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Quest Pasta

Hello there!

We're super excited today because we're back with our last Quest review! *tears fall*
It has been so amazing getting to review Quest's products and share them with you all :) Thank you everyone for continually stopping by for our posts, 'cause we love hearing your opinion and love your support.

So if you're ready to hear our thoughts about this product, then keep reading....

Quest Fettuccine Pasta

Ingredients:

Quest Fettuccine Pasta

Garlic

Olive Oil

Bell Pepper

Onion


To get your pasta ready for cooking, you need to begin by rinsing it off for a few minutes and then flash boil for about three. 


WARNING: the past has a fishy/sea smell. Don't worry about it, because it doesn't effect the taste at all.

 Now that your pasta has been flash boiled, begin by chopping a few cloves of garlic and then adding it to your pan with olive oil. Let it cook lightly, and then dice a pepper and an onion and add that also.


Now all you have to do is pour your veggies on top of your pasta, and then eat and enjoy! I topped it with some sliced almonds, but that is completely optional :)

Here's a picture of the pasta served on a plate and ready for eating!

Thank you for stopping by! Have an amazing day, and keep shining for HIM :)

-Michaela

The Benefits of Antioxidants

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Today we're providing you with an article all about antioxidants! We hope and pray that this article would benefit you in numerous ways so that you can achieve optimal health today :) Happy reading...

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Studies show that one of the main causes for aging, disease, and below-normal health conditions is the fact that the cells in our body deteriorate because of oxidation. Basically what happens is that when oxygen (which is what we need for life) naturally makes contact with bad cells (free radicals) in our body, these cells start to deteriorate (oxidize). This is happening inside our bodies affecting everything from eyes to skin and organs. These damaged cells, free radicals, form a chain reaction that continues damaging other good cells that they come in contact with.

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The body's natural response or remedy to this is to produce antioxidants to fight these bad cells (called "free radicals") that are degenerating or adversely affecting your health. But, with unhealthy diets and inadequate exercise, the production of antioxidants falls short.

"Antioxidants may lower your risk of developing a number of health conditions, including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, dementia and eye disease." LIVESTRONG

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Yum! Quest Pasta

Hello there you all!

It's another beautiful day, right? As you know, we were blessed by Quest with the opportunity to review their amazing products. We are thrilled that we have been given this opportunity, and we're super excited to share our opinions with you!

Today we are featuring one of their newest products, which you already know what it is from the title of this post. We were really excited to try it, 'cause who knew you could make pasta extremely healthy for you and actually taste like real food?

Quest Spaghetti

What you need:

4 cloves garlic

1/4 onion 

olive oil

4 olives

2 or 3 mushrooms (optional)

3 tbsp. Parmesan cheese

2 tsp. evaporated milk or regular

2 tsp. water

1/8 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. oregano 

Make sure you rinse your noodles really well before cooking. They do, like many people said, smell sea-like. Upon opening, you get a fishy/ocean smell. Don't worry, it doesn't effect the taste! 

Flash boil the noodles for 1-2 minutes, and then rinse again. Now they are ready for usage.

BASE:

To start off, add some oil to a pan, then finely chop your garlic and your onion and add that as well. Wait until the garlic and onions have cooked lightly before adding your noodles.

Once you've added the noodles, sprinkle on some salt and pepper. Once that is completed, add some chopped olives into the pan. 

CREAMY SAUCE:

Now that the noodles are cooked, begin making the sauce. 

Get out a small bowl or container. Chop some mushrooms (optional) and toss them into the bowl. Now measure out your oregano and cheese and add that as well. Microwave the contents for 25 seconds. 

Now that that is warmed up a little, add your evaporated milk, water, and salt. Stir it up, and then add it to the noodles in the pan. 

Yummy! It looks amazing already. WAIT! Don't take a bite until the end. I know it's tempting, but just hold on and don't taste it...

Dice half a tomato, and have two basil leaves on hand. They're both optional, but let me tell you... they definitely add something to the recipe!

Place the noodles onto a plate, and then cover it in the diced tomato. If you want, you can lightly cook the tomatoes before adding them to your noodles. 

After adding your tomatoes, place your two basil leaves on top to give it a finished look. And... VOILA .... you're done!

Eat and enjoy!

Thank you for stopping by our blog! If you liked this post, please comment and share. Thank you so much for your support! Have an amazing day and keep shining for HIM...

OH! I almost forgot! Here's some shots we got during the taste testing with Elena from The Whole Fruit. 

Bye!

On a Quest

Hello there!

It's been a little bit, since we've posted, but no worries... we're here to stay! Today is our final post containing our reviews for the Quest Protein Bars. We hope you're as excited as we are to share with you our thoughts about their products! Let's begin...

