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VEGA One Starter Kit [GIVEAWAY]!

September 30, 2013 By Kasey 122 Comments

Hi all! What a better way to kick off a Monday than with a GIVEAWAY!? Before we get into that, don’t forget that today is the last day to PRE-ORDER a tank top to be guaranteed by mid October! They will be on the site after that but I am placing an order after today. Thank you to everyone who purchased one, the support is so appreciated & I can’t wait to see you rocking them!! ----------------------------- Okay so now to the GIVEAWAY!! A week or so ago I received a package filled with some Vega One Starter Kits & I got super pumped! It’s like they can read my mind … [Read more...]

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Recent Eats & Chocolate Peanut Butter POWERCAKES.

July 21, 2013 By Kasey 6 Comments

Good morning everyone! Hope you’re enjoying your Sunday. I got a chance to sleep in today and it was glorioussssss! Currently enjoying my coffee with stevia in my Universe Knows mug & Silicon Sunflower Lid! I got these while I was on vaca in South Carolina. They are BPA free, microwave & dishwasher safe and act as a “lid” that suctions to whatever you put it on. It does wonders for keeping my coffee HOT without me having to warm it up every few minutes. It was also a perfect morning to make POWERCAKES! If you’ve read my story before, the powercakes came from my mom & … [Read more...]

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3 Ingredient Plantain Flatbread

June 20, 2013 By Kasey 20 Comments

Happy Thursday everyone! Lately I’ve been super inspired by the lovely Purely Twins with their plantain recipes! I’ve always been skeptical of plantains…like, what are they? [Source] Basically a plantain is similar to a banana in shape & texture. They are a big bigger and actually have a more starch but lower sugar content than bananas. I found out that people in parts of South America, Africa, & especially in the Caribbean usually grill, fry, or prepare the plantain before they serve it as a staple in their diets! I bought the plantains … [Read more...]

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Chocolate Zucchini Bread Chia Pudding

May 30, 2013 By Kasey 6 Comments

Hey all! Hope you’re having a good Thursday! I just got back from a day with mamacakes – we had a meeting with a new group we’re helping to create that is all about Abundant Living! We have some great ideas for the group which I will definitely be sharing soon. I’m also gearing up for another BOOTCAMP fundraiser for Monday, June 24th ( if you’re in the PGH area – mark your calendars!) so before I get to my to-do list, I wanted to share a new recipe! If you’re like me, I always crave something sweet after dinner! Plus, I’m always hungry around 9pm every night since I … [Read more...]

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Hydration Tips & Top Food Picks for Peak Performance.

May 23, 2013 By Kasey 3 Comments

Happy Thursday everyone! Hope you’re enjoying your day. Yesterday I did a whole recap of how I ate during my CrossFit Competition & how I used some of the Thrive Forward Sports Edition principals to POWER my day! Today I wanted to touch on hydration & some of the top food choices for peak performance. Notice the empty water bottle in hand in the picture below – taking place of our teammate Al who left before we snapped a pic, but nonetheless – I couldn’t get enough water that day and I made sure to be constantly hydrated. Hydration & Electrolytes Thrive Forward … [Read more...]

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Tips on Eating For Athletic Competitions using some Thrive Forward Principals!

May 22, 2013 By Kasey 11 Comments

Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope you’re enjoying your day. If you missed it, I recapped my first CrossFit Competition yesterday [here]! Reviewing that post motivates me to go to every workout (regardless if it’s CrossFit or hitting the gym for a lift) I get excited to take that step towards progress every day. With every athletic performance, I truly believe that FUELING your body properly is such an important factor in how well you will do. I would always tell my kids with student teaching, it’s like fueling a car. If you try to run your car on empty, what happens? BUT if you give … [Read more...]

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Raw Dinner Review & Patriot Games Mini Recap!

May 19, 2013 By Kasey 4 Comments

Happy Sunday everyone! Hope you had a great weekend. I am currently enjoying this sunny Sunday by sipping on some coffee & relaxing because I am a very sore from my first CrossFit Competition I participated in yesterday! I first wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who wished me luck! Big thanks to one of my biggest inspirations, my girl PetiteFi, & everyone else for the Instagram love! Special shout out to my wonderful family & boyfriend Corey who supported me the whole day! I swear every muscle on me is feeling it today and I’m sure tomorrow may be a … [Read more...]

