Wednesday, March 7, 2012

The Best Energy Bites Ever

These little guys are so delish, I could eat the whole batch!!!



INGREDIENTS:
8 Tablespoons PB2 (This stuff is amazing, powdered peanut butter www.bellplantation.com
3 Tablespoons Peanut butter
½ Cup Shakeology Protein Powder
2-3 Tablespoons Raw Honey
½ Cup Quick Oats

DIRECTIONS: Mix PB2 with water until it’s a paste like consistency. Mix all ingredients, including the PB2 mixture together in a mixing bowl. It make take some time to blend all of the ingredients together. I normally just wear disposable plastic gloves and dig in and do this with my hands.
Next – Roll mixture into small individual balls (about a ping-pong ball size) and place on a cookie sheet. Makes about 12 balls, 1 ounce each. Put in freezer until firm.  I keep them in the freezer in a plastic container and just take 1 or 2 out when I am ready to eat.

NUTRITION: (serving size 1 ball)
Calories: 80-90
Carbs: 10g
Fat: 2g
Protein: 7g

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Healthy Shamrock Shake

The Shamrock Shake has been around for years from a large fast food chain that starts with a big yellow M, that shall remain nameless.  Although, it taste great, check out the nutrional information:

Shamrock Shake (12 oz)                    

Calories                       540
Fat                               16
Sodium                        160
Carbohydrates             88
Fiber                            0
Sugar                           74
Protein                         10

Recently I ran across a much healthier option.  Here is the recipe for my Shakeology Shamrock Shake:

1 cup milk (I used coconut milk, but you can use skim, 2%, almond, rice, any type of milk)
1 scoop Shakeology Greenberry
2 TBLS PB2 (This is powdered peanut butter.  If you haven't heard of this, check it out here:  http://bellplantation.com)
1 TBL sugar free / fat free Jello Cheesecake pudding mix
1-2 drops of peppermint extract

Blend all ingredients in blender with ice to make a thick 24 ounce shake.



Here is the nutritional information:

 
Shakeology Shamrock Shake (atleast 24 oz depending on ice)

Calories                       275
Fat                               8
Carbohydrates             37
Fiber                            5
Sugar                           11
Protein                         22