Steel Cut Oats, Make Great Loaves!

Mmmmmm....Banana bread. Almost everyone I know loves banana bread, especially my family. With most things that taste good, come lots of calories ;) Well I have found a way to make a mini loaf that not only tastes good, but keeps me full and is LBC "plan friendly". If your plan says something like the following, you will be able to fit this into your macros. :) 6 egg whites 1/2 serving of fruit 40g oats High Protein Banana Mini-Loaf Ingredients 105g steel cut oats (or grinded oats) 9 egg whites 1 ˝ scoops vanilla protein powder 8grams SF FF Banana pudding mix 90 grams raw banana Cinnamon & Nutmeg to taste (optional) 2-3 packets of splenda (optional) Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees • In bowl mix all ingredients together making sure it... read more 4 comments

Post Workout....My favorite meal of the day!

Ahhh my favorite part of the day. Hopefully I have just finished a butt-kicking workout and I am ready to eat. This is my opportunity to get really creative considering I can choose my carb choice including 'yummy junk' (in Anca's words). While only needing to keep it low-fat, my list of food ideas can get rather long. :lol: With all of the "100 Calorie" cookies, crackers, candy bars, etc. out there you can get really creative and make it the best treat ever!! Hopefully by now you have already watched the video of my "Wannabe Oreo Blizzard". IF you haven't...what are you waiting for?? This recipe is a follow-up to that one, but it's dedicated to all the peanut butter... read more 10 comments

Getting Creative with Breakfast-The Mini-Loaf

Like I mentioned before, 85% of the time, I don't mind eating the same things over and over. The other 15% of the time is when I begin to think outside of the box and get creative with my meals. I actually never get sick of oats. Egg whites are a favorite as well since it always looks like I am eating a lot-volume wise :lol: However there are those times when either I am just not feeling up to the same thing, or I am in a time crunch and I really don't have time to cook up some egg whites and oats. Enter the mini-loaf :) Now I am will give examples based on my meal plans working with Erik... read more 9 comments

The 'Other' Staples

So I know some of us have a refrigerator full of eggs, cottage cheese, chicken, beef, peanut butter etc. You may even have a pantry full of oats, nuts, protein powder, etc. Those are just some of the food staples in my home. Then of course there are my other staples. ;) These are the things that make this lifestyle easier and fun! Of course you don’t need to go out today and buy everything on my list here. Save that for tomorrow. LOL I am sure you have a list of your own, but here are a few of mine: ·Digital Food Scale- you don’t need to buy a really expensive food scale, just make sure it has the... read more 4 comments