B&B:Fit

A blog written by a bunch of smart asses about fitness, health and well being. From the writers of Boners and Bitches

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Oh my gosh, I used to be obsessed with this song. Hahaha. I still like it though. I’d just forgotten all about it.

Eighteen Visions - Tonightless

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For real????????!!!!!

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Our forthcoming iPad/iPhone App is many things: a bake-through of much of my first two books, a televisual cheatsheet for vegan and gluten-free baking, an indulgent and beautiful art project. It is BabyCakes NYC without the subway ride or the parking ticket. We scored music from four of our favorite musical acts and new recipes from a James Beard award winner and also a New York Times four-star-earner!

Love, Erin

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I just passed out looking at some footage from the BabyCakes App! Have a look….

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Vegan Gelatin

So, I'm always up for trying new and exciting ingredients in my cooking. Recently, I've been dabbling a little bit into candy making, only because recent health issues have insured that I can no longer eat a lot of the foods that I enjoy.

Here's the jist on that problem. A few weeks ago I was diagnosed with delayed immune sensitivity response, or delayed-type hypersensitivity, to dairy. Before, I was just labeled lactose intolerant, but now it has somewhat...evolved. What this means is that my body pretty much considers dairy a toxin, so I sweat a lot, get migraines, and depending on the amount, even throw up. It looks at it the way it looks at diseases.

Because of this, a lot of the foods that I once enjoyed I'm now trying to find alternatives to. One thing I enjoy is "froyo" with gummy bears. I'm trying my hand at making vegan frozen yogurt (still trying), but I also decided that why not try making healthier homemade gummy bears, too? I mean how hard can it be? It's actually not hard at all, as long as you keep an eye on it and make sure the temperature of the sugar syrup is right, but that's a whole different story.

I've tried Agar Agar as a gelatin substitute for a while now, but I just recently heard about vegetable gelatin from Le Sanctuaire off of Gilt. Le Sanctuaire's Vegetable Gelatin is obviously in powder form and is made from harvested seaweed.

This vegetable gelatin in Le Sanctuaire’s 4mular line not only gels liquids, but also suspends ingredients in them (think chocolate in chocolate milk, or the fruit puree in a raspberry vinaigrette), thickens and binds. Derived from various seaweed species harvested from Brittany to Bali, it’s a great gelatin alternative for vegetarians and vegans. - Gilt

So, I bought some. I'm curious to see how it works. Gilt Taste is invite only, and yes, they have sections for meat, seafood, etc, but just search "vegan" and you'll find products from Babycakes NYC, Vegan Divas, etc. If you'd like to join Gilt Taste - along with Gilt Groupe, Gilt City, Jetsetter, and Park & Bond - here's an invite. Enjoy.

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Just How Safe Are Your Products?

I had recently read an article that talks about how over 4000 lbs of sunscreen was off into the ocean. From there, the article listed the best types of sunscreen for you from EWG's Skin Deep Cosmetics Database. EWG's Skin Deep lists just about every product you could own from shampoo, to conditioner, to toothpaste and then rates them to just how good they are, 10 being the worst. They base their points around toxicity, cancer causing, allergies, among others. So, I decided to go ahead and check how my products score.

First, let's start with the face and lips. They don't have my current lip balm listed, however they do have the old one. I currently use Smith's Rosebud Salve, which the older one had a score of 1 so I'd assume the new would have a similar score. I don't like carrying the tin around with me so I also use Burt's Bees Nourishing Lip Balm with Mango Butter, which sadly gets 3. The kicker came for my mosturizer. I use L'oreal Men's Expert Vita Lift Anti-Wrinkle & Firming Moisturizer with UVA/UVB Sunscreen SPF 15 which logs in at 7 with the worst area being Developmental & reproductive toxicity. My cleansor didn't do so hot, either. I use Neutrogena Men's Skin Clearing Face wash ranking in at 5.

Next, lets look at oral health. My toothpaste, Tom's of Maine Natural Toothpaste in Spearmint, is awesome, scoring no points at all with it being all natural and organic. My mouthwash isn't too bad, either. I use The Natural Dentist Healthy Gums Daily Mouthwash in Orange Zest which scores 2 points.

