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Holy Protein! Fast, Easy and Low Calorie?!

February 12, 2017

How do you get creative with breakfast while making sure it’s high protein and low calorie?  Oh, and you’re tired of eggs?  Short on time too?  Not a problem!

All you need are three ingredients!  And a spoon of course 🙂

High Protein Yogurt!

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1/2 cup of light vanilla Greek yogurt (you can use plain for less calories, but its a little more tart)
  • 1 scoop of chocolate whey protein isolate
  • 1 Tbsp of PB2 (or you can use regular peanut butter for extra fat calories)

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Scoop 1/2 cup yogurt into a bowl.
  2. Sprinkle about 1/2 of your whey protein scoop into your yogurt.  Mix until smooth.  Add next 1/2 and mix until smooth.
  3. Once smooth, mix PB2 in yogurt until smooth.

NUTRITION FACTS:

  • Total Calories: 187.5
  • Total Protein: 34.5 g
  • Total Carbohydrates:  9 g
  • Total Fat: 0.75 g

Now that is a lean breakfast!  It’s very light while you’re eating it, but after about 5 minutes, you feel FULL.  That is all 34.5 g of protein sticking to those ribs!

If you’re lifting, this is a great way to get extra protein in for muscle building without having to drink it all the time.  Anyone who uses protein supplements will tell you, I AM OVER DRINKING PROTEIN.  Also note- the photo includes steel cut oats sprinkled on top for a little crunch and extra carb.

You can also freeze this mixture to make a frozen yogurt!

I hope this recipe has been helpful.  Feel free to post questions in the comment section or share using the social media icons below!

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Shake!

July 31, 2015

After an intense indoor soccer game last night, I decided to come home and have a nice recovery protein shake.  I thought I would share this recipe because I have stayed faithful to it for about 6 months!

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Any time I work my tail off in the gym or playing soccer, I try to have a protein shake within two hours to help with muscle recovery.  I am such a chocolate lover that it is hard for me to explore other flavors of protein powder.  So this shake recipe has been an all time favorite.

Here is what you will need:

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INGREDIENTS:

  • 6 oz Original or Unsweetened Almond Milk
  • 1/2 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
  • 2 Tbsp PB2
  • 1 scoop Syntrax Nectar Sweets Chocolate Truffle
  • 1 tsp Honey
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 2 Ice Cubes
  • 1 tsp Steel Cut Oats (optional)

 

DIRECTIONS:

Add almond milk, yogurt, PB2, protein, honey, cinnamon, and ice into the blender.

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Blend well for about 1 minute.  I usually have to scrape the sides of my Ninja Professional Blender (NJ600) to make sure all of my protein and PB2 mixes well.  Then blend for another 20-30 seconds.

Once finished, I pour it into a glass.  If I had an intense soccer game or a more cardio based workout, I will add the steel cut oats on top for crunch.  If it was more of a weight lifting day, I may leave the oats off.

And here is your finished product!

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**Extra Tip**

If you put this mixture in a bowl and freeze it for about 1 hour, it tastes almost sinful!  I do this often and feel like I am getting a real treat!

Enjoy!!

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