Showing posts with label low fat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label low fat. Show all posts

Friday, 12 April 2013

Quinoa Stuffed Peppers



A Healthy Recipe for Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
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Ingredients:
40 Quinoa
1 Banana
1 Red Bell Pepper
1 Can Mushy Peas (300g)



Cut around the stalk of the pepper, and remove the top. From there you can scoop out the insides, most will come out with the stalk.
Slice one banana into small chunks.
Boil and simmer the quinoa in 250ml water for around 12 minutes. When ready, scoop with a spoon into the hollow pepper. Place on a baking tray and put in a preheated oven for about another 12 minutes.
In the meantime, fry the banana with some low cal spray, and put the mushy peas in the microwave for a couple of minutes.
Hopefully it will all come out at the same time, and be ready to eat!

Video Recipe


I added some extra coleslaw just for the hell of it (not counted in the macros below).

Approximate cooking time: 20 Minutes


Approx 470 Calories
93g Carbs
29g Protein
4g Fat

Monday, 8 April 2013

Protein Dessert Wrap

























Ingredients:

1 Mission Deli Wrap (i used regular, wholemeal would be better)
1 Scoop Chocolate Whey Protein
1 Egg (Whole)
10g Chocolate Philadelphia Cheese Spread


Crack the egg into a microwavable bowl, and add in the 1 scoop of whey protein. This doesnt have to be chocolate, I have made it with vanilla before, but i prefer this version! Using a fork, mix it all together until you have a smooth batter.

Put this batter into the microwave on full power for about 50 seconds.

In the meantime, take the wrap and down the middle, spread in the chocolate cheese. I used Philadelphia for this, as it was what I had available at the time. However, Nutella or something similar would do the job. Its not ideal, with the high processed crap content, so if you can find a sugar free or low fat version that would be perfect.

Take out the egg and protein batter, which will now look like a small cake. cut this in half, and place along the chocolate spread so that you can roll the wrap closed as you usually would.

Wrap it all up, and place on a microwavable plate, then blast in the microwave for about 20 seconds more, just so you can melt the chocolate without making the wrap too soggy.

Take it out, cut it in half and enjoy!!


(Video to come soon!)

Approx 440 Calories
37 Carbs
31 Protein
16 Fat

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Sunday, 7 April 2013

Choc & Raisin Cookie Cake!

Protein Chocolate Cake Cookie

Myfitnesspal Macros Chocolate Cookie Cake
Myfitnesspal protein chocolate cookie cake 
Ingredients:

2 Scoops Chocolate Whey Protein
1.5 Scoops Oats
1 Egg
Small dash of Semi Skimmed Milk
Handful of Raisins


First add a scoop of whey and a scoop of oats into a mixing bowl. Crack open the egg and add that to the mix.

Give this a gentle stir to get it going, then add a small amount of milk. You want it like a batter, quite thick in texture.

Add in the 2nd scoop of protein and another half scoop of oats, this will thicken the mixture further so you will need to judge for yourself how much milk to add in.

Add the raisins, just a small handfull will do, and mix that in fully.

Scoop the mixture out onto a backing tray, and try and shape it into a square or rectangle, this makes it easier to cut into chunks later.

Stick it in the oven for around 5-7 minutes, the edges will turn a little bit golden and it should be firm throughout.

Take it out and slice into bitesize pieces.

Macros:
Approx 500 cals depending on how much raisins/ extra protein you put in
40 carbs
59 Protein
14 Fat




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Thursday, 4 April 2013

First Tofu Challenge



 Ingredients:

Tofu
Red & Orange Peppers
Spring Onion
Paprika
Thyme
Olive Oil
Sweet Potato
Salt
Carrot
Tomato


First, finely chop the peppers, onion, and carrot and tomato and keep them to one side. Meanwhile, take the Sweet Potato and cut it finely into slices, keeping the skin on, before putting into the microwave for about 3 minutes until it is piping hot throughout.

Add some Extra Virgin Olive Oil into a frying pan, then add in the chopped veggies. Sprinkle a pinch of Thyme and a generous helping of Paprika into the mix, and give it a good stir to even it all out.

Leave that mixture to brown in the pan and in the meantime cut the desired amount of Tofu into cubes. Add the tofu after about 5 minutes of frying the veggies.

Continue to cook the mixture then add in your sweet potato, this is already half cooked so we are going to continue to fry the meal for about another 5 minutes until all ingredients are cooked well through and the tofu begins to brown with the paprika.

Add some salt to taste, and serve!

Cooking time: Approximately 15 minutes.


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