Ok - Bekah - Have I missed the recipe for Ricotta Cream Cheese Protein Muffin .... I need to know it!

Oh I probably didn't post it on this forum yet... It's a little concoction I made one day when I was playing in the kitchen...

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

15 oz container of LF Ricotta Cheese
8 oz package of LF Cream Cheese (you will need an additional 4 oz of LF cream cheese for the surprise part)
1/2 c. Soy milk (I used Vanilla)
1/2 c. Splenda
1/2 c. Egg Beaters (or 2 eggs)
1 tsp of Vanilla
3 servings of your favorite flavor protein powder (I used Chike Banana - my fav!)
1/4 c. whole wheat flour

Mix together all ingredients (except the extra 4 oz of LF cream cheese) in a mixing bowl.
Pour into greased muffin tins - I made 12 and I could have made 3 more but I just tossed the excess batter - however the stats below are based on the full 15 for accuracy reasons (if that makes sense).
Cut the other 4 oz of LF cream cheese into 12 equally sized cubes and push down into the middle of each muffin (optional).

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

These are really filling, not too sweet but full of flavor!

Stats with cream cheese cube surprise:
Cals: 150 Fat: 8g Carbs: 8g Prot: 11g

Stats without cream cheese cube surprise:
Cals: 125 Fat: 6g Carbs: 7g Prot: 10g

Enjoy!

Bekah

Here's mine, I was surprised how many carbs the Wendy's Chili had.....not many beans in it all all but guess enough to bring the carbs up.  I was wanting oatmeal very bad yesterday morning, my pouch loved it but will pick something better today. March 3, 2008  

Foods

	Cals	Fat	Carb	Prot
AchievOne Mocha Java ( 1 serving )	120	0	5	20
IDS Vanilla Cream ( 2 serving )	258	3	6	52
Oatmeal, cooked, quick (1 or 3 minutes), fat not added in cooking ( 0.33 cup, dry, yields )	100	2	15	4
Coffee, decaffeinated, made from ground ( 16 fl oz )	9	0	2	0
Coffee, made from ground, regular ( 48 fl oz )	28	0	6	1
Coffee Creamer 1 tsp ( 5 serving )	50	0	10	0
Wendy's Small Chili w/cheddar cheese ( 1 serving )	315	13	20	23
Hood Calorie Countdown Fat Free ( 1 serving )	45	0	3	8
Summer Squash w/onions sauteed in EVOO (1/4 cup) ( 1 serving )	40	3	3	1
Chicken, breast, with or without bone, roasted, skin not eaten ( 2.5 oz, boneless, cooked, skinless )	115	2	0	22
DQ No Sugar Added Fudge Bar ( 1 serving )	50	0	11	4
Total	1130	23	80	135

 

Yes that chili is high in carbs, fat and cals for me.  I have a freind that eats it constantly and insist its a great choice.. I argue this with them all the time.  It's good but only in moderation.  She always gets the large one too.. yikes.   well you had a good day.  and oatmeal is good for you.  I know the warm pouch in the morning is a nice thing. Look at you girl.. right in there with all your numbers.. the 5dpt really helped you get back on track.  Keep that trend going now. Carla

Hey CajunGirl, Just wanted to pop in about the Wendys chili, its not just the beans adding to the carb # on chili, tomatoes and tomato sauce also high in carbs ( remember tomato is a really a fruit ), so since the base for the chili is tomato sauce, you get the picture...Still I love their chili as a quick, easy and good "food on the go" choice... By the way, been following some of your posts, doing great... Alesia

OMG Dana.. your avatar blew me away.  You have done so amazing.  We often forget the begining stages.  Some day I want to do that to my avatar if i ever figure out how...lol.. You look fantastic. Carla

Well, back to my lunch box on Wednesday. Hopefully I can keep up the calories and not get too hungry. I already packed stuff like the roasted green peas and SF Choco Cashews (new one) and roasted salted sunflower seeds. All packed in 1/4 cup serving sizes so I don't cheat.  Breakfast: 1/4 cup TVP, 1/4 cup Mighty Tasty, 1 cup soy milk, 2 cups coffee Snack: 1 mozzarella cheese stick Lunch: 5 oz bumblebee tuna on a salad with FF Zesty Italian Dressing and 1 oz of sunflower seeds for crunch. Snack: 4 oz Dannon Yogurt Dinner: 4 oz chicken breast from the grill, 1/2 cup mashed potatoes w/ butter buds and 1/2 cup green beans Dessert: Microwave muffin but it was just too filling and didn't sit well. I think I may give those up for a while.  Totals: Calories: 1624 Fat: 56 Carbs: 173 Protein: 116

Oh my.. i love cashews and you know I love chocolate.. where did you get those.. no dont tell me.. i could loos control with that. Hey can you use the tsp (textured soy protein) as like a topping for ice cream.  kind of like crunchy granola.  I am not sure if you can eat it without hydrating it.  lol.. just a thought.. I could get a bit more protein in and have some crunchiness with my ice cream... nice day as always. at least here lately.  get those meal plans set and get ready to go.  You are doing great on this new plan.. Is that muffin wheat free...lol..  Keep on sailing girl Carla

Winco in Lancaster has bins with sugar free and NSA (no sugar added) stuff. That's where I get alot of my sugar free "candy".  I bet the textured protein would be crunchy on top of icecream...Mmm. Got me thinking now. I make my own sugar free ice cream in the summer **** cream maker) and I have sugar free chocolate syrup (yup, and even sugar free honey). That would make the BEST ice cream sundaes. But I'm not sure that the protein wouldn't be like so many little rocks, as hard as it is..If it's an aquired taste, maybe I can aquire a taste for it. LOL> The muffin is wheat free. It's made with Almond Meal but it's so filling, I almost can only eat half of it after dinner. Last night it was so filling, I hurt.

Ive been busy,  If you guys wanted to see how I did this weekend you can check out my fitday.  I certainly did not get my protein in but everything else was good.  Here was yesterdays:

11	0	2	0
Water ( 64 fl oz )	0	0	0	0
Milk, cow's, fluid, skim or nonfat, 0.5% or less butterfat ( 1 cup )	86	0	12	8
White potato, from dry, mashed, made with milk, fat and egg ( 1 cup )	638	35	66	17
Pork, NS as to cut, cooked, lean only eaten ( 3 oz, boneless, cooked, lean only )	179	8	0	25
Bread, wheat or cracked wheat ( 1 regular slice )	65	1	12	2
Cookie, chocolate chip, made from home recipe or purchased at a bakery ( 1 medium (approx 2" dia) )	49	3	6	1
Cookie, peanut butter ( 1 small )	24	1	3	0
Mixed vegetables (corn, lima beans, peas, green beans, and carrots), cooked, NS as to form, fat added in cooking ( 0.25 cup )	35	1	6	1
Stew, NFS ( 3 cup )	485	11	48	49
Roll, sweet, cinnamon bun, no frosting ( 1 medium (approx 2" - 2-1/2" square or 2" - 2-1/2" dia) )	205	9	28	3
Total	1776	70	182	107

I did upper body on monday and when I got home I did my crunches.  I refuse to do those at the gym!