***Fat-Free Banana Loaf***
Ingredients:
Wet:
3 egg whites
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup applesauce
3/4 cup Splenda
Dry:
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup almonds, chopped or slivered (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. In a medium bowl, beat the egg whites, and add the remaining wet ingredients – mix thoroughly. In another bowl, mix the dry ingredients. Then lightly blend all of the ingredients together, and pour the mixture into a loaf pan. Bake for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out dry. Let the loaf stand in the pan for 10 minutes, then slice and serve.
***Tuna Melt***
Ingredients
2 (6-ounce) cans chunk white tuna in water, drained
1/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise
1/4 cup diced, water-packed roasted red peppers
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 slices whole-grain bread
1 cup baby spinach leaves, stems trimmed
4 (1-ounce) slices reduced-fat Swiss cheese
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat broiler. Mix together tuna, mayonnaise, red peppers, mustard and black pepper. Arrange spinach leaves on bread slices. Top spinach with tuna mixture and then cheese slices. Transfer sandwiches to a baking sheet and broil 1-2 minutes, until cheese melts.
***Oatmeal Waffles***
Ingredients:
1 C egg whites
1 C oatmeal
1 C cottage cheese
2 T olive oil
1 T baking powder
1/2 t salt
cinnamon to taste
INSTRUCTIONS:
Blend raw oatmeal till powder. Add remaining ingredients. Cook on preheated waffle iron sprayed with Pam. Top with fruit or reduced calorie syrup. Leftovers warm up great in the microwave or can be eaten cold as a snack.
***Buffalo Meat loaf***
Ingredients:
2 lbs lean ground Buffalo meat
1 small yellow onion chopped
1 whole egg
Some Sea salt and ground pepper
1 tbsp garlic powder
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
1tbsp Worcestershire sauce
4 tbsp tomato paste - reserve 2 tbsp for top of the loaf
INSTRUCTIONS:
In a large bowl add meat, and all the ingredients except 2tbsp tomato paste. Mix well with hands till blended. Place mixture in greased loaf pan. Top with remaining tomato paste. Place in oven and bake for 30min Preheat oven to 350 degrees). Don't forget to wash your hands with soap ;)
***Chocolate Soft Serve Protein Ice Cream***
Satisfy your ice cream cravings with 32 g protein, 9 g carb, and 2 g fat per serving ;)
For each “serving” of ice cream, you’ll need the following:
1 scoop chocolate whey
1/4 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup H2O (all water, or half water half ice if you can’t wait)
2 frozen strawberries
2 level teaspoons Splenda
1 level teaspoon brown Sugar Twin
You can make up a triple batch in the blender with water, then froze the whole thing in a large (750 ml - basically 3-cups) cottage cheese container.
enjoy! ..and don't forget to let us know if you liked it ;-)
***Power Oatmeal by Elya ;)***
1/4 cup Large Flake Oats in the bowl
add boiled water (should be just a bit above the oats)
microwave for 1min
add sweetener (if you feel adventurous, pieces of banana)
add 1 scoop of protein and 6-10 nuts (better almonds)
So here you have your Carbs -> Protein and Fat
I eat it every single morning and LOVE IT ;-)
You could also skip the powder and just have egg whites or cottage cheese as a protein source instead.
*** Muscle-Building Frappucino***
1 cup of water
4 ice cubes
1 scoop of low-carb chocolate whey protein
1 tbsp fine ground instant coffee
Dissolve coffee in a separate container of ¼ cup warm water. Blend coffee concentrate with remaining ingredients in a blender. Pour into a glass and sprinkle some cocoa powder on top for the finishing touch!
***Power-Packed Protein Pancakes***
(2 servings: makes 4 pancakes)
2 cups of instant oatmeal
1.5 scoops of protein
A sprinkle of cinnamon
1 tbsp of brown sugar substitute
½ cup blueberries
4 egg whites
***Strawberry & Cottage Cheese Pita***
1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese
1/4 cup of slice strawberries
2 tbsp of chopped walnuts
1 tbsp of ground flax
Mix all the above ingredients together and put inside half of a whole wheat pita.