Think putting yourself on a muscle building diet has to be a painful process? Whether
your goal is fat loss or muscle building, getting proper nutrition is at least 80%
of the game. If you don't have that figured out, you are going to be a long time
away from seeing results.
The good news is that your tastebuds don't have to suffer if you don't want them
to. There are plenty of ways to get in your proper nutrition while keeping things
interesting. If you think gaining muscle means suffering through can of tuna after
can of tuna or pounding back a protein shake as fast as humanly possible, you need
to think again.
Give one of these recipes a try and you'll be surprised just how easy it is to eat
right, achieve your goals and actually ENJOY your food at the same time.
Protein Fudge Nuggets
These are great to take to the gym as a post-workout treat or just for a snack to
eat between meals. When you are trying to gain weight many of you really need to
packing in the calories so you need calorie dense foods. These chocolate treats
have it all.
8 scoops chocolate protein powder
1 cup oatmeal (can be ground depending on the consistency you'd like)
1/3 cup natural peanut butter
3 tbsp honey
½ cup milk
3 tbsp crushed peanuts
First mix together the protein powder, oatmeal, peanut butter, honey and milk. Form
into small balls and then roll in the crushed peanuts to finish. Note that these
can easily be frozen in plastic bags and consumed on a later date.
Nutritional Info (1/10 of the recipe)
234 calories
6.7 grams fat
18 grams carbohydrates
25 grams protein
Pumpkin Pancakes
When you're craving a good home-made pancake breakfast, give these a try. They are
filled with slow digesting carbohydrates that will keep your blood sugar steady
throughout the morning.
¼ cup oats
1/3 cup canned pumpkin
5 egg whites
1 tbsp ground flax
½ tbsp cinnamon
Splenda to taste
First heat a frying pan until hot and then reduce to medium temperature. After mixing
together all the ingredients drop by spoonful onto the plan, flipping when bubbles
start to form.
Makes about 5 - 4" pancakes.
Nutritional Info (per recipe)
217 calories
23 grams protein
26 grams carbohydrates
4 grams fat
Protein Jell-O
When you're craving something sweet but are on a very low carb diet, there often
is not a lot of options. This recipe is the perfect dessert that will give you plenty
of protein and not much else. Great for those on a very strict diet.
1 package sugar-free Jell-O (any flavour)
1 scoop Syntrax Nectar protein powder (any flavour - to match Jell-O)
Mix 1 cup boiling water with the Jell-O powder then stir in one scoop of the protein
powder until dissolved. Once that's finished, mix in one cup of cold water and allow
to set. Serve with low fat Cool Whip if desired.