Hair is next. Neither my conditioner or shampoo did that well. I use Organix Shampoo/Conditioner Renewing Moroccan Oil with the shampoo having a score of 4 and the conditioner at 5, both having high scores in Allergies & immunotoxicity and overall hazards. My body wash is Dr. Bronner's 18 in 1 Hemp Soap in Citrus Orange and has a score of 1.

Lastly, is body products. I use Skin Quench Hemp Body Lotion which, sadly, has a score of 7. My deodarent is at 7 also, which I use Brut 24 Hour Protection Deodorant. None of my colognes are good. Each of them came in at 10 points.

Pretty much I need to rethink what body products I use. Clearly, I haven't done so well.

to find out how you score, go here

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So, after a few B&B writers - Lindsay, Kathleen and Kathleen’s girlfriend, Vanessa - recently moved into their new apartments, I’ve constantly been thinking about what I would buy for my apartment if I, of course, had one.

One thing that all of us seem to enjoy doing is leaving little messages around each other’s places (Kathleen writing on Lindsay’s bathroom mirror in soap, leaving funny drawings at Lindsays, writing ‘Revenge’ on Kathleen’s driver’s license). So it got me thinking about what little object I could have for my drunken buddies to write me crazy messages for my hangover the next morning. Then I found these Bamboo Dry Erase Panels by Three by Three Seattle. I love these things. They’re eco friendly, and really good looking. I’m not a terribly eco friendly person, but I really like the way eco friendly products look. I like wooden products more than most. I already have an idea for what my non exist living room might look like, but you don’t want to hear about that.

So if you need a little dry erase board that you can write little notes on (or your drunken buddies) and want to be green, too, then these are perfect.

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Just painted my nails with Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics' Tarred Nail Polish.

Going to see how it does with normal wear and tear and then write my review!

So far, so good. :)

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I've recently tried LesserEvil snacks and they are really good, especially their Kettle Corn. Their Black & White Kettle Corn is regular and chocolate and it's delicious. They're also really good for you and are

No Preservatives

Baked!

Less Fat

Huge Serving Size

Cholesterol Free

No Corn Syrup

No Preservatives

No Trans Fats

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Hangover Cures

New Year's Eve is known for two things, getting terribly drunk and making out at midnight. Okay, you could add the ball dropping if you want, but it's only used to cue when to lip lock. Sorry, I can't really help you how to kiss, but I can help a little with the hangover with these few tips.

1. When you're hungover, take Alka Seltzer, which is Aspirin-based, and Resolve, a Paracetamol-base. Together they well help your headache and balance out your stomach. 2. Take Milk Thistle, in caplets or drops, beforehand. Milk thistle helps eliminate toxins from your liver, and we all know where liquor goes. 3. Drink coconut water. Coconut water contains electrolytes that will help rehydrate and cool down your body. 4. And last, Lindsay swears by taking Advil. I've never tried it, coconut water works for me, but she claims when she takes it she feels fine.

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15 Snacks Under 150 Calories

It's almost that time again guys. That time to make New Year's resolutions. Instead of setting yourself up to fail by saying a certain goal weight or number, just try saying "this year I'm going to make myself happy." You'll be happy when you feel comfortable in your clothing or when you feel confident. Numbers can't make you feel, but your attitude can. So if your goal is to get in better shape, skip the numbers and instead amp up your attitude. To help here is a list of 15 snacks you could munch on that wont make you feel guilty afterward and make you feel on track. See! Feelings.

Four-ounce snack-size container of low-fat cottage cheese: 81 calories, 459 mg of sodium

Salted cashews (16 nuts): 147 calories, 77 mg of sodium

One and a half cups of edamame in pods: 150 calories, 45 mg of sodium

Two and a half cups of oil-popped popcorn: 138 calories, 243 mg of sodium

A quarter of an avocado (80 calories, 4 mg of sodium) topped with one tablespoon salted sunflower seeds (47 calories, 33 mg of sodium): 127 calories, 37 mg of sodium

Thirteen Food Should Taste Good Blue Corn Dipping Chips (130 calories, 93 mg of sodium) with two tablespoons of salsa (15 calories, 210 mg of sodium): 145 calories, 303 mg of sodium

