Zak Designs

Looking for something new and colorful to spruce up your serveware and mixing bowl collection? Look no further!  Thanks to Chris at Zak Designs, I got a chance to try out these fun mixing/serving bowls from their awesome line of products! 

Confetti Bowls!

 This four-piece bowl set is part of the Confetti collection, which is made of 100% recycled melamime! 

Fun Colors!

How cool is that?   They’re dishwasher safe, but keep them away from the microwave.  They come in a total of 8 colors: black, white, kiwi, magenta, yellow, orange, turquoise, and red! 

They don’t JUST make bowls, either.  From napkin holders to  salt & pepper shakers these pieces will add a festive flair to any kitchen!

Each of the Confetti pieces is BPA, PVC, phthalate, and lead safe!

I couldn’t get enough of the brightness that these bowls showed off!  They’re also convenient to store!  One fits right inside the other!

They’ve got other lines as well, for kids, for babies, for parties & entertaining, and dinnerware!

Make a statement at your next event with Zak Designs!

Here’s a convenient sortable excel sheet that shows you where you can find Zak retailers in your state!   Thanks again for supplying the bowls for my review, Chris!  They’re awesome!

Fabulous….it’s FRIDAY.

Andddd a payday….andddd I get my new car tomorrow….andddd I can’t wait for yoga in the morning….:)  Lots to look forward to, lovies!

Breakfast this morning was great.  Banana Nut protein shakewith fiber one crunched in the Bella blender for the crust taste.

Not beautiful, but mighty tasty!

It packed an awesome nutritional punch, too!  1 scoop powder + water +3 ice cubes + 2/3 C. fiber one = 200 calories, 4.5g fat, 23g protein, and 17g of fiber. Dessert and breakfast all in one!

For lunch, I packed this dynamic duo:

1 can pink crab meat + 1 light swiss laughing cow cheese wedge

I drain the crab and then melt the cheese wedge in with it.  Then, I pack a whole wheat tortilla (La Tortilla Factory is my choice) for dipping.  It tastes just like the fatty cream cheese and crab dip that is always at parties – only this one is a healthy version!  The whole can only packs 70 calories and 14g of protein with 1g of fat! See?

Along with that yummy concoction, I packed a lettuceless salad:

Cucumber, tomato, beets, and carrots all chopped up!

I just love red beets.  These are even from a can!  They give you a ton of fillingn fiber and the juice makes excellent salad dressing!

Hope you all have a fantastic Friday! 

Sorry I’ve been slacking with the verses of the day!  Here are a few of my favorites for you to read up on.  You can even sign up to have daily verses emailed to you {here} so that when I forget to share, you won’t miss your dose of scripture!

^“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” -James 1:2-4

“Whoever has my commands
and obeys them,
he is the one who loves me.
He who loves me
will be loved by my Father,
and I too will love him
and show myself to him.”

-Hebrews 5:8

“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you,
for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses,
so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”

-2 Corinthians 12:9

 

New Holey Donuts!

I’ve come to the conclusion that Frank from Holey Donuts is a complete and utter genious.  Thank you SO much for sending me some for my review!  Just when I thought it couldn’t get much more amazing, this company came out with three new varieties of their amazing low calorie, low fat donuts.  This all star line up is made up of:

100 Calorie Cinnamon Bun Middles!

Everyone knows the best part of a cinnamon bun is the middle where all the glaze, cinnamon and chewiness ends up.  What better way to spend 100 calories from the calorie bank than with one of these melt in your mouth, Holey Donuts.  Honestly, they feel SO sinful when devouring.  I am completely dumbfounded as to how he works his magic.  These are in the running for my favorite Holey Donut yet!  Right up there with the Raspberry Vanilla Truffle & Coconut Cream Pie!

Check out these stats!  Totally insane.  1.5g of fat?!  

Next up:

Low Fat Petite Sugar & Spice!

These had the perfect touch of sweetness added.  Not to the point where they make your stomach heavy and you have an energy crash from the insane amounts of sugar loaded ontop, like most sugar coated donuts.  Nope, these are scrumptious and very low in calories and fat as well!  Perfect for pairing with your morning coffee or tea!  It reminded me of the way churros (ya know, the fried, fatty dough with the cinnamon & sugar) taste, hot from the fryer, except the guiltless version!  See?  It’s even got 4g of protein! 

The best part is, they still taste ahmazing.  I have a hard time only eating one at a time!  If I hadn’t tried Holey Donuts first hand, I never would’ve believed in them.  You’ve GOT to. 

Lastly, we’ve got these babes:

Jumbo Low Fat Chocolate Chip!

These were really yummy too!  Especially after microwaving!  Any chocolate lovers dream.  The chocolate chips melted gently into the vanilla icing, creating a euphoria for your tastebuds with every single bite.  I enjoyed this one with a nice big glass of Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze.  It was like eating oreos and milk….only MUCH more nutritious.

Only 5g of fat in a chocolate chip donut??! You’ve got to be crazy right?  Everyone knows that donuts like these will run you up to at least 30g of fat and about 500 calories, minumum. 

The BEST PART IS, right now, you can buy yourself any of these delish varieties for just $5.99 each!!!  Originally, $12.95 a dozen, they’re on sale for 1/2 price!!  I promise you will NOT regret trying them.  My favorites are the 100 Calorie Cinnamon Bun Middles, the Reduced Fat Raspberry Vanilla Truffle, Reduced Fat Coconut Cream Pie, and Reduced Fat Blueberry Crumbcake!  You really can’t go wrong, though!