night before to sustain me throughout the day (I’ll have a review of that coming up soon! <3).
I’ve written before about my love for hemp hearts–remember my flour-less Rice Cooker Protein Banana Cake?! If cake isn’t your thing (…), perhaps an Orange Cranberry Walnut Salad or 5-Ingredient Apricot Plum Energy Bites would be up your alley?
Well, they’re at it again, and this time, it’s in the form of snack bars! Read on to see how you can fuel your day with hemp heart bars! :D
Thanks, Fit Approach + Manitoba Harvest! :]
There are 3 different flavors: vanilla, chocolate, and apple cinnamon! (I got to try the latter two!)
Both are really tasty, and help to tide over my hunger for at least a little while (I say this only because unless I’ve just consumed 100 pieces of sushi, I can probably still eat more), but of the two, I’m a bigger fan of the apple cinnamon, mostly because I’ve always been more partial to fruity flavors, and I like the bits of apple in that one!
(…but if they were to make a chocolate peanut butter flavor, I’d have a really hard time deciding on a favorite.)
Interested in the nutrition facts? Depending on the flavor, each bar ranges from…
- 230-240 calories
- 13-15g carbohydrates
- 10g plant-based protein
- 15-16g fat (10g = omegas!)
- 8-10g sugar
- 20-110mg sodium
I’ve been hanging out in the locker room wolfing down food in between surgeries (and sometimes I run away in between) if I start to fade, because the surgeries are something like 6-11+ hours long. Neurosurgeons don’t seem to ever sleep. :O Here’s a fun conversation:
(Anesthesiologist): Are you going into neurosurgery?
F: Nope! I’m going into family medicine!
: Neurosurgery is rough. Long hours. Intense. You are very brave. Or a little crazy. Or maybe a bit of both.
F: I need to find out their secret! I’d be so much more productive if I didn’t need to sleep. What do they run on?!
: Fatigue and misery.
Snacks, snacks, keep me alive! :O
Manitoba Harvest is also currently running a photo contest (details here)–it’s open to U.S. and Canadian residents (18yo+) and a winner will be chosen each month!
Share a photo of the bar(s) and tag @manitobaharvest #hempheartbar #fuelledbyhemp #sweatpink @fitapproach for a chance to win a box of your favorite flavor of Hemp Heart Bars!
Can’t wait long enough to win? You can get 15% off with the following discount code: hhbarlaunch1015
(Expires 3/31/2016!)
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