* Cookie Dough *

I love cookies, in fact, I love mostly anything sweet. If you do too, we wanna know,  so comment! Anyway, I have always loved making cookies because I get to nibble on some of the chocolate chips, taste the dough (YUM), and then get to enjoy it completely finished while drinking a cup of milk. How would you like it if you could get all that from a single protein bar that is actually good for you? That's just what Quest did!

I loved that this bar wasn't too much of the dough flavor, but that it had a sufficient amount of chocolate in it. This was one of my favorites because it cures a sweet tooth while giving you a burst of energy. I really love that it has all the same flavors that cookie dough has. It has a sweet, chocolatey flavor and a little bit of saltiness. It definitely makes your taste buds happy! I definitely enjoyed this protein bar!

* Banana Nut Muffin *

Muffins are amazing. Please don't disagree! I have never tried a Banana Nut Muffin, but it sounds good. I love Pumpkin muffins, Blueberry, Chocolate Chip, any kind really, so if you have a protein bar that tastes like one- give it to me please! 

Quest made an amazing bar. It tastes just like a muffin. It tastes like a nice ripe banana, it tastes nutty, and it tastes like perfection in a bar! I had seen some reviews about this bar, and a certain percentage said that it had an over-powering banana flavor. If you were a little unsure about it, than please, let me have the final say. The mixture of banana and nuts was perfect. Quest did a great job!! Neither flavor was over powering, but in fact there was just enough of each. I didn't warm it up, but I can imagine that doing so would make it taste even better! Why don't you head on over to their site and treat yourself to a box of them. Sound good?

* Cinnamon Roll *

Yum. I loooove cinnamon rolls! Give me one any day of the week! 

I tried this protein bar before I had an intense workout, and let me tell you something.... it was GOOD!
Let me re-phrase that. It was GREAT. You get what I mean :)

I loved the uniqueness of this Quest bar. It was unlike all the other protein bars of theirs that I've tried. The consistency of the bar reminded me of a candy bar. It was stuffed in a backpack that had been in the car, so it probably had been warmed by the heat inside the car. Anyway, it was softer and less chewy than their other bars. The flavor was more cinnamon than cinnamon roll, I personally thought, but hey, not every bar is perfect :) I liked that the cinnamon taste wasn't overpowering, but that there was enough so it tasted similar to a cinnamon roll. 

I love the fact that after I eat I Quest bar, they definitely satisfy me for a while. While that is a plus, another bonus is that I personally feel energized after I eat them. I love that the bars not only taste good, but increase your energy level and satisfy you. I know that from previous experience, I would eat a protein bar and feel hungry 30 minutes later. Also Quest bars are really low in sugar. Unlike other protein bars, they give you a lot of protein and less sugar. The only thing that was a little bit of a downer was that you got a slight aftertaste of sucralose :( As much as I like Quest, I really dislike that some of their bars have sucralose. Otherwise, this bar was a winner!

* Cookies and Cream *

I heard so much about this Quest bar. It was advertised everywhere. No matter where I went, I found that somehow this bar was advertised there, too. So, as it was, I was really eager to try it. Results...

The bar was simply amazing. I loved every single bite of it. I loved the intense cookie flavor which was in every bite, and the consistency was amazing too. It was simply awesomeness in a bar. It had many chunks of the actual cookie and then the cream inside, so it gave it a little crunchiness to the bar, which was... super nice!!

It's so hard to say which is a favorite because they are all so good, but this was definitely one of the very best I have tried. It's worth every dollar you spend on it. I am so excited to head over to GNC soon and get me some more bars! 

Thank you so much, Quest, for allowing us to review these bars. You are such an awesome company, and we love all of your products! 

* Quest Cravings *

I had been so eager to try these too, because I and heard so many great reviews about them! It was Quest's version of a Reese's PB Cup, and I love those! 

To start off, I was impressed that Quest made the taste so similar to an actual PB cup. It was a great first try, but I honestly I didn't love it. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't horrible, but it was, in my opinion, only okay. I had so much looked forward to eating it that my hopes were so high. I'd love to see Quest improve the taste. 

I felt as though it tasted slightly bitter, though the peanut butter flavor masked it somewhat. It was great that they took healthy ingredients and turned it into a sweet treat. Maybe it would be better warmed up, but I wasn't extremely impressed. 

I would probably give it a three out of five stars. It wasn't horrible, but I think it could be improved. 
I'd love to see Quest continue tweaking the recipe, and then I'd taste it again, but currently I wouldn't re-buy them. Maybe in the future! Maybe...

Thank you so much, Quest, for sending us these bars to review! We love getting to try each new flavor created in your kitchen :) 

Have a blessed day everyone, and keep shining for HIM!
Olivia

*All opinions in this review are our own.