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Saturday Sports Edition: Thrive Forward Recovery

May 11, 2013 By Kasey 4 Comments

Happy Saturday everyone! Hope you’re enjoying your weekend! Today I wanted to share with you some more information from one of my favorite programs {Thrive Forward} I’ve blogged about this program before [here] & [here] where I spoke about the new Sports Edition component to the Thrive movement! I am loving all of this information especially geared towards sports training, endurance, plant based proteins, & recovery. Recovery is a topic that I often research because there really is so much information out there. What I like to do is act like a sponge and … [Read more...]

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Lemon Carrot Poppy Seed Cookies!

May 10, 2013 By Kasey 5 Comments

TGIF everyone! I hope you had a good week & were able to reach some of your weekly goals that you set! Speaking of goals, have you declared your #WHATSBEAUTIFUL goal & joined #TEAMTRUETOYOU? I am so excited to be working with FitFluential & Under Armour Women throughout [this campaign]! On Monday be ready for the first challenge! Don’t forget that you can upload anything to the site to show your progress. Can’t wait to see what we all can achieve! Details on yesterdays [post] #IWILL ___________________________________ Today I wanted to shared a new recipe just in time … [Read more...]

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New Exercise: Pin Party Plate Lifts!

May 2, 2013 By Kasey 10 Comments

Hi all! So glad you enjoyed the [Roasted Eggplant & Zucchini Tortilla Pizza] from yesterday’s post! Who says gluten free plant based recipes have to be boring? Not this girl! It’s all about taking the time to experiment & find what flavor combos you like best. Earlier in the week I posted about my [Weekend Recap] where the boy & I hit the gym with some new exercises to share! Being a personal trainer I love to learn new workouts & exercises, not only for myself, but for my clients as well! When I work out in the gym with Corey, he becomes the personal trainer in the … [Read more...]

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Roasted Eggplant & Zucchini Tortilla Pizza

May 1, 2013 By Kasey 4 Comments

hey all! I hope you’re enjoying your Wednesday! I’ve been a busy bee this week with meetings, clients, workouts, & being a driver/nurse for papacakes who recently just got knee surgery. He actually tore his meniscus on a job so I’ve been helping out by going to the doctors appointments & such with him. He’s doing well & was just going over the exercises he needs to do while rehabbing that I can totally help him with! Today I wanted to share with you a new recipe that I’ve been wanting to for a while now! Recently I’ve been craving pizza but [surprisingly] didn’t feel … [Read more...]

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Friday Features: Embracing Our Different Food Choices!

April 26, 2013 By Kasey 5 Comments

Good Afternoon everyone! Happy Friday! Don’t forget that you have until Saturday at midnight to enter the Headbands Of Hope Giveaway! I’ve already been told by a handful of people that they’ve purchased some headbands & that made my day! You are making a difference in this beautiful cause. ______________________________ I wanted to start today’s Feature Friday by highlighting a post from FitFluential where they asked… For those who have followed my blog, you all know that I constantly say #BETRUETOYOU – why? Because everyone's body is different & works … [Read more...]

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Thrive Forward: Intro to The Guiding Principles of Sport Nutrition

April 3, 2013 By Kasey 4 Comments

Hey all! Happy Wednesday! I wanted to bring to your attention that THRIVE FORWARD is launching a Sports Edition! I personally get a ton of questions about how to properly FUEL our bodies while training & eating plant based. Brendan Brazier & VEGA do an amazing job of explaining all of your questions while teaching you how to THRIVE on a plant based diet – especially while working out! Questions such as, “Where will I get my protein?” & “Will I be taking in enough calories?” will be answered along with tons of recipes & tips along the way. The Sport Editions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, CrossFit, FitFluential, plantPOWER, Review, Thrive Forward Tagged With: Brendan Brazier, challenge, plantpower, POWERCAKES, thrive forward, vega, Vega Sport, vega team

Vega One Bar Winner Reveal!

March 30, 2013 By Kasey 2 Comments

Hi all! Hope you’re enjoying this beautiful Saturday! Just got back from hot yoga with mamacakes & the boyfriend. Took Corey for the first time & he did an awesome job while also really enjoying it. Just testing him out to see if that wrestler could find his yoga flow! Before heading to spend the weekend with the family, I wanted to congratulate the winner’s of the VEGA BAR GIVEAWAY! Congrats to the 3 randomly chosen winners! THANK YOU to everyone who entered!! Over 200 entries – so awesome! Ladies, please e-mail me Kasey@Powercakes.net with your name, … [Read more...]

