In less than 24hrs I will be on a plane to Kona. To say that I am excited is an understatement. I am ECSTATIC! I get to see my husband, I get to watch him race (Sherpa), and I get to see all our old friends from when we lived there. It’s a short trip but SO NEEDED. I am sad that I don’t get to race ZOOMA on Saturday but to be honest, I am beyond exhausted. It’s probably best I didn’t. That happens when your career is also your passion, yes? Too much of a good thing can sometimes be a bad thing… like hummus. LOL!
Anyway, I’ve finished the last bit of Healthy Bites orders until I return and just had to share my VERY OWN custom flavor. That’s right. I had Hawaii on the brain so I made myself a few custom order Healthy Bites with my Designer Whey Goodie Package. I’ll get to recipe in a minute, but first let me tell you a little about Designer Whey.
I received this package last week and was excited to try out all the products!
- 6 Protein Bars (2 of each flavor- chocolate, pb, caramel)
- Protein 2 Go (Tropical, Berry, Lemonade)
- 2 100% Whey Powders (vanilla and white chocolate)
- 2 Protein drinks to go (chocolate and Vanilla)
I already use the Vanilla Whey in a few Healthy Bites recipes so I knew I’d be a fan of the White Chocolate, and yes, yes I was! In fact I made a few clients some White Chocolate Raspberry Cookie Dough bites with it.
I like this whey powder because it’s very pure. Sweetened with stevia, gluten free, MSG free, and lactose free. Plus it tastes great and mixes well. Quality!
The premade to-go shakes were quite tasty too. 100 Calories and 18 grams of protein. I added mine to an iced coffee for a protein packed latte. My only concern in this drink is the sucralose. My stomach does not handle these types of sugars very well. That’s why I only drank half at a time.
The protein 2Go is very similar to the powder. Again, no artificial sweeteners (made with stevia), no gluten, 100% whey, which I LOVE! The packets are 50 calories, extra vitamins, and 10 grams of protein. Perfect to add to water, milk, yogurt, etc. for a quick protein boost.
As for the bars, of course they are tasty. A great texture with a little crunch. No artificial sugars, just real honey and sugar. 10 grams of protein and under 200 calories. The bars are made with a blend of whey and soy protein (100% isolate). I prefer to use soy protein in moderation ONLY because I have slight soy intolerance. My husband, on the other hand, doesn’t have any intolerances, so of course and HE LOVED hogging these!
And just because I am nerdy and love food history, here’s a chart of how WHEY started. I love that Designer Whey put this on their site.
Alight, now that you know EVERYTHING about Designer Whey, I’ll share my Healthy Bites recipe. Please let me know if you try it!
Trust me when I say It is WHEY GOOD!
Ingredients:
- 2 heaping tbsp coconut flour
- 2 heaping tbsp almond meal or pumpkin seed powder (you can use chia or flax as well)
- 2 packets or 30 grams tropical whey protein (I used designer whey 2go)
- 1/2 tsp orange extract or orange NuNaturals stevia
- 1/2 tsp coconut extract
- 1 tbsp vanilla whey
- 2 large tbsp (or more depending on batter sunflower seed butter (this keeps the bites nut free but you can use any nut butter)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tbsp crushed banana chips
- 2 tbsp shredded coconut
Directions:
Blend banana chips in food processor. Transfer into a large bowl and add in all the remaining ingredients with the honey being the last . Mix well ( I use my hands) and roll into bite size balls. Coat bites (once frozen) with extra protein powder and/or coconut. Makes about 15 balls. Freeze or keep in refrigerator to maintain freshness.
Oh and for those of you who are wondering what the heck Pumpkin seed Powder is, it looks like this. I bought it off of nuts.com.
Disclaimer: I received Designer Whey products as a FitFluential Ambassador in exchange for a review, but the opinions expressed above are entirely my own.
Okay, I must go pack and get my spray tan ready! Not sure when or if I will post, but you will get a race update at some point. ALOHA!
