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Is Peanut Butter Healthy?
Is peanut butter healthy or unhealthy? Will it make you fat? Is it bad for you heart? Is it junk food? Peanut butter is popular in bodybuilding circles. It’s also used by the clean eating clan. It’s equally an important part of many popular chocolate bars! No wonder it’s confusing. Click Here to watch the […]
Continue readingSugar Free Icing with Cashews (Great on Carrot Cake)
Sugar Free Icing with Cashews This goes amazingly well on carrot cake in place of cream cheese icing – click here for a delicious carrot cake recipe. Not that there’s anything wrong with cream cheese unless you have a dairy intolerance, in fact I love cream cheese or cottage cheese, especially mixed with protein powder, […]
Continue readingHemp Energy Balls
Hemp Energy Balls Makes 32 INGREDIENTS 180g hemp seeds 100g hemp protein (Pulsin’ do a nice one; get 20% off orders over £20 with code PTC20) 100g almonds, soaked in water overnight then drained 100g sesame seeds 60g honey 60g coconut oil, melted Many of the ingredients can be found on buywholefoodsonline here, […]
Continue readingProtein Pow Giant Peas
Well what else was I going to call them? They’re green, made with pea (protein), and round. Tasty snack balls for anytime – this recipe makes 4 Giant Peas. INGREDIENTS 30g Protein Pow Pea cooking mix 20g ground flaxseeds 2 tsp greens powder 15g peanut butter 45ml (3 tbsb) almond milk or water METHOD Mix […]
Continue readingPeanut Butter & Jam Protein Pow Mini Loaf
My favourite ‘naughty’ combination made healthy, in a perfectly sized mini loaf for one. Feel free to increase the quantities to make more, or make a larger loaf (cooking time will need to be increased). Peanut Butter & Jam Protein Pow Mini Loaf (makes 1) INGREDIENTS 30g Protein Pow Whey cooking mix 15g peanut butter […]
Continue readingPB & J Protein Pow Protein Porridge
Peanut Butter and Jam has been a childhood favourite since I was a kid. Sweet + salty is an incredibly moreish combination. Putting it in porridge (well in a healthier, lower sugar way anyway) is such a delicious way to fill up on freezing Winter mornings before you venture out into the frost. I chose […]
Continue readingCHOCNUT BARS
If you like the combination of nuts and chocolate you’re going to love these, yet they’re so healthy you could eat them for breakfast! (Sshh don’t tell the kids I said that!) INGREDIENTS Many of the ingredients can be found on buywholefoodsonline here, use code POLLY-IMZB to get 5% off all orders! 140g ground […]
Continue readingPEANUT BUTTER POPCORN
INGREDIENTS 75g unpopped popcorn kernels 1 tbsp. coconut oil 200g peanut butter 75g maple syrup or honey 1 tbsp. vanilla extract METHOD Melt the coconut oil in a saucepan, then add the popcorn kernels and put the lid on. When all the popcorn has popped (the popping noise should slow down) pour the popped […]
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