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VEGA BAR GIVEAWAY!

March 26, 2013 By Kasey 213 Comments

Hi all! Hope you’re having a great start to your week! Before we get to an awesome giveaway, let’s start with a picture from Instagram of the #PowerbowlADay Challenge! *Base of spinach, red pepper, red onion, asparagus, kalamata olives, sweet potatoes, Japanese sweet potatoes, raw sauerkraut, topped with dulse flakes & green goddess sauce. I can’t believe the challenge is almost over & April is almost here! Winners will be announced at the end of the month. Speaking of winners – today I am so excited to host a new giveaway from my friends from … [Read more...]

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Kettlebell Swings, Millet, iHerb Order, & Fill in the blank!

March 20, 2013 By Kasey 8 Comments

Hi all! So glad you enjoyed the Zucchini Power Brownie Fudge Bars! I promise you won’t regret making them. I tell ya, I could not wait to refuel with my #PowerbowlADay last night after this WOD. I got through 4 total rounds plus 20 burpees in 15 minutes. Talk about a cardio blaster! You may wonder what the (1.5-1) means, which is exactly what I was wondering the first time I did a CrossFit workout with Kettlebells. Here is the conversion; 1 pood =36 lbs; 1.5 pood = 54 lbs So for women, it was prescribed to use a 36lb kettlebell. Before CrossFit, I used to stick … [Read more...]

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Zucchini Power Brownie Fudge Bars!

March 19, 2013 By Kasey 12 Comments

Good morning everyone! Glad you enjoyed my recap of Rome. Gosh, I think I spent about 3 hours yesterday just going through old pictures & memories of my trip. One of those once in a life time experiences that I hope to turn into a “twice in a lifetime” experience! Any takers on being my travel partner? #thingsimseriousabout Yesterday I enjoyed a beautiful #PowerbowlADay of baked kale, spinach, tomatoes, red onion, red pepper, black beans, butternut squash, kalamata olives, green goddess dressing, & hemp seeds! Perfect way to fuel up for an at home WOD! Speaking of CrossFit, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: beTRUEtoYOU, Blog, CrossFit, FitFluential, plantPOWER, Recipe, The Eat Clean Diet, Thrive Forward Tagged With: Brownies, chocolate, Cook out, CrossFit, Fudge, plantpower, protein, Rome, vega, WOD

Green Recipe Round-Up!

March 17, 2013 By Kasey 3 Comments

Happy Saint Patty’s Day Everyone! Hope you are enjoying your Sunday. Did you get a chance to celebrate this green holiday? I started my weekend with an awesome CrossFit WOD followed by a cook out with some fellow crossfitters! It was a great way to spend the afternoon & I’ll be doing a CrossFit update this weekend so keep an eye out! If you follow me on Instagram… You will notice that I eat a LOT of green, every single day. I truly believe it is so important to make greens the base of your meal. When putting together a meal, I usually start with my greens & then … [Read more...]

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Black Eyed Pea FalafelCakes w/ Lucky Shamrock Sauce.

March 15, 2013 By Kasey 11 Comments

Good morning everyone! It’s almost St. Patty’s day weekend & it’s Friday! I have to admit, my Thursday went flying by. I had one of those mornings where I didn’t hear my alarm at all. A usual wake up call at 8am turned into a 10am wake up call. As I woke up, slowly, I laid in bed & thought to myself, “I feel so refreshed…and it’s really bright outside?? There is no way it is before 8am.” I proceed to look over & see my phone lighting up and a big 10:00am flashed in my face. At first I panicked & thought that I had my 10:30am client coming over before … [Read more...]

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Y is for…Yam Boats stuffed with Caramelized Brussels & Sweet Cinnamon Hummus.

February 25, 2013 By Kasey 15 Comments

Good morning everyone! I hope you are having a great start to your week! This week, I’m challenging myself to drink more water. What is your challenge? Every week I try to make a small goal that is attainable to achieve! Anyway, got home yesterday from my amazing trip with Heather! I will do a full recap tomorrow on the blog The flight went great…probably because I had good company. Jillian Michael’s & Gaby Bernstein joined me along with some Whole Foods noms of eggplant salad & lentil fennel salad. SO GOOD. With a side of Starbucks unsweet green tea, per … [Read more...]

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