All In A Days Work

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Jimmy Dean® for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.

As you know I am constantly on the look out for quick, easy and healthy meals for me and my families always-on-the-go hectic schedule. Even though breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day I am known for skipping it in the rush to get the kids to school, and myself to work. I do on occasion grab some fruit and yogurt as I’m running out the door but that doesn’t always cut it especially on a cold winters day. So when I heard about Jimmy Dean Delights® Breakfast Sandwiches with less than 300 calories per serving, I was excited to try them out!

One of my favorite breakfast sandwiches that I used to buy at a fast-food joint when I picked up my coffee was a sausage,cheese and egg english muffin which was easily over 500 calories, not to mention I had no idea what was in it. So I decided to try the turkey sausage egg and cheese english muffin from Jimmy Dean’s; with just 290 calories, and real quality ingredients I knew I couldn’t go wrong…and in less than 3 minutes from the freezer to the microwave I had a hot delicious breakfast sandwich to take with me out the door in the morning.

I have to admit that they are pretty delicious and very filling. Where I’m normally watching for the clock to tell me it was lunch time, I actually worked right through lunch time before my stomach told me it was time to eat! Jimmy Dean Delights have many different options for breakfast sandwiches including a sausage and cheese croissant.

Some of the other choices are:

Jimmy Dean Delights 4 CT Chicken Sausage Egg & Cheese English Muffin

Jimmy Dean Delights 4 CT Turkey Sausage Egg & Cheese English Muffin

Jimmy Dean Delights 4 CT Canadian Bacon English Muffin

Jimmy Dean Delights 4 CT Turkey Sausage Croissant

Jimmy Dean Delights Turkey Sausage Egg, & Cheese Flatbread

Jimmy Dean Delights Bacon, Egg & Cheese Flatbread

Jimmy Dean Delights 8CT Turkey Sausage, Egg & Cheese English Muffin

Pick up a few and find your favorite! Meijer has boxes of Jimmy Dean DELIGHT breakfast sandwiches on sale NOW, and you can get $1 off coupon using the Jimmy Dean Mperk

With the new year here and everyone’s resolutions to become thinner, happier and healthier (including mine) are in full swing, I’ve been researching ways to make sure that this year is the year it all happens.
After the ‘binge’ at Christmas, and the flu season upon us  I knew that I needed to detox to get the ick out of my system and help me get out of this funk. Since I am doing my best to stay away from the pharmacy whenever possible, I decided to take a look into natural detox plans.
I was thrilled to find FitTea an all-natural detox.  Teas are used as a natural ‘medicine’ so to speak for many ailments, and teas have been used for thousands of years for weight loss, and to help increase energy. FitTea boosts “Give us a few weeks and we’ll give you a new waistline” so how could I not give it a try??

The tea consist of: Organic Green Tea, Oolong Wu Yi, Organic Rooibos, Ginger, Pomegranate, Guarana, Birch, Stevia, Corn and Honey Powder. These ingredients provide a fast-working and natural detox. These natural ingredients have other benefits besides detox, which includes weight loss, increased energy levels, suppressing the appetite, boost metabolism, aids in digestive health,and natural antioxidants

I’m not one for warm tea, but I brewed it and put it in the refrigerator and drank it every day for 2 weeks before I went to work out, or before I began my day. I definitely felt a difference in my energy level  – and I managed to ward off the funk that my kids brought home from school and shared with each other!
Now I have been working out, watching what I eat, and I can tell you that I was able to get into a smaller pants size! I’m sure its a combination of the healthier eating habits, and more exercise, but I could feel a significant difference since adding the FitTea Detox to my daily regimen. I plan to start with the 28 day detox starting February 1st, whose joining with me??

You can buy a fourteen-day or twenty-four day here.

This post is sponsored by FitFluential on behalf of Special K.

Of the 40% of Americans who make New Years Resolutions, 17% make a resolution to lose weight and eat healthier. Being one of the 17% I know how hard it is to stay on track – especially when it comes to those hunger pains in between meals. Snacking is what has ruined more than one day in my journey to become a healthier, thinner, me.

I love to snack. I will admit it. I am on the computer a LOT with work, my blog, and entering sweepstakes and it’s easy to get carried away with snacking too much. A few bites of this, a few bites of that can add up to a whole lot of extra calories that weren’t planned into your day. As I’ve started to learn about my snacking habits, and what I need to be successful I knew that I needed to find some low calorie snacks to keep me on track. So I was super excited when I was given the opportunity to try Special K’s new Snack Bars.

At just 100 calories per snack bar, the new Special K bars are delicious, filling and enjoyable snack. I decided to keep a stash of bars in my desk at the office, and of course in the pantry at home as well. They’ve came in handy when I get a sweet craving (I absolutely love love the salted pretzel chocolate and salted caramel chocolate when I am craving well, chocolate!) and the berry medley along with the blueberry bliss make a great on-the-go breakfast (O.K., like two of them, not just one, which is still awesome because that’s only two-hundred calories!)

Another reason to love these even more besides they are only 100 calories is they are super filling! In the past I have tried low cal snack bars that has me still reaching for my co-workers candy jar at 3 in the afternoon. I can actually say that these bars have kept my hunger at bay, and keeps me feeling good about my day – I have been able to stay under my calorie goal!

These Special K chewy snack bars will be available at retailers nationwide in January, and are sold in boxes of six for a SRP of $2.69!

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This post is sponsored by FitFluential on behalf of Special K.