How to Make Your Baking Pantry More Nutritious
The other day we put out a post with the recipe for our Lemon & Blueberry Buckle with Empower Bar Streusel (missed it? Click here!). Given that we always bake…
Nutrition
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Consider These 3 Things For Healthy Cooking!
One of the most fulfilling parts of my career is having the opportunity to share my knowledge of health and nutrition with others. Virginia This Morning, a central Virginia talk…
A Tip & Trick To Make Your Smoothie Blood Sugar Balancing!
Last week, I posted the above photo on our Instagram, and it drew some attention. In fact one person asked outright: you can put an Empower Bar in your Smoothie?!…
Do These Healthy Snack Situations Sound Familiar??
In a recent giveaway post, hundreds of people commented on why having a healthy snack on hand was important to them. Reading over every single one, it reaffirmed my reasoning for starting this brand and bringing the most blood sugar balancing bars to the market:
If I Could Encourage ONE Thing For Blood Sugar Balance
I recently appeared on CBS 6 Virginia This Morning to discuss getting your blood sugar back on track after an indulgent holiday season. Not only does the overconsumption of carbohydrates and sugar lead to blood sugar imbalance, but so does overeating in general.
Customer Q&A: What’s The Deal With Monk Fruit?
I recently got a question from a customer about Monk Fruit. I loved that she reached out, and if you are curious about anything from an ingredient, to our mission,…
Struggle With Night-time Snacking and Sugar Cravings?
If you are someone who struggles with overconsumption of food at night, or what feels like an uncontrollable sweet tooth before bed, it likely has nothing to do with willpower.
The Reason WHY Behind These Two Ingredients
When I developed the recipe for the Empower Bar, I did so with intention. The values I uphold for clean ingredients, blood sugar balance, and nutrition in general all factored…
This Is How Emotions Affect Metabolism and Digestion
Learning all about the role that our minds play in digestion and metabolism hammered home the idea that optimal nutrition is not only about what you eat, but also how you eat.
Here is How to Empower Your Meal Prep
For many, meal prep is such an important component to healthy eating during a busy work week. Often however, it can seem a bit daunting, and perhaps not really how we want to spend a Saturday or Sunday. My biggest tip comes in the form of a good ole' fashioned mindset shift
Where the Grain-Based Diet Came From, and Why We’re Grain-Free
If you think about the food pyramid from the 90s, you will remember the base of this pyramid stated a suggestion of eating 6-11 servings of whole grains from bread,…