Chocolate Mug Cake

1 Egg, beaten
3 Tablespoons Skim Milk
2 Tablespoons Sugar Free Chocolate or Vanilla Torani Syrup
2 Tablespoons Canola Oil
3 Tablespoons Multigrain Pancake Mix
2 Tablespoons Cocoa
1 scoop Chocolate Protein Powder (any kind)
Microwave Safe Mug

In a measuring cup or microwave safe mug, Mix egg, milk, syrup and oil and combine thoroughly. In a separate bowl, mix pancake mix, cocoa, protein powder. Pour the wet into the dry until thoroughly mixed. Put in microwave for 2 mins or until it is dry completely on top. Flip it over and let cool. Cover with fat free cool whip!

This dessert can be made using different flavors of protein powders and syrups. Just experiment to get your favorite flavor! Enjoy!

150 calories or less Snacks Desserts Appetizers

So I have been researching high protein, low calorie snacks. The website, PopSugar, led to 15 great recipes. Instead of listing them all, I will share the link. Substitute yogurt for low calorie or fat free or Greek Yogurt, Splenda for sugar, dark chocolate/cacao for chocolate chips and add dates, currants or prunes for sweetener and fiber.

Enjoy!

http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/150-Calorie-Snacks-Made-3-Ingredients-36105274#photo-36105274

Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookie Alternative= Quest Power Protein Bars in Mint Chocolate Chunk!!

OK, so yes, every neighbor's little girl, niece, Sunday School kid, and even those hanging outside of the mall are slinging Girl Scout Cookies. I miss those days...placing my preorder and getting my fresh box. This year, I happened to be in the hospital and needed all of the nutrients I could get. I had packed some new protein bars for my overnight stay as hospital food isn't that great and I being such a picky eater, I knew I needed to stay on my protein path.

In the middle of night, I was starving! No cafeteria, so I tried out a new bar. It was the Quest Bar Protein Bar in Mint Chocolate Chunk. Seriously? No. Seriously?!! It tasted just like a Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookie! Instead of 160 calories for 4 cookies, it is 190 calories for a whole bar BUT, there are 20g of protein in the bar vs. <1g of protein in the cookies. ALSO, the bar has 15g of fiber vs. 1 g in the cookies. The bar is so much more filling and feels like a real candy bar. It is also great to heat up in the microwave on a small saucer for about 20-25 seconds and then eat with a fork. Deeeeeelicious!~ Click on the link below to order a box!

Power Crunch Mint Protein Bar Review

This bar is delicious!! Tastes nothing like a protein bar, but almost like a thin mint girl scout cookie! It is lightweight and like a chocolate covered wafer. I will be ordering a box! 5 stars!

Baked Apples

4 Gala or Fuji Apples

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

½ teaspoon cinnamon

2 Tablespoons Splenda

2 Tablespoons toasted walnuts

½ Cup sugar free apple juice

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Wash apples and core them leaving the bottom still attached. Add ¼ cup apple juice to the bottom of a lipped baking pan. In a small bowl mix together nutmeg, cinnamon, Splenda, walnuts and remaining ¼ cup apple juice. Fill middle of each apple with mixture and place in baking pan. Cover with foil and bake for 25- 30 minutes, until apples are soft. When serving apples, spoon baking juices over them.

Tripple Decker Citrus Pops

Prep Time: about 30 minutes, plus about 4 1/4 hours freezing time. Notes: You will need 8 popsicle molds (1/3- to 1/2-cup capacity), available at cookware and hardware stores.

Ingredients
1 cup freshly squeezed blood orange juice (from 2 to 3 blood oranges)
1 cup freshly squeezed tangerine juice (from 3 to 4 large tangerines)
1 cup freshly squeezed white grapefruit juice (from 1 to 2 grapefruit)
About 1/4 to 1/2 cup Splenda
1 to 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice

Preparation
1. Taste the blood orange juice. Add 2 tbsp. sugar and 1 tsp. lemon juice and stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Taste again to see if it has the right sweetness and tartness for you, bearing in mind that, when frozen, the juice will taste more subdued; add up to 1 tbsp. sugar and 1 tsp. lemon juice if needed. Repeat with tangerine and grapefruit juices, using the same range of sugar and lemon juice for each.
2. Fill each of 8 popsicle molds (see Notes) 1/3 full with blood orange juice and freeze, making sure they're level and upright, until firm to the touch, about 45 minutes.
3. Fill each mold 1/3 more with tangerine juice and freeze just until firm to the touch, another 45 minutes. Carefully insert sticks, leaving 1 1/2 to 2 inches of each sticking out. Freeze until sticks feel solidly anchored, about 45 minutes.
4. Fill each mold to top with grapefruit juice, cover, and freeze 2 hours or overnight.
5. To unmold, run warm water over the individual molds just until popsicles release from sides, 5 to 15 seconds.

Mint Melon Pops

Makes 6 servings

From Real Simple Magazine

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups cantaloupe chunks
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 1/2 cups honeydew chunks
1 tablespoon thawed limeade concentrate
2 mint leaves

Preparation
Puree 1 1/2 cups cantaloupe chunks and 1 tablespoon orange juice in a blender. Divide the mixture between pop molds or 3-ounce paper cups. Freeze until the top becomes firm, 30 minutes. Rinse the blender, then puree 1 1/2 cups honeydew chunks, 1 tablespoon thawed limeade concentrate, and 2 mint leaves. Remove the molds from freezer and top with the honeydew mixture. Cover and freeze.