Are you making tropical treats yet?
For more Designer Whey recipes, GO HERE!
Cheers,
LC
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YUMMM!!! Love Designer Whey and these look amazing!!
Um wait “White Chocolate Raspberry Cookie Dough bites” I need those! Safe travels my dear. Enjoy every minute please.
OMG I need and want these now!!! Pumpkin seed powder? Where does one find that or what could I sub?? Do you have room for me in your suitcase? I wanna go to Hawaii!! I’m so excited for you and James. Have fun!
i always have room for YOU! oh and i found pumpkin powder on nuts.com. You can just use any other flour sub or more protein.
Have a great time! Rest your body and enliven your soul! He new recipe sounds yummy!
my plan exactly!! thank YOU deanna
Hope you have such a great time in kona- it’s very well-deserved! And, good luck to James!
I love that you have tropics on the mind. These bites sound delicious!
thanks abby! wish you were coming to race!
I hope you have fun on your trip!! I definitely need to make that recipe and get some more healthy bites in my life!
Yay! These bites sound amazing. Guess I need to make a GNC run tomorrow for the protein packets
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Safe travels and have fun (I know you will). And good luck to James! Xoxo
Happy Hawaii to you!!! So jealous!
I love the big island. Enjoy & rest your bod.. causal exercise… AND good luck to hubby!!!!
OMG – those bites look amazing!!!!!!!!
Yum! Those bites look amazing! Have a fantastic time in Kona!!
There is so much goodness in this post. Have fun in Kona!!! So jealous.
I adore Designer Whey. It is a staple in my post workout concoctions now! And I’m making these balls. I have pumpkin flakes… will be experimenting.
AND I geeked out on the history lesson.
Safe trip, Lindsay! And good luck to James on the race
I’m actually trying to get tropical stuff OFF my mind in an attempt to shed these post-vacation blues because I’m missing Hawaii like crazy!
YUM!! Those look delicious!!
Thanks for the recommends, Lindsay. I’m always looking for stuff without artificial sweeteners or ingredients!
Have a safe trip, friend!
thanks friend! always good to hear from YOU
Thanks for the recipe!! I love orange, and pretty much all things citrus. I’m sure these are delicious! Have a safe trip, and good luck to your husband!
I love your cheesy titles. They always make me smile.
haha, good! i tend to be corny but at least it makes people laugh.. at me or with me.
Both bites recipes sound and look so yummy!!
Safe travels today love and good luck to your husband!!! <3
Bring me back some Kona coffee, OK? You can just ship it on over to Virginia with some of those tropical bites.
Have a BLAST!!!
mmmmmmm Healthy Bites!!
And so jealous! HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING TIME! It is snowing and freezing here so a vaca to Hawaii sounds divine!! GO GO GO little race sherpa!
Yahoo for a new recipe! Have so much fun in Hawaii–aloha, my friend!
I hope you have a fab time in Kona! You so deserve this little break!
Pumpin seed powder sounds awesome!! Have a fun trip,
Hope you get a bit of relaxation in
Delicious recipe… I need to get more extracts to have a wider variety of flavor options, yum!
Have an AMAZING time in Kona, so excited for you!
those recipes look fab!!! I ahven’t tried designer whey yet!
Uh! this is great timing, I was actually eyeing the labels of some protein powders the other day, but of course got quickly overwhelmed by all the options, looks like work has been done here for me in choosing a good clean product
and I love the flavor combo on those bites.
Have a great trip, many blessings for the hubs on his race!
have fun!!! I admit I am not a huge fan of white chocolate but those white chocolate raspberry cookie dough bites sound amazing!!
That white chocolate sounds yummy, I love white chocolate. Have an amazing time on your trip, wishing your husband a great race!
Oh baby I love your wheys.
I recently sprinkled coconut into my two bite granola bars. MMM. I love toasted coconut and pineapple on yogurt.
