Review

GoMacro Review + Giveaway

June 24, 2015 by Zucchini Runner in Review | 3 Comments

My first introduction to GoMacro bars was in 2014 when I was attending Southwest Institute of Healing Arts for my Holistic Nutrition certification. The bookstore carried them, and they were great in a pinch! Sometimes my days got so busy, I didn’t have time to grab a solid dinner — ironic, I know. But I always felt like the ingredient list was good, they were organic, vegan AND tasted great!

When Run Eat Tweet AZ told me I would be given a variety pack of mini GoMacro bars to sample, I was STOKED!! (The bookstore only had 2 or 3 flavors and they were always the same; the variety pack had them all!) The day my box arrived it was like Christmas! I went running to the front door and nearly slipped and fell on my way there (True. Story. Darn socks.)

I immediately opened the package to see all the available flavors. I was AMAZED to see there were eleven flavors!!

  1. Protein Pleasure – Peanut butter chocolate chip
  2. Sweet Rejuvenation – Cashew Butter
  3. Protein Replenishment – Peanut Butter
  4. Prolonged Power – Banana + Almond Butter
  5. Protein Purity – Sunflower butter + Chocolate
  6. Wholehearted Heaven – Almond Butter + Carob
  7. Balanced Goodness – Granola + Coconut
  8. Sweet Revival – Sesame Butter + Dates
  9. Sunny Uplift – Cherries + Berries
  10. Protein Paradise – Cashew Caramel
  11. Morning Harvest – Apples + Walnuts

I’m not gonna lie. Immediately after taking a few pics, I ate one bar – peanut butter chocolate chip. Because who doesn’t love that combo? It didn’t disappoint.

Ok, I had two bars. 😀 This one was granola coconut. Look at those simple ingredients! Each mini bar is around 100 calories.

One of the other things I loved about the GoMacro mini bars, is how convenient they were. After a run I could grab one and eat it while I was stretching. Pictured below is the sesame butter + dates bar. I didn’t like it as much as I thought, but I’m not a huge fan of the sesame flavor in general, but I LOVE dates so it balanced out.

I even had one as a snack before bed. haha (Don’t judge me. I was hungry.) Apples and walnuts was pretty good!

After a treadmill run… PERFECT. Cherries + berries was JUST what I needed!

And especially after a trail run with the Run Eat Tweet AZ crew! 7 tough miles and I was HUNGRY! I grabbed banana + almond butter and almond butter + carob, both are tasty choices. But without a doubt, my favorite flavor is peanut butter chocolate chip! Then a close second is granola + coconut, and cherries + berries taking third place.

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Side note: As a graphic designer, I have to say — go check out their website! It is SO cool! I also love the packaging on each and every bar. They are all unique and relate to the ingredients; I love the little details. It is rare for me to love everything about a product, but from the taste, the ingredients, the packaging and beyond, I really have to say you won’t be disappointed in GoMacro.

I’m so grateful I had the opportunity to try each and every flavor and share my experience with you here. As a bonus, they are also gluten-free, in addition to being vegan. WIN WIN!

More about GoMacro

GoMacro is a family-run natural food company with roots in organic farming and they are dedicated to making the best tasting food with the highest quality ingredients. Everything they make is 100% vegan, USDA certified organic, certified non-GMO, Gluten-Free, and made from mostly raw ingredients! They truly believe that everything put in our bodies should have a beneficial impact. 

Now here is the great news! You can win your very own variety box of GoMacro mini bars! Just head on over to the Run Eat Tweet AZ Facebook page for details on how to enter!

You can also follow GoMacro on the following social media channels, for all the latest product info, updates and other giveaways!

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gomacro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gomacro
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/gomacro/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/gomacro/

Not the lucky, winning type? Use this one time only, 40% Off Discount Code on the GoMacro shop page. Enter code “BLOGGER” at checkout and you will get 40% off your first order.

BEST OF LUCK and HAPPY SHOPPING!

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M80 Roller Review

April 7, 2015 by Zucchini Runner in Review | 1 Comment

A little over a month ago the recovery fairy delivered this amazing M80 Roller to me.

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Ok ok, there is no recovery fairy — but wouldn’t it be cool if there was?! She/He could just wave a magic wand and POOF your muscles are magically ready for the next workout! Well, I may not have received it from a magical fairy, but when things are provided to me from my connection with Run Eat Tweet AZ, it certainly feels like I’m winning something! I could not WAIT to try it out! And guess what?! YOU could win one of your very own as well… keep reading to find out how. 🙂

Let me start out by giving a brief history of my experience with foam rolling. Very brief. I’ve been using a foam roller pretty consistently for the past 3 years. It became a necessary tool in my arsenal of recovery tactics. But after a while, it started to lose it’s impact. I think you can see why in the photo below… a little misshapen.IMG_5907

So I “upgraded” to this medieval torture device rumble roller. Which was OK, but honestly since it got SO deep it was a little hard to talk myself into rolling on that sucker. So, you guessed it, I didn’t end up foam rolling at all. That’s a running NO-NO.

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(Here is a side-by-side comparison of all 3 for size, shape, etc.)

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But the M80 Roller seems to be JUUUUUST right! (Zucchini Runner and the Three Rollers… new book title?)

So, over the past few months I’ve been adjusting to my orthotics, which have completely alleviated my plantar fasciitis, but seem to have created a new problem — a tight left hamstring. Rolling on the M80 Roller gave me IMMEDIATE relief! It was painful, but the right kind of painful and I could easily reduce the pressure like my orange foam roller. Their website describes it perfectly: “M80 Roller goes back to the basics of what Self Myofascial Release (Deep Tissue Stimulation) really is.”

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Due to the firmness of the roller and the overall design, it didn’t give way under my weight or smoosh into the carpet either.

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It took less time to get relief and when I stood up to walk around, my hamstring didn’t feel tight! WIN!! You can see the amount of foam padding on the very firm cylinder. IMG_4600

Needless to say, I’ve been using it QUITE a bit over the last month… 🙂

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So, how can YOU win one of your very own? It’s SO EASY to enter! Just head on over to the Run Eat Tweet AZ’s Facebook page and comment on the latest M80 Roller giveaway post of the day! We are picking ONE winner each day until this Friday, so don’t hesitate to enter! I already missed out on ONE of the days for you guys sorry — I’ve been really sick. 🙁 Go enter. Now. Check it out. This is an awesome opportunity you won’t want to miss. (USA residents only please.)

 

 

 

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