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SNACKS AND HEALTHY SWEET TREATS

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SNACKS AND HEALTHY SWEET TREATS

We personally don’t believe in ‘cheat days’ or ‘cheat meals’, we prefer to enjoy small healthy sweet treats in moderation without the guilt. Achieving positive changes in body composition requires consistency, dedication and smart choices. We believe the training and nutrition process needs to be as enjoyable as possible to ensure you stay on track to achieving your goals. Having said that, we don’t deprive ourselves of the things we enjoy when it comes to nutrition, rather, we find healthier alternatives to satisfy our cravings and we have them in small portions from time to time.

HEALTHY SWEET TREATS

  • Protein Ice Cream (frozen fruit and protein powder blended)
  • Bliss Balls
  • Protein Pancakes
  • Date and Coconut Rolls
  • Dried figs with a handful of nuts
  • Rice cakes with your favourite nut butter and a sprinkle of cinnamon
  • 70% + Dark Chocolate
  • Chia Pudding
  • 70% Dark chocolate coated strawberries
  • Fruit salad with coconut or greek yoghurt, honey and cinnamon
  • Slice of healthy banana bread (See recipe below )
  • Berrylicious Yoghurt Pop (see recipe below)

HEALTHY SNACKS

  • 2 boiled eggs
  • 1 boiled egg + 50g cherry tomatoes + 2 celery stalks
  • 1 boiled egg + 5 olives + ½ cucumber
  • 1 apple + 1 tbsp almond butter
  • 1/2 cup berries + 30g almonds
  • 1 carrot + 1 celery stalk + 2 tbsp hummus
  • 1 scoop protein powder on almond milk
  • ½ cup low fat fresh ricotta cheese + 1 tsp honey + 5 walnuts chopped + pinch of cinnamon
  • 10 walnuts + ½ capsicum sliced
  • 1 cup carrot sticks with 1/4 cup cottage cheese
  • 1/2 cup berries + 150g greek yoghurt OR 2tbsp coconut yoghurt
  • ½ cup rockmelon + 3 tbsp greek yoghurt
  • 1 banana + 2 tsp almond butter
  • 1 bliss or protein ball
  • ½ cup steamed edamame pods
  • ½ cup frozen grapes
  • 1 cup air popped popcorn with sea salt
  • 1 cup fresh fruit salad
  • 1 rice paper roll
  • 2 celery stalks + 1 tbsp peanut butter

BANANA BREAD (Serves 12)

  • 3 over ripe organic bananas
  • 3 organic eggs
  • 2 tbsp raw organic honey
  • 2 cups almond meal
  • 1/4 cup chia seeds
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 vanilla bean pod, seeded
  • 1/2 tsp bicarbonate soda
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice (to activate the bicarb!)
  • 1/4 cup coconut or macadamia oil
  • 1/2 Punnet of blueberries (we like to add something different each time we make this recipe, whether it be some sort of berry, dried fruit or nut)

GLUTEN FREE: This is a gluten free recipe

VEGAN: Replace eggs with flax or chia ‘eggs’. Mix 1 tbsp chia seeds with 2 1/2 tbsp water and allow to sit for 5 minutes. This makes 1 chia ‘egg’

METHOD:

1. Preheat oven to 160 Degrees (fan forced)
2. Line a loaf tin with baking paper
3. Combine all ingredients in mixing bowl (we use a mix master) excluding almond meal, chia seeds
4. Once combined, add almond meal and chia seeds and fold through
5. Fold in blueberries (or your choice of fruit/nut/extra yumminess) and spoon mixture into tin
6. Add extra sliced banana on top and bake for 45-60 mins

BERRYLICIOUS YOGHURT POPS (Serves 6)

  • 1 x Tub Natural Yoghurt
  • 2 x Tbs Bare Blends WPI Vanilla Protein Powder
  • 1 x Cup Frozen Mixed Berries

GLUTEN FREE: This is a gluten free recipe

VEGAN: Use coconut yoghurt instead of natural yoghurt

METHOD:

1. Blend yoghurt and protein powder together until combined

2. Lightly stir in mixed berries without squashing them too much

3. Pour into popsicle moulds

4. Add straws/sticks and put in freezer to set for at least 3 hours

SUMMER GREEN POPSICLES (SERVES 8)

  • 2-3 cups spinach
  • 1 large frozen banana
  • 1 cup frozen mango
  • 1 cup coconut water
  • 30g BareBlends WPI or Vegan Protein (optional)

GLUTEN FREE: This is a gluten free recipe

VEGAN: Opt for the Vegan Protein

METHOD:

  1. Blend all ingredients together in a high powered blender.
  2. Pour into popsicle molds. 
  3. Freeze overnight.

CAL 50 P 4g C 9g F 0g

RICE CAKES

  • 1 rice cake with smear of avocado + 1 boiled egg + cherry tomatoes
  • 1 rice cake with 50g cottage cheese + sliced tomato
  • 1 rice cake with 125g tin tuna + cherry tomatoes
  • 1 rice cake with 2 tsp peanut butter + 3 sliced strawberries
  • 1 rice cake with 1 tbsp almond butter + a pinch of cinnamon
  • 1 rice cake with 1 tbsp hummus + sliced tomato
  • 1 rice cake with 50g ham + sliced tomato
  • 1 rice cake with 50g turkey + cucumber slices
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