You track your calorie intake, you aware of your protein portions and you just need few more ideas other than the regular protein shake.
I love my protein shakes. I get creative with the flavors and combinations, but sometimes I still like to change it a bit and consume my protein powder in a different way. Lets call it a chewable way :-)
3 easy and tasty ways to use your whey protein:
1. Protein cheese cake:
Ingredients:
340 grams low fat cream cheese 280 gram 0% greek yogurt/fromage blanc
2 eggs
45 grams protein powder (I used vanilla flavor of MyProtein)
1/4 cup low fat milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
a pinch of salt
7 petit beurre cookies
Instructions:
Turn the oven on 160 celsius degrees (320 fahrenheit)
Soften the cream cheese with a tablespoon, in a bowl. Add the eggs and mix well. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well for 2-3 minutes.
Line the petit beurre cookies in an english cake pan and the cheese batter on top of it.
Put in the oven for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, lower the heat to 100 celsius degrees (212 fahrenheit) and leave in the oven for another 50-60 minutes.
Take the cake out of the oven, let it cool and then keep in the refrigerator. It will be ready to eat after couple hours in the refrigerator.
I cut it to 12 slices and the macros for each slice is: 4.7 grams fat, 6.6 grams carbohydrates, 8.3 grams protein.
2. Protein Pancakes:
This my recipe for 2 servings
Ingredients:
40 grams oat flour
1 banana
1 egg
1/4 cup almond milk (no sugar added)
1 tsp baking powder
2 scoops (60 grams) protein powder (I used vanilla flavor of MyProtein)
Instructions:
Blend it all in a blander and cook one scoop at a time on a greased cooking pan. I use oil in spray and I spread it using a paper towel to control the use of oil.
Toppings: greek yogurt, fruits, peanut butter, honey.....and whatever fit your macros :)
Macros for 1 serving (before toppings): 6 grams fat, 25 grams carbohydrates, 30 grams protein.
3. Protein english cake/muffins:
Ingredients:
60 grams oat flour
2 ripe bananas
1 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
2 scoops (60 grams) protein powder
20 grams dark chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions:
Mix all of the ingredients in a blender. For a fluffy result, start with the bananas and add dry and wet ingredients little by little, until everything is mixed well.
Pour into an english cake baking pan or muffins baking pan sprayed with oil or lined with a baking sheet.
Bake for 20-25 minutes on 180 celsius degrees (356 fahrenheit)
This recipe yelled for 12 servings. Each serving is 2 grams fat, 9.1 grams carbohydrates, 5.8 grams protein.
As you can read, my favorite protein powder these days is MyProtein. It has many different flavors, it blends well in shakes, bakes very well and on top of it all, it has a winner price.
My wife and I tend to use my protein powder at least once a day, which makes it two servings a day. It can add up to be quite pricey.....
* If you need help to figure out your macros and see how to build a menu that will match your macros, you can contact me here.