CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER PRETZEL PROTEIN SHAKE

• 1 scoop chocolate protein powder (I used whey)
• 1/2 frozen banana
• 1/2 tablespoon natural peanut butter
• 1/2 tablespoon cacao nibs
• 5 mini salted pretzels
• 1/2 cup milk or water
• 1/2 cup ice cubes

Here’s all you need to do:

1. Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Add more liquid or ice to reach desired consistency.




2. Top with crushed pretzels, cacao nibs, and chocolate syrup!

Note that this smoothie recipe contains:

Calories: 284
Fat: 8 g
Carbohydrates: 27 g
Sugar: 9 g
Fiber: 5 g
Protein: 28 g

Source: Katie

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They are high in energy, high in fiber (5.3 grams/serving), a good source of protein (4.3 grams/serving), delicious tasting.


These are obviously much healthier than the store-bought energy bars filled with added sugars, stabilizers, fillers, flavors, preservatives and more junk that your body definitely doesn’t need.


This recipe for VEGAN PB & J ENERGY BARS serves 8:

INGREDIENTS

• 1¾ cup pitted dates (soaked in warm water for 15 minutes, then drained)
• ½ cup unsweetened dried cranberries
• ¼ cup natural peanut butter (no added sugars or oils, just peanuts)
• ¼ cup whole raw almonds
• ½ cup instant plain oats (gluten free if you need!)

Here are the 5 steps to make a batch of these delicious energy bar snacks:

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Soak the dates in warm water for 15 minutes, and drain.




2. Place dates, dried cranberries, almonds, peanut butter, and oats in a food processor and blend until combined well.




3. Scoop mixture into a square baking pan, and firmly press down to make an even layer.




4. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes to set, then cut into 8 rectangle bars.




5. Store in the freezer or fridge.

Source: Christal Sczebel

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• 3/4 cup oats
• 1 1/2 cups oat milk
• 1 heaped tablespoon peanut butter (or other nut butter)
• 1/2 tablespoon vanilla brown rice protein powder
• Pinch of cinnamon
• 1/2 banana

When you have all of the ingredients together, here’s how to make this healthy Protein Porridge:

1. Start by adding the oats and oat milk to a saucepan over a medium heat.




2. When the oat milk is hot add in all the other ingredients except the protein powder. Keep on stirring, and if it gets too hot lower the heat. (If you don’t like peanut butter, use almond or cashew!)




3. After a further 5 minutes stir in the protein powder. Stir until it’s absorbed into the porridge without any sitting on top.




4. After another 5 minutes your porridge should be ready! Pour into a bowl, top with the other half of the banana, some berries or even a further dollop of peanut butter (why not!?).




5. Enjoy!

Source: Saskia Gregson-Williams

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Total calories in 12 cookie batch = 1,813 calories.
Fat = 119g
Carbohydrates = 95g
Protein = 123g


(Divide by 12  for the per cookie nutrition facts.)


Allergic to peanut butter? No problem, use almond butter!

Take some notes as you watch how to make these Healthy Protein Peanut Butter Cookies:

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Brown Rice – Rice Cakes
Peanut Butter or Almond Butter
Half a Banana
Cinnamon

The short video clip showing how easy it is to make a Banana & Peanut Butter Rice Cake starts at 2:41, but to see all of Mariana’s easy breakfast ideas, watch the full video from the beginning!
She shows how she gets started in the morning and then makes all 6 of her favorite healthy breakfast favorites:

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When you’re shopping, look for natural varieties made without added partially hydrogenated oils (trans fats) and other suspect ingredients.

You’ll find that the healthy peanut butter contain the following nutrients:

Vitamin E, magnesium, iron, selenium and vitamin B6.
Research shows that people who regularly eat nuts and nut butter, including peanut butter, are less likely to develop heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

Plus, peanut butter is so versatile—what other food transitions seamlessly from breakfast to lunch to dinner to snack and dessert?

Here are links to 5 yummy recipes ranging from breakfast to lunch to dinner to snack and dessert:

Breakfast: PB&J Waffles
Pile your favorite fruit on top of this!

Lunch: Open-Faced PB Banana Sandwich

Snack: Apple & PB ‘Wiches
(Also great for breakfast!)

Dinner: Peanut Butter Spaghetti

Dessert: PB Banana Freeze Pop

Source: Joy Bauer

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Start by grabbing a cutting board and knife … then watch the following 2 minute segment in this video to see how this is made:

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After you watch this, let me know if you have some more creative ideas to share. (My personal favorite is the High Protein Banana Oatmeal.)

By the way — you’ll also need a spoon, bowl, water and a microwave oven!

And when you’re done with breakfast, here’s an idea (on the next page) to use up some of the leftovers.

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1 c milk (or almond milk)
1 TB chia seeds
1/4 c. old-fashioned oats
1-2 TB natural peanut butter (or almond butter)
1 TB honey (or agave or liquid stevia)
5 lg. frozen strawberries

The preparation instructions are simple:

1. Place ingredients in blender in order listed.

2. Blend on high until smooth.

3. Enjoy.

Source: Becky Olsen

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1 whole grain tortilla

2 TBS of natural organic peanut butter

1 or 1/2 small banana sliced

2 strawberries slice

a dash of cinnamon

Each tortilla wrap contains 390.4 calories, 20.2 grams of fat, 44.4 grams of carbs and 12.5 grams of protein.


Watch how Cassey makes this (along with 3 other healthy breakfast ideas) in the video on the next page …

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