Posted on February 1, 2010.
Recipes for Protein snacks home Looking for something to take with you on the road, or a snack to nibble at your desk? Forget the terrible Powerbars and other various soy bars. Granola bars are OK, but they do not have much protein. High quality protein bars are available in the store, but for $ 5 a pop! We are looking for something cheap and easy, and it is here. Do-it-yourself, protein bars home.
Protein Bars home: the recipe
3 1 / 2 cups rolled oats
1 1 / 2 cups milk powder
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 cup lite syrup
2 scoops of protein powder
2 large egg whites or 1 egg
the orange juice 1 1 / 4 cup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup raisins or dried fruit
First preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper or spray on a bit of butter flavored non stick spray Pam. In a metal bowl, mix all ingredients until the oats are evenly coated. Spread on cookie sheet and press down to make 10 cutting lines, so you can separate them into 10 protein bars later. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. While still warm, cut them apart and allow to cool before wrapping. The bars can be stored airtight at room temperature for 2 weeks.
Optional upgrades
Nutty Bars - Use 1 cup chopped nuts instead of dried fruit or raisins.
Fruity Bars - experiment with various extracts other than vanilla to change the flavor.
The Diet Protein Bar - do a lot of these bars with various fruits and nuts, and various flavors of protein powder. Eat the bars for 3 out of 5 meals per day and get two small meals. To do this, for a month and see if you drop a couple pounds.
Who likes peanut butter?
Who likes brownies?
If you're like me or the rest of the bodybuilding / weightlifting / weightlifting world, you have answered "me me me! these two questions. If so, this recipe is for you. I could not make easier the recipe and prepare a meal can not be faster if you are unwrapping a protein bar. However, the recipe!
Peanut Butter Brownies proteins: the recipe
1 scoop of protein powder, chocolate, vanilla or peanut butter
Peanut butter 1 tablespoon natural
milk or water
Mix all ingredients in a small glass bowl, do not use plastic. If mixture is too thick add a few drops of milk or water to loosen it until it reaches the desired consistency. Because it is already in a glass bowl, microwave on high for 30-45 seconds. Mixture should come out with a cake / brownie like consistency.
Many friends of mine have doubted this recipe, thinking the peanut butter protein brownies would be mediocre at best. Instead they are part of the proteins in their mouth. Give it a try for a quick high protein, high "fat-healthy snack."
Today, the lesson on plastics
The reason I make a big deal about using a glass bowl, because you do not want to be something cooking in the microwave plastic containers safely. Plastic containers contain trace amounts of phytoestrogens, which seep into food when it is stored or cooked inside such containers. A lifetime of these estrogens can have a negative impact on testosterone levels and tend to promote cancer in laboratory animals. It might not kill you, but your best bet in the society today is toxic to avoid anything which could be linked to cancer. Every little bit counts.
