Recipes!!!

If you know me, I take forever to get going in the mornings even though I'm an early bird.  This is one of my favorite breakfasts when there is no time to scramble egg whites

Protein Power Packed Oatmeal

1/2 cup Steel Cut Oats (or whatever your serving size)

1 cup water

1 Scoop Protein Powder ( I LOVE BSN LEAN DESSERT's WHIPPED VANILLA CREAM)

1/4c. Liquid Egg Whites

Cinnamon 

Blueberries, Blackberries (optional)

Cook Oatmeal as directed

Add in Liquid Egg Whites and Protein Powder*

*SUPER IMPORTANT:  WAIT UNTIL THE OATS HAVE FINISHED COOKING, THEN ADD IN PROTEIN POWDER AND EGG WHITES*

Season with Cinnamon and add Berries to taste.

Homemade Protein Bars

I avoid a lot of the commercial protein bars because they 

a) taste like cardboard 

b) taste like candy and have the nutritional makeup of candy bars

c) are too expensive

These are adapted from Jamie Eason's Pumpkin Protein bars, but you can jazz it up anyway you'd like. I have used sweet potatoes, mashed bananas, used PB2, and varied the protein powder flavors

1/2 cup Xylitol natural sweetener (Xyla @ Whole Foods)
1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
3 tsp ground cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp sea salt
2 tsp vanilla extract
4 large egg whites
1 15oz can pure pumpkin, raw
2 cups oat flour (or use 2 cups of either depending on preference, higher carbs in oat flour, lower in calories and protein)
2 scoops vanilla whey protein
1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
 Organic

1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional, not included in nutritional info)

Preheat oven to 350
Spray 9x13 Pyrex dish with non-stick spray
Combine first 11 ingredients and mix well
Add the final 3 ingredients (4 if adding walnuts) and mix until incorporated.
Spread the batter evenly in the dish and bake for 30 minutes.
Makes 12 large squares.

Serving Size: Makes 12 squares