Super Protein Parfait

Alright, I'll admit it, this post is not a Pinterest copy.  This is a delicious meal that I decided to make one day as I wanted some protein after going to the gym.  What I really wanted was some of Blogilate's Banana Pancakes, but, after I chopped up the banana I realized I didn't have eggs.  So this left me with chopped up bananas and a grumbling tummy.  I thought I could make a parfait, with the greek yogurt, but I've got to be honest here.  I don't really like greek yogurt that much!  It's just so bitter!  I ussually put some stevia in it to make it a little tastier.  Then I was thinking that I wished Nutella was healthy and that I could put that on my bananas.  THEN IT HIT ME.  Chocolate protein powder... in my greek yogurt?!  So I did it.

Alright, so it doesn't look terribly appetizing, but I swear it was!  A quick and easy snack/meal with a whopping 39 g of protein.  That's 86% of my protein intake for the day (If not exercising my protein is 45g a day.  I use MyFitnessPal to figure out the changes when I do exercise - Add me! )  

But then the next day (Tuesday)  I had to do something even fancier.  I had to go to the next step.

Now that looks tasty!  Same thing, I put 1 scoop of chocolate flavoured protein powder in with 3/4 cup of greek yogurt.  Only this time I added a strawberry layer, a banana layer, and raspberry topping.  Yum!  

You don't have to do just chocolate either!  Today I switched it up and did raspberry protein powder, and put it in a mason jar to bring to school with me.  This may be a new staple in my diet!

Breakfast Quinoa

If you haven't tried breakfast quinoa, you need to, right now!  Seriously, I'll just sit here and wait while you go pick up some quinoa.

..Back yet?  Good.  This recipe is so easy, so tasty, and makes enough for you have leftovers!  All you need is

• 2 cups of milk (I used soy)
• 1 cup of quinoa
• 3 tbsp of brown sugar
• 1/8 tsp of cinnamon
• blueberries

Seriously does that not sound delicious?!  This is a protein packed breakfast that you won't even know is healthy!!

This made four servings, which I put in my handy mason jars and quickly devoured :)

I think I might do some baking soon, I'm just so stressed about life right now, I need to bake to unwound!  And with all the fall baking goodness on Pinterest right now, I shouldn't have too hard a time finding something I want to make!  Though deciding on one thing may prove stressful!

Recipe from Martha Stewart.

Baked Oatmeal with Strawberries, Bananas, and Chocolate Chips

You know how sometimes you see something that just looks amazing, that makes you drool just looking at it?  Well, when I saw Inspired Taste's Baked Oatmeal with Strawberries, Bananas, and Chocolate Chips I knew I had to have it.  It just looks so scrumpcious.  

So I pulled out a bowl and went to work.

Lined everything up to be just as pretty as Inspired Taste's.

And set it in the oven while (im)patiently awaiting their finish.

And loaded it up in Mason Jars for my breakfasts.  In behind is breakfast quinoa, which is TO DIE FOR.  I'll make a post on it later!

Looks can be deceiving though.  Maybe I did something wrong, maybe it just doesn't taste great when not eaten right away.  I'm not sure.  But these tasted kind of bitter.  I'm going to try adding some stevia on top, in hopes that will help, perhaps with some milk too, but on it's own it just didn't live up to my hopes and dreams.  I do know I did one thing wrong though, which may account for the taste.  The recipe calls for MELTED butter, but I just threw in normal butter and tried to mix it as well as possible. I thought it looked kind of odd, but figured it was supposed to melt into the casserole while it was baking. 

Chunky bits of butter.  It's not supposed to look like this!

All in all I think I'd try this one again, but I'd do a couple things different.  First, I'd melt the butter, haha.  Secondly, I'd split the amount of brown sugar and use Stevia in place.  With the brown sugar 1/6 of the casserole has 18g of sugar, which is more than half of what I aim my daily sugar intake to be!

I have what I consider a very exciting post coming up soon!  I can't wait to share it with you :)

Pizza, Anyone?

Who doesn't love pizza?  Really, there's just something so delicious and comforting about a slice of pizza.  It's not really something that helps with the waistline though.
Of course Blogilates has the answer!  If you haven't checked out her site, go, you can thank me later!  She has three different pizza recipes on her website - Oatmeal Crust pizza, Healthiest Pizza in the World, and a Low Carb, Low Fat, Low Cal Pizza.  I'm on a bit of a health kick right now, so I included one of these in my meal plan for the week.

Without further adu, I present - THE HEALTHIEST PIZZA IN THE WORLD!

Alright, so clearly mine is bigger than Blogilates.  Apparently I no longer own pie tins, so I had to use a cake pan, which required 3/4 cup of oats instead of 1/4, I also threw in an extra tablespoon of flax and an extra egg.  I put 1/4 cup of pizza sauce on it, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1 stalk green onion, a couple spinach leaves (fresh, not frozen), and 1/3 cup Yves veggie crumbles.  Pretty tasty, but I think I still woulda stuck to one egg if it would work.  

Here's the nutritional info on my huge version of this pizza -   Calories, Carbs, Fat, Protein, Fiber, and Sugar

Quaker Oats - Large Flake 100% Whole Grain Quaker Oats, 0.75 cup (30 gm)	270	45	5	9	7	0
Nordica - Fat Free Cottage Cheese, 1/2 cup (125 g)	100	8	0	16	0	6
Primo - Pizza Sauce Traditional, 1/4 cup (60 ml)	45	8	1	1	1	4
Spinach - Raw, 5 leaf	12	2	0	1	1	0
Yves Veggie Cuisine (Canada) - Original Veggie Ground Round, 55 g (1/3 cup)	60	4	1	9	2	1
Onions - Young green, tops only, 1 stalk	3	1	0	0	0	0
Generic - Egg - Large, 2 egg (68g)	140	2	12	14	0	0
Bob's Red Mill - Whole Ground Flax Seed Meal, 2 tbsp	60	4	5	3	4	0
Add Food Quick Tools	690	74	24	53	15	11

Obviously if you stick to Blogilates version you'll make a pizza with less calories, carbs, etc.   But this kept me full for a couple hours, which just doesn't happen for me with most foods/meals.

Also, I've done a lot the past week!  So expect some new posts!

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