Author: Reyna Baker
Cheat on Red Velvet with Red Velvet. The dessert with a Valentine’s Day secret: a heart of chocolate so gooey, it’s practically scandalous. Using a Quest Double Chocolate Chip Protein Cookie – perfect for those who believe love should be sweet, messy, and filled with chocolate. Check out the full recipe below: Quest Red Velvet Lava Cakes NUTRITIONAL INFO RED VELVET LAVA CAKES Yields: 8 servings | Serving Size: 1/2 lava cake Calories: 130 | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Net Carb: 7g Total Carb: 11g | Sugar: <1g Ingredients RED VELVET LAVA CAKES 1 Quest Chocolate Double Chocolate Chip Cookie 4…
Cheat on Potato Skins with Potato Skins. For National Tortilla Day, we’re tipping our hats to the Wild West. These skins using Quest Ranch Chips are a flavor stampede for your taste buds. Proving that even the humble spud can join the fiesta in style. Check out the full recipe below: Quest Cheesy Ranch Potato Skins NUTRITIONAL INFO CHEESY RANCH POTATO SKINS Yields: 8 servings | Serving Size: 1 potato skin Calories: 190 | Protein: 9g | Fat: 8g | Net Carb: 18g Total Carb: 20g | Sugar: 1g Ingredients CHEESY RANCH POTATO SKINS 4 medium russet potatoes (about 190g each) 1 tbsp…
“Because menopause happens to people.” That’s the phrase that welcomes visitors to Queer Menopause, a website designed to raise awareness of LGBTQ+ experiences in menopause, provide resources and advocate for better education for healthcare providers (HCPs). The statement itself serves as a prominent display of inclusion. Menopausal symptoms can manifest differently for everybody, and the spectrum of LGBTQ+ (including gender-diverse) identities adds additional nuance to an already individualized experience. For people who aren’t cisgender (when your gender identity matches your sex assigned at birth) or straight, existing advice and discussions about menopause can feel irrelevant or dismissive of their journeys…
Everyone who menstruates goes through menopause including gender-diverse and trans people. These three videos offer advice from experts about the LGBTQ+ menopause experience including ways to manage symptoms, find supportive providers and other helpful information. Experts include: Monica Christmas, M.D., OB-GYN and director of the Center for Women’s Integrated Health and the Menopause program at the University of Chicago Medicine, Andrew Fisher, M.D., MBE, medical director of TransCare and OB-GYN at the University of Chicago Medicine, and Traci Kurtzer, M.D., OB-GYN and medical director of the Trauma Informed Care and Education Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Northwestern Medicine…
If you’ve ever felt that gritty, irritating feeling in your eyes when they’re dry, you know how bothersome it can be. Dry eyes can happen to anyone, but more than 16 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with dry eye disease, a chronic medical condition that can range from a mild annoyance to negatively affecting your quality of life — and even more go undiagnosed. People with dry eye disease can experience a range of symptoms including eye pain, discomfort, watery eyes, light sensitivity, blurry vision and more. Unfortunately, if it’s not treated, dry eye disease can…
As told to Erica Rimlinger Imagine walking on the beach on a windy day. Sand blows into both your eyes. The sand hurts, itches and no amount of saline will dislodge it. Now imagine living with that sensation every day, for decades. That is my experience with dry eye disease.The symptoms started when I was a sophomore in college. Each morning, as I opened my eyes, I felt my eyelids scrape across my eyeballs like sandpaper. At this point in my life I wore contacts. I constantly poured saline over them: taking them out, rinsing them off and reinserting them.…
February 2, 2024, is National Wear Red Day and February is AmericanHeart Month.For the more than 60 million women in the United States living with some type of heart disease, navigating health insurance coverage can be overwhelming. A patient’s journey with heart disease should move seamlessly from diagnosis to treatment, with a strong partnership between the patient and their healthcare provider (HCP). Too often, the HCP’s recommendations must first make it through complicated hurdles put in place by the health plan.If you have heart disease, it’s important to understand your health insurance and how it works. Knowing what to expect…
English La esclerosis múltiple (EM) es un trastorno médico crónico que comúnmente afecta a personas de entre 20 y 40 años. Y las mujeres tienen el doble de posibilidades de tener la enfermedad que los hombres. La EM a veces puede ser un diagnóstico espeluznante y precario, pero un tratamiento correcto será útil para controlar los síntomas. Aquí encontrarás respuestas para algunas preguntas frecuentes acerca de la EM. ¿Qué es la EM? La EM es un trastorno autoinmune que hace que el sistema inmunológico ataque tejidos saludables. En este caso, son los nervios y la mielina, que son parte de…
Picture this: You roll out of bed, your hair’s a mess, you’re still half-asleep, and then BAM! The smell of apple fritters hits you. But plot twist – they’re actually waffle triangles. Made with Quest Apple Pie Bars! You dunk these bad boys in a homemade protein glaze and next thing you know you’re questioning all your life choices. And that’s when it hits you. You just found the cheat code – for breakfast. Check out the full recipe below: NUTRITIONAL INFO APPLE FRITTER WAFFLES Yields: 6 servings | Serving Size: 1 waffle triangle Calories: 210 | Protein:…
Ever wake up craving apple pie and ice cream only to remember, oh wait, I’m an adult who’s supposed to make responsible eating choices? Enter Apple Pie Ice Cream Cups, like the cheat code in an nutritional arcade game. We’ve taken Quest Apple Pie Bars and transformed them into tiny, edible yoga mats for your low-cal ice cream. Add a sprinkle of cinnamon-sautéed Granny Smith apples, and there you have it. Protein-forward yoga for your tastebuds. Check out the full recipe below: NUTRITIONAL INFO APPLE PIE ICE CREAM CUPS Yields: 8 servings | Serving Size: 1 ice cream cup Calories:…