I fell completely in LOVE with Rooted Juicery's banana power bites and just had to try to recreate them myself! Don't get me wrong, I love the ones from Rooted, but it is much, much cheaper to make my own! Ingredients 2 medium ripe bananas 2 1/4 cups oats 2 scoops vanilla protein powder 1/2 cup desiccated coconut 1 tbsp coconut sugar 1...

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Lately I have been traveling back and forth a lot from university to visit my family back home, so I thought I would share what I ate today on my drive back to school. Breakfast Since I don't have a kitchen at school, I took FULL advantage and made chocolate chip banana oat pancakes--so YUMMY. I always miss making pancakes when I'm away,...

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There is no better food combination than peanut butter, banana, and chocolate--so good. I have recently been loving making chocolate peanut butter nice-cream as a post-workout meal. I especially love it after a long run out in the hot sun--It is so satisfying and just so creamy and delicious! And what could be better than ice cream all day everyday? NOTHING. Ingredients 2-2...

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I am a HUGE fan of energy bites! I mean, dates are AMAZING--who could not be? Anytime I have medjool dates on hand I love to make energy bites, but this time I decided to make them my own way--based off of what I tend to prefer in them. They are super simple and quick to make! Ingredients 1 cup medjool dates, pitted...

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As soon as I saw Purely Elizabeth's sample sale Instagram for these functional granola bars I immediately had to order them. I have never really been a huge fan of bars, but the idea of adding superfood mushrooms into a granola bar caught my attention--that and I am obsessed with Purely Elizabeth's ancient grain granola already!  Mushrooms?--I know it sounds kind of strange,...

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Late last night around midnight I came to a HUGE realization as I was preparing to get up at 6:00am for my 14 mile long run before class--Why am I doing this? All week I had been stressing over when I was going to get my long run in for the week--and to make matters more stressful, the weather forecast after tomorrow has...

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Again--no actual baking involved, but let's get baked anyway! Lately I have been binge watching some of Amelia Liana's old videos/vlogs--she is so hilarious and fun to watch! (She also has amazing style!) And while being weird watching old videos, I came across the Healthy Caramel Slices recipe that she adopted from the Hippy Lane app. They were so easy to make and,...

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I have long been completely obsessed with Madewell. Every time they bring out new items, I want to buy them all! Everything is amazing quality, super cute and they often have a LOT of discounts/sales--even a student discount! (WIN). I also love how versatile their sizing is. I am quite a small, petite person so I tend to struggle to find clothing that...

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Breakfast What better way to start off my special day than with a stack of chocolate chip buckwheat pancakes--YUM! These are my absolute favorite to make on special occasions (mainly because I'm too lazy too) and before long runs. They are super filling, give me plenty of energy and taste INCREDIBLE! Ingredients 1/2 cup buckwheat pancake mix 1/2 cup unsweetened original almond milk 1/2...

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Sephora never fails to impress me with their birthday gifts. They are aways just too good to be true! 2015's blew me away with the mini NARS matte lip crayons--so gorgeous! And 2016's Fresh face cleanser and face mask mini's were to DIE for. This year, like last year, there was a skin care and a makeup option for the birthday gift. I...

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Today's 'what I eat in a day' is full of easy recipes I make in my dorm with just a microwave! Breakfast For breakfast during the week I almost always have oatmeal. It's so easy and super filling so it gets me through my long studio classes! I pretty much always make my superfood oatmeal because it is so tasty and it is...

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For the longest time I thought I HATED oatmeal. I didn't like the texture, I found it boring, and just honestly just completely avoided it. BUT, a few months ago I decided I would just give it a try. I mean why not? I needed something super filling to get me through 3 hour studios and oatmeal seemed like the perfect thing to...

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I am currently on the road to recovery with a knee injury--literally the WORST--and to avoid the FOMO of watching other runners run past my window, I have been doing a lot of different forms or cross-training to not only stay in shape and keep my body working hard, but also to strengthen the muscles around my knees. When I first began to...

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Okay, so technically there is no baking involved....but let's get baked anyway! I have always been a fudge fanatic! Growing up I went to Michigan every summer to my grandparents' lake house, and I still do, and while I was there I would always get a piece of Murdick's Fudge to take home. It was always the highlight of my summer--so delicious! Even...

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The Zoeva brushes would have to be my all time favorite makeup brushes. They are super soft, amazing quality and affordable. The Rose Golden Luxury set is absolutely stunning. It comes with all the makeup brushes you would need for a nice everyday makeup look and it doesn't hurt that it looks beautiful as well. The set includes some of my favorite brushes...

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Another 'what I eat in a day' from Christmas break back home! Breakfast For breakfast I love starting out my morning with a smoothie bowl and a black coffee. Today I decided to make my smoothie bowl a bit more special and make it an acai bowl. Smoothie bowls are a go-to breakfast for me when I have time to make them because...

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