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Homemade Quest Bars – 2 Recipes!
Ever fancied trying to make your own homemade Quest bars? People who are into their healthy eating, training and eating lots of protein love Quest bars because they’re pretty natural with hardly any ingredients. You can read my review of Quest bars by clicking here <== Most ‘Homemade Quest-Style bars’ you’ll find on the internet […]
Continue readingWill Protein Powder Help You Lose Weight?
What is Protein Powder? Why Do You Need It? What Do I Do With It? Whey, Casein or Vegan Protein Powders can be a very useful addition to any weightloss diet. Find out why in this short video. Click Here to watch the video on YouTube where you can click subscribe to be notified […]
Continue readingThe Best Vegan Protein Foods (video)
What are the best vegan protein sources if you’re opting for a plant only diet? I have vegans on my BodyBack programme, and whilst these women have the same health, energy and weightloss goals as everyone else, I find vegans need more help getting enough protein in their diet and moving away from eating mostly […]
Continue readingProtein Quest Bars – a Nutritionist’s Review
Quest Bars – A Nutritionist’s Review I always recommend homemade food where possible, but if you need to keep a stock of things to grab & go, Quest bars might be the next best thing. Sometimes we don’t have time, are out and about, in a hurry, and what does the convenience store have to […]
Continue readingCaramelised Onion Tart
Caramelised Onion Tart Makes 2 small tarts This tastes much more indulgent than it actually is. Whether you choose the brown rice protein or buckwheat flour will determine whether your pie is higher or lower in protein and carbohydrates (the buckwheat being higher in carbs) but beyond that both are very nutritious, and both […]
Continue readingSun Warrior Vegan Protein Powder Review
We’ve all heard protein powders bad-mouthed by some ‘pure-foodists’. This is ignorance in my opinion. If whey protein, a derivative of milk, is ‘not real food’, then neither is butter, also a milk derivative. But as with all food choices, protein powders are of course not all equal. Highly processed, heat-treated, unnecessary artificial additives, cheap fillers […]
Continue readingBeef Jerky as a workout protein supplement: here are the best ones available
Why eat Jerky or Biltong? Protein is absolutely essential for muscle repair and growth, especially for those who exercise often. Weight training creates micro-tears in the muscles that need to be repaired, while endurance sports like long-distance running cause muscle breakdown from gluconeogenesis because a large amount of calories are burned. This is common knowledge in the fitness world, but many people […]
Continue readingPumpkin Recipes Packed With Protein
Hands up who had carving faces into pumpkins on the ‘to-do’ list this week? Us too! My kids have a great time with Daddy (it’s a yearly ritual) designing, drawing, cutting and scraping away while I attempt to control the mess. And I make sure they don’t throw away any of the insides – I […]
Continue readingTwo Chicks ‘Chirps’ Review – Egg White Crisps
Two Chicks ‘Chirps’ Review – Egg White Crisps “We wanted a snack with the bite of a crisp that was high in protein and lower in fat and carbohydrate. Chirps contain egg white which is one of the highest quality protein sources available. We brought you our liquid egg products for the kitchen – here’s […]
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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