PRODUCTS Thread: Low-Carb Yummies

I saw a receipe for protein balls the other day that was 1 c SF peanut butter, 2 C protein powder, 1c imitation honey and 3 c something?????  They suggested cereal.  Mix together and roll into small balls.  Refrigerate until set, the they can stay out in a canister.  It called for vanilla protein but I was thinking peanutbutter/chocolate.  Any ideas for what to use for the 3c.that is low carb?  The suggestion was dried fruit, cereal, nuts, kind of stuff.

Okay, here are the usual OH "Protein Ball" recipes -- I would probably substitute raw oat bran or ground flax-seed for the oatmeal or other carby stuff:

PROTEIN BALLS I
1 cup Peanut Butter
1 cup rolled oatmeal -- not the instant stuff
1 cup protein powder
5 packets Sugar substitute

Warm the peanut butter in microwave about 30-40 seconds -- it melts it and makes mixing in the other ingredients much easier. Add the oatmeal, protein powder, and Sugar substitute and mix well. (If needed, you can add a little bit of water to make it easier to mix) Roll into walnut sized balls, refrigerate. Store in fridge in zip-lock baggies. This recipe makes 20-24 balls.

PROTEIN BALLS II
1 cup of protein powder (chocolate or vanilla)
1 cup of non-fat dry milk
1 cup of rice crispy cereal
1 cup of peanut butter
Sugar substitute to taste
Cocoa powder mixed with Sugar substitute

Add the Protein Powder, Dry Milk, Cereal and Peanut Butter in a mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly making sure that all the dry milk is in the mix and not really visible. If you like it really sweet, add some more Sugar substitute to fit your taste. Form the mixture into small balls (about 1.5 inches in diameter) Roll in the cocoa/Sugar substitute mix. Refrigerate.

PROTEIN BALLS III
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar free honey
1 cup unflavored protein powder
1/2 cup grape nut cereal
sprinkle of cinnamon
sprinkle of Sugar substitute

Mix peanut butter, honey and protein powder together till well blended. Form into balls. In another bowl mix grape nuts, Sugar substitute and cinnamon together. Wet peanut butter balls with water and roll into grape nut mixture. Place in frig and grab when you need a yummy snack!

PROTEIN BALLS IV
1 cup peanut butter
2 scoops of chocolate protein powder
1/2 cup low carb special K cereal
3 tablespoon of sugar free maple syrup
1/4 cup chopped nuts
oatmeal (not instant)
3 packets of sugar substitute

I mixed everything up in a bowl and then rolled them in oatmeal.

PROTEIN BALLS V
1 cup protein powder
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar free maple syrup or honey

Mix together well and roll into balls - about the size of a ping pong ball. Store in a Tupperware or Ziploc bag in the refrigerator..

PROTEIN BALLS VI
1 cup protein powder (chocolate or vanilla)
1 cup non-fat dry milk
1 cup rice crispy cereal
1 cup peanut butter
Sugar substitute to taste
cocoa powder mixed with Sugar substitute

Add the protein powder, dry milk, cereal and peanut butter in a mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly making sure that all the dry milk is in the mix and not visible. If you like it real sweet, add some more Sugar substitute to fit your taste. Form the mixture into small balls (about 1.5 inches in diameter) Roll in the cocoa/Sugar substitute mix. Refrigerate. Each ball has about 10 grams of protein.

wow, thanks.  I've never seen that list before.  Looks like I can do pretty much whatever and roll it in a ball.  I love the flax idea.

I don't use Splenda anymore (gives me headaches and bloat) but I use Ideal sweetner - it's xylitol and I love it!  Also for dairy....I buy Hood Calorie Countdown milk (use to be Carb Countdown)...no added sugar instead uses Splenda.

I still have a small cupboard dedicated to low/no carb foodstuffs...catsup, soup, cereals, baking products, margarita mixes, etc.  It would be such a good thing to bring back honest low/no carb foods again

Nobody has mentioned  the Pro Pudding by Body Tech. That is the best stuff. 25 grams of protein

I can't take credit. Lee told me about it. It's delicious and it's not even cheating to eat it as a meal.

I can't remember the carb count . I think it's 5?

I just ordered Waldon Farms sugar free chocolate syrup and sf carmel for putting on apples.

I'll let everyone know if these are good. I ordered them my favorite place, Vita cost!

I am still loving that pro pudding. Hard to believe it's only 4 carbs with 25 protein . Delish!

LessieBelle just posted that she's making a wrap out of seaweed, and I think she means Nori -- But what a great idea for a protein-style wrap! 

Nori is very thin, dried, seaweed wrap -- usually sold by the package in the Asian section of many grocery stores.  The product looks like this, and is usually used to make SUSHI:



What you do is lay it flat (ideally on a sushi mat, but not everyone has this) and layer it on one edge with your sandwich goodies, THUS:



I often add cream cheese and lox to mine -- or leftover chicken, or whatever we decided not to eat the night before.  Then you roll it up, and slice it into hand-rolls or bite-sized pieces:

This is someone else's photo, not mine, but you get the idea -- There's no reason at all that a sushi-wrapper has to have RICE!  Or FISH for that matter!  Bet you could do it for a burger!!!




One little note on technique -- When you pull the nori sheets from the package, they are brittle.  If you run it lightly over a hot griddle for a few moments (on each  side) it gets nice and flexible ane wrap-worthy.

Let me know if you try this, and thank you LessieBelle!