Future Friday!

Ok folks time to talk about Protein.  We all know we need it.  I decided to ask one question today.

What is a creative way you have found to get your Protein in?

I don't know how creative it is but it sure is practical.  I use AnyWhey in my coffee.  I usually drink at least one of the many cups of coffee I drink with one scoop of the AnyWhey.  It give me 17 grams of protein in one whack.  It has little to no taste and mixes well with hot liquids.  I can usually find it at either GNC or Vitamin Shop.

Jenn

Protein pancakes!  Yes...I said a forbidden word.  "Pancakes!"  Try them and you'll never go back to the others.  These are tender, moist, delicate and they taste wonderful!! 

Cottage Cheese Pancakes
1/2 cup lowfat Cottage Cheese
1 Egg
2 Tablespoons Whole Wheat Flour (I used a buckwheat pancake mix)
1/2 teaspoon butter flavored extract
1/2 teaspoon orange flavored extract
1 scoop Optinum Nutrition, Vanilla Ice Cream flavor
4 teaspoons sugar free apricot jam

Whiz cheese, egg, flour, extracts and protein in a mini food process or with a submersion blender - till smooth. Spray pan with non-stick spray. Cook on low till bubbles appear, flip. Cook till lightly brown. Serve with a teaspoon of jam on each pancake. Makes 4 small pancakes.  Two will gove you a whopping 24 grams of protein at 204 calories.   

These are very tender pancakes so smaller is better for flipping. They won't get any style points but they taste great.

Change the extracts and jam for different flavors...strawberry, raspberry, almond....  You can also top with Cool Whip free or sugar free syrup.  Just change the calorie count if you're tracking.

Mine isn't very creative really.  I make a smoothy.  Use 1% milk, OJ, frozen bananas, peaches and pineapple.  Sugarfree vanilla syrup and 2 scoops protein powder.  Blender. done.

Sometimes it is all about the taste and that sounds yummy!

Jenn