One slice of whole wheat bread (100 calories, 130 mg of sodium) smeared with one tablespoon of hummus (35 calories, 60 mg of sodium): 135 calories, 190 mg of sodium

One ounce of Snyder's Organic Honey Wheat pretzels: 130 calories, 210 mg of sodium

One Horizon Organic Mozzarella String Cheese Stick (80 calories, 170 mg of sodium) paired with 6 Kashi TLC Pita Chips (65 calories, 98 mg of sodium): 145 calories, 268 mg of sodium

Salted almonds (22 nuts): 143 calories, 81 mg of sodium

One Lundberg Organic Brown Rice Cake (70 calories, 55 mg of sodium) smeared with one ounce of garden vegetable cream cheese (82 calories, 146 mg of sodium): 152 calories, 201 mg of sodium

One and a half cups of Pacific Organic Creamy Butternut Squash soup: 135 calories, 825 mg of sodium

One slice of cheddar cheese (113 calories, 174 mg of sodium) paired with two Health Valley Organic Whole Wheat Crackers (35 calories, 85 mg of sodium): 148 calories, 259 mg of sodium

15 Whole Wheat Triscuit Thin Crisps (130 calories, 180 g of sodium) and four green olives (20 calories, 192 mg of sodium): 150 calories, 372 mg of sodium

One ounce of Barbara's Bakery Baked Cheese Puffs: 150 calories, 200 mg of sodium

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Chocomize

I really liked what had created from Chocomize, which is a website/company that allows you to create your very own chocolate bar.

Created from real Belgian chocolate, you can choose between dark, milk and white chocolate and up to 5 different ingredients ranging from herbs, spices, and even Cheerios. I had made one with lavender, flax seeds, and blueberries, which ended up being delicious.

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Tim Woody, editor of Alaska Magazine, slams the use of trapping.

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Hooray! @Babycakesnyc is following us.

In case you didn't know, one of our favorite cookbooks is "Babycakes: Cover the Classics" by Erin McKenna. It is a gluten-free, vegan cookbook.

It has so many delicious nummies for your tummy. Be sure to check it out!

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freemindfreebody:

the-healthier-me:

Lemon and thyme grilled salmon on a mango salad with chickpeas, grilled capsicum, tomato, and asparagus.

This was my dinner tonight! I wanted to try cooking something different and I’d never cooked fish before, so I thought I’d give it a go. You can tell that the salmon was a bit burnt, but it still tasted really nice. I think this is probably the best thing I’ve ever cooked. The flavours just worked so well together!

tumblr makes me want to cook all day…

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PUT IT DOWN! You're too pretty to hold that can.

It sucks sometimes being a broke ass college student. Nine times out of ten, my health takes a back seat to my wallet. Not only do I eat really bad junk food, I also drink, GASP! Diet soda. Most of the time when I tell people I try to kick the soda habit, diet or regular, they typically ask me why. They always say the same thing about diet soda "it doesn't have calories and it doesn't make you fat, what's wrong with it?" What's wrong with it is aspartame, a man-made artificial sweetener. Just the definition alone should give you a hint. Artificial is never good for us. It's FAKE people. Our bodies aren't built to digest or handle fake shit. It's made to digest natural, plant based products. Trust me, look at your ancestors, they weren't always gobbling man made shit. Aspartame is broken down into phenylalanine, aspartic acid, and methanol - methanol, when ingested, converts to formaldehyde, which is a neurotoxin. Through studies, aspartame has been found to cause medical issues such as cancer, brain tumors and multiple sclerosis. How's that for a swift kick in the balls?

If you think that I'm bullshitting or exaggerating, then how do you explain aspartame victim support groups? Or the fact that states such as New Mexico and Hawaii, and many more following in their steps, are planning on getting this shit banned? Yeah, think I'm lying or joking now?

Now, if you must get your soda fix there are tons of natural sodas on the market such as Izze Sparkling Juice or my personal favorite Zevia.

And if you're like my frequent enabling ass, using money as an excuse, just remember that good filtered tap water is always free.