Twas two nights before Christmas and all through the Fitness & Spice Test Kitchen, a creature was stirring a cup of hot chocolate protein; a new family tradition.

The resistance bands were hung by the water bottle with care in hopes the gym snow plow cleared a path there.

The Zumba instructors were all snug in their beds while visions of Shake Weights and Jeggings danced in their heads.

Madonna on her yoga mat and Lance on his bike, just settled in for a Food Network food fight.

When out on the front porch arose such a commotion, so I sprang from my Snuggie to inspect The Situation.

And what did my wandering eyes did appear, but Matthew McConaughey the UPS man delivering The Protein Bakery-packed cheer!

Now I have protein-filled cookies, brownies and blondies in flavors like peanut butter, chocolate chip, oatmeal, and cranberry…perfect for making Santa’s post-workout meal quite merry!

Now I really must go put on my Pajama Jeans and turn out the lights and wish you a Merry Christmas from Fitness & Spice!

It won’t be long now before those cute little Girl Scouts come knocking on our doors haunting us with their sinfully delicious cookies.

I don’t know about you, but I find it hard to say no to a precious little angel in uniform or a sleeve of thin mint Girl Scout cookies.

Well, this week an even cuter thing in uniform rang my doorbell: The FedEx Man and he was delivering a box of Wicked Mint Brownies fresh from The Protein Bakery.

And all I can say is watch out Girl Scouts, the (healthier) Brownies are in town!

I’ve had 2 and 1/2 Wicked Mint brownies so far. Ok, 4. They are a delicious wheat-free, protein-rich, chocolate brownie packed full of mint chips. And they are WICKED GOOD!

But, like the Girl Scouts and their cookies, they are only around for a limited time so if you’d like to try them, too, you better act fast.

You can scoop up some brownies, and cookies, and blondies…OH MY! online at The Protein Bakery.

And as a reminder, here’s the 411 on how you can get your entire order for 30% off:

• 1. Follow this special link to The Protein Bakery: http://www.proteinbakery.com/promo/
• 2. Enter user name: NJAB
• 3. Use this secret password: balance

Now I really must go grab another Wicked Mint Brownie, brew some coffee, and get ready for my Ghoul Scout meeting!

Remember when I told you about The Protein Bakery, the makers of the line of all-natural, wheat-free, high protein, life-changing, cookies, brownies, and blondies?

YUM!

Well, I have two really great things to tell you.

Let’s start with Really Great Thing #1: PROTEIN PUMPKIN COOKIES AND BLONDIES!

That’s right, The Protein Bakery is featuring Pumpkin Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies and Pumpkin Walnut Blondies now until the end of November…so grab a cup of cider, stop by the online bakery, and get them while they’re hot. Which brings me to…

Really Great Thing #2: A HEALTHY DISCOUNT!

Want 30% off your entire purchase at The Protein Bakery? Then follow these simple instructions when you shop online and you’ll score this really sweet discount:

• 1. Follow this special link to The Protein Bakery: http://www.proteinbakery.com/promo/
• 2. Enter user name: NJAB
• 3. Use this secret password: balance

You’re all set to start gobblin’!

Now I really must go to the online bakery and pump up my shopping cart with the latest pumpkin batch!

When I bit into my first peanut butter with white chocolate chip cookie from The Protein Bakery, I ran to Twitter and declared:

The Protein Bakery is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy! -@joannasutter

And then I took another bite, had a sip of coffee, grabbed my Blackberry and sent photos of these guiltless goodies to all of my Blackberry Messenger contacts. And then I made a few phone calls. It was that kind of moment.

And don’t even get me started about their Black and White Brownies. Well…since you asked, I’ll give you my one word description of these freshly-baked brownies: Nirvana!

The Protein Bakery bakes a wide assortment of all-natural, wheat-free, trans-fat-free, and protein-packed cookies, brownies, and blondies. And the good news is they are all available online at www.proteinbakery.com.

And the great news?! The Protein Bakery is now a client of mine. I’ll be helping them spread the good word about their healthier-for-you treats and introducing them to more gyms, coffee shops, restaurants, corporations, you name it! No really, you name it…if you have a business (like where you work, workout, shop, eat, drink, or hang out) that you’d like to see carry The Protein Bakery product sweet, I mean, suite, please let me know and I’ll do what I can to make it happen!

Now I really must go back to work…it’s a crummy job but somebody’s got to do it!