HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!! This w/e could not come soon enough..
This is just a mini-post, I’ll be sending out the usual post tomorrow, but I wanted to tell you about these recipes!
Latest obsession – BCAA Jelly!!
Serves 1-3
2 scoops BCAA powder (I have Scivation Xtend Raspberry Blue and Watermelon Madness and both are delicious!!)
1&1/2 tbsp unflavoured gelatine
500mL cold water
100mL hot water
Mix the bcaas in with the cold water (easiest in a shaker) and blend well
Separately, mix the gelatine and hot water until the gelatine is dissolved (this smells really bad…)
Combine gelatine with the bcaa mixture and mix well
Pour into container(s) and place in the fridge until set!! Tastes awesome and is perfect for an inbetween-meal snack 🙂
Nutritional info: for the whole lot!!
Calories: 10
Total fat: 0g
Total carbs: 0g
Sugar: 0g
Amino acids (protein): 19g
Thanks to the discovery of this guilt-free jelly, I’ve decided to try making a healthy version of a jelly slice!!
First attempt of Protein Jelly Slice
Serves 16
Layer 1:
3/4 cup ground oats
~2tbsp coconut butter
Mix (with your hands if you like :)) the oats and butter, then flatten into the bottom of a high-sided baking pan
Layer 2:
2 tbsp unflavoured gelatine
14 serves Stevia
1 tsp salt
2 eggs (beaten)
1 cup milk (I used almond milk)
3 cups low fat cottage cheese
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 cup no fat Greek yoghurt
Mix the gelatine and Stevia, add eggs and milk.
Cook on top of a stove until mixtures has thickened up a bit
Remove from heat and allow to cool before putting the mixture in the blender
Add cottage cheese, vanilla, and Greek yoghurt, and mix until smooth
Pour on top of layer 1, then put in the fridge to set (takes several hours)
Layer 3:
1 scoop Scivation Xtend Watermelon Madness BCAA
3 tsp unflavoured gelatine
250mL cold water
50mL hot water
BCAA + cold water, then gelatine + hot water, then both together
Pour over cheesecake layer, then put in the fridge again!!
Ok so this tastes awesome!! Was a little bit sloppy though; I think next time I will half the amount of cheesecake layer (layer 2).
Nutritional info: per 1/16 slices
Calories: 101
Total fat: 5.1g
Total carbs: 5.9g
Sugar: 3.2g
Protein: 7.4g
And finally, other Jamie Eason foodies and I were talking this week about how to make green tea tolerable. It’s so high in antioxidants (anti-cancer) but I just can’t stand the taste. Someone suggested this and I made it and it’s surprisingly good!!
Lemon and Mint Iced Tea
Serves 2
2 green tea bags
500mL water
1/4 lemon
Handful of mint
2-3 serves Stevia
Boil the water and allow to cool a bit (until it’s 85 degrees to be specific..)
Throw 2 green tea bags in and allow them to brew for 2 minutes
Slice the 1/4 lemon, then throw that, the mint, and the Stevia into the green tea mix
Leave it in the fridge to cool (I waited until it was completely cooled down)
Drink!! Would be even more delicious with some ice cubes haha so refreshing!! PS my boyfriend warned me it’s not a pretty picture, but I don’t have any big beautiful glasses to show off the iced tea – trust me, it tastes better than it looks!!
I’ll report back tomorrow with next week’s food plan!! x
