Author: Elizabeth

Are Energy Drinks Beneficial? | NutritionFacts.org

What effects do Red Bull and Monster brand energy drinks have on artery function and athletic performance?

Given the “global popularity” of the multibillion-dollar energy drink industry, it is critical we determine if the beverages have any “potential adverse effects,” as I discuss in my video Are There Benefits of Energy Drinks?. “There are currently more than 500 energy drink products available on the market” today. “The most popular, and the most studied,” is Red Bull. A single can has been found to bump up blood pressure by 3 or 4 points within 90 minutes of consumption, as you can see in the graph below and at 0:27 in my video. What about all the other energy drinks? Studies show they similarly increase blood pressure by 3 to 4 points on average.

Is a 3- to 4-point bump really a big deal? I’d say so. If you have

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Questified Pumpkin Soup & Crackers

The Quest part of this Questified Pumpkin Soup & Crackers recipe is very much in the crackers half of the equation. Because without new Quest Cheese Crackers, this pumpkin soup & crackers is very much just soup. So we say, bring on the Quest Cheese Crackers with some pumpkin soup on the side! It really is a delicious and comforting taste of the season.

Check out the full recipe below

NUTRITIONAL INFO

QUESTIFIED PUMPKIN SOUP & CRACKERS

Yields: 6 servings |  Serving Size: 1/2 cup

Calories: 140  | Protein: 5g  | Fat: 8g | Net Carb: 9g

Total Carb: 13g   | Sugar: 4g

Ingredients

QUESTIFIED PUMPKIN SOUP & CRACKERS

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 shallots, roughly diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 15 ounces pumpkin puree or 1 sugar pumpkin (roasted, peeled, seeds removed and pureed)
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • ¼ tsp cumin
  • ⅛
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Thank You for Your Support!

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has donated this month. I’m thrilled to announce that we unlocked the $100,000 match, and we are all so grateful for the donor who generously provided it. If you haven’t yet donated, there is still time to get your contribution in before the end of the year. 

What we raise this month helps us plan for the year ahead, and we have a lot of exciting things in store, such as new webinars, a free email series on longevity (which will perfectly complement my book, How Not to Age, coming to you next December!), and, of course, the heart of our work, videos! New video topics will include updated research on collagen, fluoride, osteoporosis, and vaccines, just to name a few. 

So, please support this work by making a donation in this final week of 2022. Thank you!

 

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Questified New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Truffles

Here at the Quest Blog, we believe in ringing in the New Year in style. That’s why we’ll be whipping up a batch of these New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Truffles. We’ve been celebrating Quest mini PB Cups for a while now, so it’s no surprise that we’ll be putting them front & center come NYE. They’re perfect for a big party, an intimate gathering, or all by yourself crushing that Twilight Zone marathon.

Check out the full recipe below

December 2022, New Years Eve, NYE Truffles

NUTRITIONAL INFO

QUESTIFIED BALL DROP TRUFFLES

Yields: 10 servings |  Serving Size: 1 triffle

Calories: 150  | Protein: 5g  | Fat: 12g | Net Carb: 2g

Total Carb: 10g   | Sugar: 2g

Ingredients

QUESTIFIED BALL DROP TRUFFLES

Method

  1. Place the peanut butter and cream cheese into a bowl and use a hand held mixer to combine.
  2. Add in the protein powder, sweetener
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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!

Check out the full recipe below

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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