Nice bum
I can’t believe I forgot to buy my plane ticket!!! I’m coming to the next one. Seriously. No joke. I’m Sherpa Assistant Extraordinaire, SAE for short, and I roll healthy bites in the evening and make sure the stock of Cho is never low!
so happy for you!! and jealous
I want to go to Hawaii so badly! create new memories from the last time I was there! Have so much fun, embrace it all, you deserve it! and PS these look WHEY GOOD!! HEHE 
YAY for you!! I finally moved yesterday so once your back from Kona(still jelly lol… miss Hawaii HAHA) I’ll be ordering some HBs
! I just bought some Designer Whey French Vanilla from GNC… excited to try it in things! Have fun friend!
I love coconut and orange – pretty much anything tropical! – so will definitely try making these! Will be visiting @runwiki next week and think we might make these together!
Major yum! These looks fantastic! I need them in my life asap!
Have a safe trip!! So happy you’ll be back around your husband and great friends! And doing what you love my sherpa friend:)
I’m currently eating a Coconut Cream Pie LaraBar….does that count as a tropical treat? HA! My goodness it is delicious. Rest woman; soak up that sun; the salt air; and breathe. Safe Travels!
I’m so ready to make some tropical treats. Or at least enjoy some! I hope you have a BLAST in Kona! Must be so nostalgic for you and the Hubs! Woooo!!
Oh boy i cant wait to try these!
YAYYYY for sherpa time!!!!! Enjoy every single second my friend. xoxo
Woohoo, Kona, here she comes! Have a safe trip my friend and Sherpa the heck out of that man! Big hugs to you!
Half of me wants to buy a food processor so I can make these, the other half just likes it when you make them better!
I am so excited for you! I can’t wait for pictures.
I HAVE been totally craving fruits/tropical treats. I’ve been eating papaya and mangoes like crazy. And I had a very intense smoothie craving today. I just wanted fruit no protein powder nonsense – it was pineapple, mango, banana, blueberry, coconut water, and vanilla.
we need to try whey, it has been years since we have had it!!! we admit we are a little nervous about trying it, as we are unsure of how our bodies would handle it.
tropical healthy bites look fantastic, wish we could grab it off the screen!!
safe travels friend! HUGS
the really clean whey is good on my stomach. Lactose free. sometimes better than the vegan ones! but i mix it up now. Vega, life basics, and this whey are my favorites.
I hope you have a great time!! Praying for you friend. Can’t wait to try Healthy Bites. I am going to try making my own next weekend. Can I use brown rice protein or hemp instead??
I hope you have the most wonderful time in Hawaii love!! Can’t wait to hear all about your trip once you get home <3 Good luck to your husband!
Gr, I totally just wrote you a comment and it just disappeared! Let’s try this again though…
I hope you have the most wonderful time in Hawaii. I already can’t wait to hear all about your trip. Good luck to your husband @ his race as well <3
I hope you are having a fabulous time!! Can’t wait to try the Healthy Bites recipe! It’s oh so tropical and Hawaii
I hope James has an awesome race and most importantly just feels good racing!
Nicole
thanks friend! me too! and thanks for ALWAYS supporting!! Let me know when you try this. cheers.
Nice! I love the little timeline! I just applied with Fitfluential to try the next round of Designer Whey shipments and I’m sooooooooo hoping I get picked! If not, I’m pretty sure I’m gonna have to go out and buy that white chocolate powder on my own…everyone is RAVING about it!
Mmm, tropical balls! I’ll take a plate of them…as long as they come with a side of ocean view! Hope you’re having a great weekend in Kona!! I’m so happy that things worked out for you guys and you could go!
oh you will love it! i have a feeling you will be using the goods for a pancake creation!
Pin-vite haha you’re too funny! I can’t believe you’re giving away a healthy bite recipe! Those white chocolate raspberry ones look amazing too! Can I just order like a bazillion at once and have a whole freezer full! lol