About

Hi, I'm Andréa! I love baking, coffee, and leg day. Baking with protein powder has helped me develop healthy habits and overcome disordered eating, and I love sharing the recipes I've created.

I started this blog back in 2013 after a bodybuilder friend introduced me to baking with protein powder. At the time, I was struggling to get enough protein in my diet and struggling to find a healthy food plan that worked for me.

While I had overcome my battle with bulimia (thank you 12 steps), I still hadn't found a food plan that was healthy, supported my love for working out, and that was sustainable for the long term. I found that with eating disorder recovery, all of the resources focused on the psychological aspect. But what was I supposed to eat?!

Baking with protein powder allowed me to create a food plan that I enjoyed and that supported the healthier habits I was developing. (For me, that is a macro-based meal plan.) But I couldn't find the kind of recipes I was looking for. So I created my own!

When I started this blog, I was a math professor and blogging in my free time. Since then, I left my tenured teaching position to make protein cake mixes full time. At first I was doing that under my own business, Andréa's Protein Cakery. When I realized that having a small business was not what I wanted for myself, I closed it. And soon after I started working with Proteinfull Baking on a line of protein cake mixes under their brand. It has been a wonderful experience working with Proteinfull Baking, and the protein cake mixes I created for them are my best ever creations.

In my free time, I love traveling, photography, and outdoor adventures. And of course spending time with my favorite people.

After taking a break with this blog, I am now back to creating recipes here. Yay! Some will include the protein cake mixes I've developed, and the rest will be with good ol' protein powders.

Please feel free to reach out to me at andrea{at}proteincakery{dot}com. And if you'd like my Protein Baking Cheat Sheet with lots of helpful protein baking tips, please subscribe for my emails. :)

Disclaimer

My academic studies were in mathematics, not nutritional science, sports training, or medicine. Please consult a qualified professional before embarking on any new diet or fitness regime. But let me know if you need any help with Calculus! :)

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