Month: December 2022

Nutrition

Questified Frosted Cookie Toffee Bark

Silly us, we thought we’d enjoyed Quest frosted cookies in every possible way. Little did we know that there was frosted cookie toffee bark in our future. This delicious treat takes a very chewy frosted cookie, combines it with the very tempting taste of toffee, and, voila, extremely biteable bark is born!

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NUTRITIONAL INFO

QUESTIFIED FROSTED COOKIE TOFFEE BARK

Yields: 20 servings |  Serving Size: 1 piece

Calories: 120  | Protein: 1g  | Fat: 12g | Net Carb: 1g

Total Carb: 8g   | Sugar: <1g

Ingredients

QUESTIFIED FROSTED COOKIE TOFFEE BARK

  • 5 tbsp butter
  • ¾ cup pecans, chopped
  • 6 tbsp heavy cream
  • ⅓ cup zero calorie sweetener
  • ⅛ tsp sea salt
  • 8 oz chocolate (2 sugar free chocolate bars, chopped)
  • 1 Quest Chocolate Frosted Cookie, chopped

Method

  1. Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Place the butter and pecans into a pot
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Questified Cranberry Tart | Quest Blog

The not-so-secret ingredient in this tempting cranberry tart is our very own Quest Snickerdoodle Protein Cookie. Who knew it was so versatile?

Try this recipe and you’ll taste how nicely cranberry and cinnamon-ny snickerdoodle go together to make a scrumptious holiday-flavored tart.

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Cranberry Tart

 

NUTRITIONAL INFO

QUESTIFIED CRANBERRY TART

Yields: 10 servings |  Serving Size: 1 slice (1/10)

Calories: 110  | Protein: 9g  | Fat: 6g | Net Carb: 6g

Total Carb: 6g   | Sugar: 2g

Ingredients

QUESTIFIED CRANBERRY TART

Filing:

  • 1⁄4 cup pure cranberry juice
  • 1 tbsp gelatin (unflavored)
  • 1 1⁄2 cups greek yogurt (0% fat)
  • 2 tbsp zero calorie sweetener
  • 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 scoop Quest Vanilla Milkshake Protein Powder

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F and prepare a pie pan with non–stick spray.
  2. Place the cookies into a food processor and blend until small crumbles form.
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Questified Tortilla Soup | Quest Blog

December 2022 recipe, Tortilla Soup

Ah, chicken soup. The ultimate comfort food, right? Not so fast. Even greatness can be improved upon when you add that tangy taste and satisfying crunch of Quest Chili Lime flavored Tortilla Style Protein Chips! Take the chicken soup you know and love, add the big taste of Quest protein chips, and you’re taking comfort food to a whole new level.

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December 2022 recipe, Tortilla Soup

NUTRITIONAL INFO

QUESTIFIED TORTILLA SOUP

Yields: 8 servings |  Serving Size: 1/8

Calories: 330  | Protein: 31g  | Fat: 16g | Net Carb: 13g

Total Carb: 20g   | Sugar: 9g

Ingredients

QUESTIFIED TORTILLA SOUP

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 large zucchini or two small, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • Juice from 2 limes
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp oregano
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 1
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Should I Fast After a Binge?

Wondering whether or not to fast after a binge? Keep reading to learn why it’s not a good idea, and what you should do instead.

Experiencing a binge eating episode can be very overwhelming. Just after realizing what has happened and what took place, you may feel overwhelmed, confused, or even ashamed. As a result, a common human reaction is to try and fix it or erase it. This often leads to fasting. 

Unfortunately, fasting only perpetuates the situation. It leads to recurrent episodes of binge eating and fasting, with no end in sight. If you’ve experienced this cycle before, you’ll know exactly what we’re talking about. 

Thankfully, there are five steps you can take to stop this cycle and move forward after a binge.

What is Binge Eating?

Before we discuss what should happen after a binge, it’s important to establish what binge eating really is.

Binge eating is

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Healthy Holiday Recipe Collection | NutritionFacts.org

Happy Holidays from the NutritionFacts team! We are excited to share this collection of some of our favorite green-light holiday dishes. These comforting and delicious recipes are packed with wholesome, nourishing ingredients that can be found at most grocery stores. Whether you prepare one of these as a side dish, or the entire menu for a family feast, we hope these recipes add joy to your holiday gatherings.

 

Holiday Starter Recipes

 

Hearty Veggie Soup

This soup is packed with Daily Dozen ingredients, feel free to add some greens and beans for even more Daily Dozen servings!

Check out the recipe here.

Hearty Veggie Soup

 

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Balsamic Date Glaze

I love sweet potatoes, one of the healthiest foods on the planet. The purple ones are the best, and you can usually find them at Asian markets and specialty natural groceries. They’re so good I send them out in the mail as

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