Last weeks food was the perfect amount; I even had some left over – and everything tasted amazing! However, I tend to get bored if I each too much of the same thing, so I did some research & I’ve tried a few different recipes this week. Here goes:
Meal 1/Breakfast:
Protein Porridge
Serves 1
1/3 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup water
Dash of chia seed, flax seed, cinnamon and goji berries
1/4 cup frozen blueberries
1 scoop of vanilla whey protein powder
1. Mix all ingredients except cinnamon, blueberries and protein powder, and microwave according to the oat packet
2. Once cooked, blend in a scoop of protein powder and a dash of cinnamon
3. Fold in the blueberries – YUM!
NB You can change the added ingredients according to your preference
Meal 2:
Blueberry Muffins (same as last week)
Serves 12
1 & 1/2 cups oat flour
3x 30g scoops of vanilla whey protein powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup Stevia baking formula (or 12 packets of concentrated Stevia)
Pinch of sea salt
1/3 cup egg whites
2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
3/4 cup blueberries (again I used frozen)
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. In a large bowl mix together all the dry ingredients. Add in the wet ingredients (except the blueberries) and mix well. Lastly, fold in the blueberries. Spray a muffin pan with oil, and fill each 3/4 full with the batter. Bake for 12-13 minutes or until just firm on top and a toothpick comes out clean. Careful not to over-bake!
To make them taste fresh out of the oven again, microwave each muffin for 15-20 seconds
Meal 3:
Chicken Salsa
Serves 4
1 large jar of Bolognese Sauce
1/2 onion – diced
3 cloves of garlic – minced
As much carrot, celery, mushroom, capsicum etc as you want
1 kg of chicken breast – left whole
1. In a slow cooker, pour 1/2 the sauce in along with the veggies
2. Put in chicken and cover with remaining suace
3. Cook for 3 hours on high or 8 hours on low
4. Serve with brown rice (my preference) or wholewheat pasta
Meal 4:
Chocolate Fudge Slice
These are so delicious!! Be very careful not to overcook them though!
Serves 12
1 cup oat flour
4 egg whites
2 scoops chocolate whey protein powder
1/2 cup Stevia
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
3 tbsp unsweetened baking cocoa
115g unsweetened almond milk
3 tbsp non fat Greek yoghurt
Glaze-
1/2 scoop chocolate whey protein powder
1 tbsp Stevia
1 tbsp cinnamon
Water
1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees
2. Mix dry ingredients separately from wet, then whisk together
3. Place in a prepared 8×8 pyrex dish and cook for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
4. To make the glaze: mix dry ingredients together and add water slowly until you reach desired consistency. Pour over protein bars as soon as they are out of the oven, then wait to cool before cutting (the glaze will become sticky but not runny)
Nutritional info: per 1/12 bars
Calories: 89
Total fat: 2.4g
Total carbs: 7.8g
Sugar: 2.4g
Protein: 7.3g
Meal 5/Dinner:
Eggplant and Zucchini Vegie Quiche
Serves 4
2 cups eggplant – chopped
1 cup zucchini – chopped
1 cup red pepper – chopped
1 cup onion – chopped
2 cloves of garlic – minced
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1 cup egg whites
1 cup skim milk
¾ tsp ground pepper
½ tsp dried thyme
½ tsp dried oregano
½ cup fresh basil – torn
¾ cup part skim shredded mozzarella
Olive oil
1. Preheat oven to 220 degrees. Saute eggplant, zucchini, pepper, onion and garlic in oil in a large skillet over medium heat for 10 minutes.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together egg whites, milk, pepper, basil and mozzarella to vegetable mixture. Stir until everything is evenly distributed.
3. Oil an 8 inch pan and pour in vegetable mixture. Cook for 25 – 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
Nutritional info: per 1/4 serves
Calories: 146
Total fat: 2.8g
Total carbs: 16.2g
Sugar: 6.2g
Protein: 15.8g
Zucchini Lasagne
Serves 4
For the noodles-
6 large zucchini, cut lengthwise into 1/8 inch strips
For the meat sauce-
500g lean ground turkey meat
1 large onion – diced
2 cups broccoli
2 cups cauliflower
2 cups spinach – chopped
1 large jar of Chunky Vegetable Pasta sauce
1 clove of garlic – minced
Pinch of salt and pepper
2 tbsp dried Italian herbs
For the cheese layer –
310g light cottage cheese
60g light pizza plus cheese
1. For the noodle layer: preheat the oven to 220 degrees. Spray a baking tray with cooking spray, arrange zucchini slices and season with salt and pepper. Bake for 5 minutes on each side, then remove from the oven and set aside.
2. Lower oven temperature to 180 degrees.
3. For the meat sauce layer: in a large non-stick pan, cook meat until brown, then add vegies, seasonings, and the jar of sauce. Simmer for about 10 minutes or until veggies begin to soften, stirring occasionally.
4. For the cheese layer: mix cottage cheese and pizza cheese together.
5. Put it all together: spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Layer meat, then zucchini clices, then cottage cheese – repeat until the dish is full.
6. Sprinkle more pizza cheese evenly on top. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour.
7. Remove foil and bake/grill another 5-10 minutes until cheese is browned. Remove from oven and let rest for about 10 minutes before slicing.
Nutritional info: per 1/4 serves
Calories: 181
Total fat: 5.0g
Total carbs: 9.8g
Sugar: 5.0g
Protein: 25.0g
Meal 6/Dessert:
Vanilla Icecream
Serves 1
70g light cottage cheese
5mL vanilla essence
30mL almond milk
1. Blend ingredients
2. Freeze for an hour or so
3. I sprinkled chocolate whey protein on top 🙂
Recipes this week came from all over the place!
www. dashingdish.com
http://www.cleaneatingonline.com
http://www.littlebshealthyhabits.com
http://www.fitfoodieshealthlife.com
Also, look what I found>
I’m going to try this with some left over turkey chili from last week as a bolongese and I’m excited to see how they taste!! 🙂