juliette .
what I eat.
For the first 6 weeks I drank my protien shakes, 4 times a day , giving me a total of just under 75 grams of protien, along with my water sips. for a total of 40 oz.
after 6 weeks I went onto eating puddings fat free, sugar free. and scrambled eggs, apple sauce with yogurt, or cottage cheese, and soups, low sodium, and of course the old stand by string cheese, I brought string cheese wherever i went, in case was on the road during the time I needed to eat.
After 12 weeks , I added chicken , mashed to pulverize it in a blender or food prossessor, tuna fish , egg salad , all of this had to have a bit of mayonaise to moisten it.
after 20 weeks I ate almost everthing even steak , but in tiny bites less than the size of a dime , chewed 100 times each bite, and hamburgh I had a hard time with this but I found if i purchase a better piece of meat and have the butcher double grind, my stomach will process it much better. and I do enjoy a good grilled burger, but only can take 2 bites. but savor the moment.
Smoothie
1 scoop of protien powder, 5 to 7 ice cubes, 1/2 cup juice unsweeteded or artificially sweetned, 1/2 of a banana, and 4 oz yogurt and a little splenda to taste. check after blending a bit. and enjoy.
Peanut Butter Protien Balls
1 cup peanut butter, I like crunchy, 1 cup of vanilla protien powder, and 1/3 cup of splenda, 1 cup quick oats - uncooked , 1/4 cup of honey, and 1/2 cup of chocolate syrup the kind you find at WalMart artificially sweetned with Splenda.
in a Glass bowl place peanut butter in microwave for 40 seconds. Mix powder, oats and splenda in a seperate bowl, set aside. When the peanut butter is warm, add the chocolate, the honey and to the peanut butter and mix lightly, then add the dry ingredients, Mix well by hand if you have to , It mixes better that way, then make walnut size balls, and roll then in Protien powder 1/2cup to 1/4 of splenda mixture. and place in a airtight container. refridgerate, I eat 5 to 6 for a meal on the run, or to take with me. when I think I will be missing a meal, enjoy. When you take a few with you , You do not have to refridgerate then just in a bag a couple hours, they do fine, enjoy
RE: The best of the best protien drinks..
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"Nectar is great for Fuzzy Navel, Lemonade, and Pina Colada
ProPlete is great for Vanilla Pineapple and Double Chocolate Ice Cream
Whey Fruity makes an excellent Hawaiian Punch and Grape
Extreme Smoothies are great canned protein drinks
AchieveOne are amazing bottles of 'Starbucks' capuccino protein drinks"
and more valuable info:
great tasting protien drinks
Chocolate Bananna
2 scoops your favorite vanilla protien powder (I use Gladiator by Smoothie King (45 grms of protien per 2 scoops)
1 1/2 tablespoons Giradelli Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
2 tablespoons Splenda
1 1/2 cup CarbCountdown Low Fat Skim Milk
1/2 frozen bananna
blend to your liking.
Pineapple Bananna
2 scoops your favorite vanilla protien powder (I use Gladiator by Smoothie King (45 grms of protien per 2 scoops)
1 1/2 cup CarbCountdown Low Fat Skim Milk
1/2 frozen bananna
5 frozen crushed pineapple cubes (from canned in it own juice). (made in normal ice tray)
blend to your liking.
Perfect Pleasures S/F creamy caramel hard candies with a white chocolate creamy center. serving size 4 pcs, 50 cal., 0 carbs, sweetened with and made by Equal. (found them at Longs Drugs). These are REALLY good!
Sweet N Low S/F coconut & Almond clusters. serving size 3.5 pcs (lol)
140 cal (kinda high) 2 carbs. 2 g protein. These are a little more chewey than I like, I think because the coconut isn't "real", but they are still worth it!
Progresso Carb Monitor Soup.
serving size 1 cup, cal 200, 6 g carbs, 9 g protein.
I haven't tried these yet, but they look yummy!
And samples of the BSN Lean Dessert protein powder chocolate coconut cookie 5 oz carb countdown, the powder, some ice in the blender...this stuff is BEYOND good. It was thick, almost like Ice cream, if I added more milk it would have been more like a milkshake. Banana nut bread and Cinnamon roll,those are just as good! order You can order the samples from Valleynutrition
Egg Nog (high protein, low-carb) drink
This is not a protein 'shake' but a drink with lots of protein
1 cup Carb Countdown Milk Replacement (you could use milk or soy milk also)
1/2 cup egg beaters
1 or 2 packets of Equal or your favorite sweetener (splenda) (more or less to taste and can be added at the end to get just the right sweetness)
1 tablespoon sugar-free JellO brand instant vanilla pudding mix powder
(if you like it thicker you can add a bit more - or less for thinner consistency)
1/4 to 1/2 tsp vanilla extract - depending on whether you use the real stuff or imitation....less for the REAL stuff
a pinch of nutmeg
OPTIONAL - if you like that alcohol flavor of traditional egg nog you can add 1 tsp of Sugar-free DaVinci Butter Rum flavored syrup (again, more or less, to taste).
Toss everything in a blender and blend until well mixed - about 30 seconds. Chill for at least 2 hours, but overnight is best for great flavor blending. Stir or shake right before serving.
Prepared with carb countdown this has less than 200 calories, 24 grams of protein, 5 carbs and less than 5 grams of fat. Granted it is NOT nearly as high in protein as a traditional protein shake, but it is an alternative and a great drink around the holidays
Peanutbutter-Protien-Chocolate Balls
1 cup of Quaker oats Minute Oatmeal, dry uncooked mixed with
1 cup of Protien , chocolate powder (low sugar)(I use Premium Whey Protien Powder by Body Frotress (1g. sugar) a 2 lb. tub cost about $9.00 found at WalMart also for my protien)
and set aside.
1 cup of Low Fat Peanut Butter (smooth or Chunky)
4 tbsp. Splenda
1/2 cup of sugar free chocolate syrup (found at Walmart)
(I use Premium Whey Protien Powder by Body Frotress a 2 lb. tub cost about $9.00 found at WalMart also for my protien)
Directions:
In a bowl , place the peanut butter and Microwave at high for 40
seconds add the splenda and choc. syrup , blend well, add the dry ingredients and mix well, and roll in chocolate protien mix. make 60 walnut size balls Refridgerate or eat warm.
NOTE: *************************************
If you are not watching your sugar intake like I am, my daughter makes them with 1/3 cup natural honey, and 2 tbsp of cocoa powder mixed with the oatmeal ,PLEASE OMIT THE FOLLOWING 2 ITMES IF USING THIS ALTERNATIVE RECIPIE (SPLENDA< OMIT) (1/2 cup of chocolate syrup
1 cup Calorie countdown,6 icecubes,1 heaping Tabls. sf pistacio pudding pdr., 1 heaping Tbls. sf crushed pineapple, and 1 scoop vanilla protein pdr. Blended it in my Magic Bullet. DELISH!!! Does anyone else make Green Stuff?Lunchlady
