Disclosure: This post is sponsored by
Fitfluential, LLC on behalf of NOW Foods. As always, all thoughts and opinions
are my own.
In health and fitness, there are lots
of claims and labels being thrown around by brands and people. As a former
chemist (who will always be a science nerd at heart), I’m the type of person
that finds the actual research article when I read a headline about a new study.
Sometimes there are small samples for the study, bias, or parts of the research
aren’t addressed. The same thing goes with labels such as “natural” not being a
regulated label or even their being specifics about what constitutes “organic”.
Before visiting NOW Foods headquarters
just outside of Chicago for the #NOWGetFit influencer event this month, I hadn’t considered
myself super brand loyal, but now I can tell you I trust NOW Foods!
NOW
Foods #NOWGetFit Day 1
After a travel snafu (ugh American Airlines WHY) I made it
out to the event on Thursday starting with a trip to the Cooking Skills Academy
for an “Iron Chef Challenge” using NOW Foods ingredients.
Chef showing us how it's done. |
My team won with a take on an avocado toast-clearly all those years watching Iron Chef and the Food Network have paid off!
The winning dish! |
Also forgot to mention that the before our challenge the night before, Kasey from Powercakes made us DELICIOUS protein donuts. I don’t throw around the word delicious paired with protein donuts ever.