Updated on June 19, 2015
Nutty Buddy Lava Cake (4 Net Carbs per Serving!)
This is the perfect Low Net Carb Dessert for those evenings you just can’t shake that chocolate craving. This warm, indulgent dessert will keep you coming back for more, but with only two servings per recipe, you won’t be tempted to erase all of your hard work on your health and fitness goals!
Some highlights of this dessert are:
- ONLY ONE GRAM OF SUGAR IN ONE SERVING
- All of the fats are healthy fats from chia, flax seeds, and roasted peanuts. This dessert is full of omega 3’s which help keep your heart healthy and calcium to assist in bone health.
- 16 grams of protein per serving!
- Unsweetened cocoa powder is a great source of iron, manganese, magnesium, and zinc. These minerals help maintain energy, carry oxygen to red blood cells, metabolize antioxidants and nutrients, and aid in the production of new cells!
Now on to the good stuff ..
Nutty Buddy Lava Cake
Serves 2
1/4 cup Vitafiber Syrup
2 Heaping Tablespoons Trader Joe’s Chia & Flax Peanut Butter
2 Tbsp. Melted Smart Balance Light Buttery Spread
1 tsp. Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa Powder
1/2 Scoop Optimum Nutrition Extreme Milk Chocolate Protein Powder
1/2 Scoop Optimum Nutrition French Vanilla Protein Powder
1 Tsp. Stevia
Start by adding the Vitafiber, peanut butter, and Smart Balance to a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for two minutes.
Meanwhile, mix the remaining ingredients together in a large bowl.
Be careful taking the liquid mix out of the microwave, it will be hot!!
Combine the liquid mix into the dry mix and combine slowly. Take your time as you mix and stir it together well.
Eat immediately and ENJOY while warm 🙂
Updated on February 25, 2015
What I Ate Wednesday #4
My day started off with a 50 Minute Spin class at 7:15 in the morning. I drank my amino acids and water during the class, then enjoyed an apple, carrots, monster and my homemade chocolate frosting 🙂
Around 12, I was starving. I had a can of tuna with a honeycrisp apple. Honeycrisp apples are the best, hands down!
Around 3, the carb rush hit me. I had a delicious frozen yogurt with some bran cereal, blueberries, and a confetti cupcake poptart. Yes, I am a child that still loves poptarts.
For dinner around 6 I had half of a Morningstar Chickpea pizza and two pieces of a fresh whole grain baguette with tuna, provolone, and celery on top.
What did you have today?
Feel free to link up your eats below!
Updated on February 20, 2015
What I Ate Wednesday #3
This WIAW is brought to you by the most epic surf so far this winter. I’m going to take you through last Thursday’s eats with some Dawn patrol surf action. Literally, up before the sun.
So my pre-surf meal was delicious home made coconut milk espresso with my favorite- Detour Simple Bar. The flavor is Salted Caramel Cookie Dough and it’s heaven. It tastes like such a guilty pleasure-but is packed with protein and healthy fats.
We then went and surfed for three hours (!) by ourselves. It was amazing.
So, soon to follow was a delicious breakfast of a Trader Joe’s British Whole Wheat Cinnamon Raisin muffin with a fried egg.
We then became responsible adults again and went into the office. While I was there I got hungry again and made a delicious salad of cabbage, brussel sprouts, peppers, homemade chicken salad, and Bolthouse Farms Ranch- so good!
Then we went home and had a caveman dinner. Seriously, skewered the steak and everything 😉 It turned out delicious though, we created a rosemary reduction that we rubbed the steak with and then skewered it and broiled it. We served it over an avocado salad with tons of vegetables and used Cilantro Avocado Ranch from Bolthouse Farms.
It was such a fun day and we ate like Kings! What did you end up eating for the day?
Updated on June 19, 2015
Creamy Dreamy Egg Whites (Under 200 Calories!)
This is my go-to breakfast at the office lately. It’s so easy, packed with protein, and all I need in my office refrigerator is a carton of Egg Whites and a pack of Laughing Cow Creamy Swiss Light.
This recipe is so simple, it shouldn’t really be called a recipe 😉
Check out the Nutrition Facts at the bottom for more detailed macros, but I’ll give you the highlights: only 4 grams of Carbs and 30 g of Protein!
Creamy Dreamy Egg Whites
Serves 1
1 Cup Egg Whites
2 Laughing Cow Light Swiss Triangles Or any Laughing Cow Light flavor
Pour the egg whites into a microwave-safe bowl. Roughly chop the two triangles into the egg whites. Microwave on high for one minute. Stir. Microwave again for one minute and Enjoy!
Updated on February 20, 2015
What I Ate Wednesday #2
This is my second WIAW and thanks Jenn for the Link up!
I woke up early today and went for a long soccer run. This is where I go down the beach dribbling, shooting the soccer ball at the dunes and pretend like I’m actually good at it 😉
I went about 3.4 miles in about 30 minutes. It wasn’t fast but I was changing direction and zig zagging a lot, which I think makes it a better workout..
I came back and got ready for work. At the office I had a feast of my Amino1 with Ginger brew and 2 clementines, 2 cereal protein balls, and 1 VitaFiber protein bar.
Around 10:30 I was hungry again and made an Openfaced PB2 and Sugar free jelly on Light whole grain bread. This is so good. I’m so disappointed when it’s over.
Around 1 or so I made lettuce wraps with ground turkey and a few Simply Sprouted Chips.
Then I got hungry again around 3, naturally. 🙂 Any morning I run, I’m a garbage disposal the rest of the day! I ate a few more cereal protein balls- I didn’t have a picture, but this was the whole batch. I only ate a few.
Then for dinner, we had a cheese plate of delicious cheeses from Trader Joes- gorgonzola blue, bacon cheddar, and another blue.
Followed by roasted butternut squash and sweet potato with goat cheese. SO DELICIOUS AND FILLING. I get why the French consider cheeses to be dessert at the end of a meal.
