The Pick & Mix Post // Blog

With all the sweat and struggle over beach bodies and competition physiques this time of year, certain foods and faves all too often have to be sacrificed. :(Oh, sure...choccy bars, crisps and cookies? Plenty of tasty protein-packed, low sugar, justifiable options can be found in the Mix and elsewhere. Diet soft drinks? Ditto. Syrups & sauces? Yup...fair few of those too, calorie-free and all. But...bread? Pizza?! Gooey and gorgeous brownies?!! Super low calorie, low carb, low fat and (alway

Oh look!! Here's a surprise! MORE syrup flavours from Skinny Food Co!! And not just a couple... in the Mix right now we have no less than FIVE new flavours!!Don't get me wrong, folks...even *more* tasty, #NotGuilty, calorie-free sweet syrups? We're not complaining! Haha...astonished, more like! In fact, I just tallied the choices across the range...we're at 27 (!!!) And that's just the SWEET offerings! The savoury sauce flavours are nearly as nuts at 16!! No wonder it was time for a new Ski

Caram-ello, gorgeous! Battle Snacks's gloriously golden latest flavour, Caramel Pretzel, has *finally* launched...and, wow, was it worth the wait!!!From the moment we tried samples of this one last year we knew it was a something a bit standout and we've been (im)patiently hanging on for the Battle Bites bakery to get on it ever since...verdict now I'm holding this shiny-shiny, Wilka Wonka style wrapper in my hand? Totally worth its 'wait' in GOLD! :DHaha...ok, so now it's made it in, what ARE w

Happy Monday, folks...or, given what i'm introducing here, perhaps I should say, Happy (Opti-)Monday! Either way, for those of you reading this and not transfixed by the Love Island final, hope you had an awesome weekend!It's true it's been a bit of a slower month for the industry and tasty, exciting new protein snacks and supps have been few and far between but...we've got a few somewhat tantalising treats lined-up for you this week, starting with... Optimum Nutrition's latest Optimum Bar! Yep,

Yikes...thought it couldn't get any hotter than our launch of GHOST Burn last week? Well, yes...yes it can!! Haha...and heating up still further into the weekend? I'm THIS close to catching a flight to Turkey to cool down! :DAside from 35 degrees making it tough to get anything much done, the bigger (scarier!!) heat-headache when it comes to day-to-pay protein-y Picking & Mixing? Melting snacks!! Nooooo! Haha...we're going to have to manfully eat SO many squidgy, sticky snacks! It's a living

Reaching back to the Rockies for snack inspo, Muscle Moose (makers of Moose Juice and, of course, their original guilt-free dessert delight, Muscle Mousse) have surprised with a low sugar, high protein treat dubbed the 'Beaver Bar'!!Available in two great chocolate-coated flavours to start - Choc Caramel and White Chocolate - each Beaver Bar is, well, kinda *two* bars...nope, we're not talking bites here but...fingers!! Yep, in each pack you'll discover, delivered KitKat style, two satisfyi

The Weekly Roundup - July Week 2 (08/07/19 - 14/07/19) at The Protein Pick and Mix! Between dealing with holidays and hot weather, it's time for another Weekly Roundup! A slightly less jam-packed one, we dive into a little more detail on some of the latest, greatest arrivals this week, starting with... SNACKS! First up? Applied Nutrition's first much-anticipated foray into plant-based protein snacks, with the vegan-friendly Indulgence Bar... Belgian (Dark) Choc Caramel!! Rich, real chocolate

It's getting hot up in here...and we're not just talking about the mini (and unpleasantly sticky) UK heatwave we're seeing at the moment! Nope, we're talking about the arrival of GHOST® Burn, of course!!⁠Far more than just a 'fat burner', GHOST Lifestyle Burn is a cocktail of carefully selected stimulants, nootropics and more, making it an an awesome choice whether you're looking for all-day, everyday energy, to 'combat physique destroyers of any kind', or even to fuel a satisfyingly sweaty gym