1/2 cup of all - natural, no sugar
added nut or seed butter (peanut butter, almond butter, Nuttzo, sunflower seed butter, etc)
In the bowl of a food processor,
add the nut or seed butter, honey and protein powder.
Not exact matches
I usually soak oats in water
or kefir and then
add coconut milk, toasted desiccated coconut,
seeds, cinnamon, blueberries,
nut butter, cacao powder
or anything else I can find.
As variations, you can
add cocoa nibs, dried coconut, dried fruit, hemp hearts, maca powder, sesame
seeds, toasted rolled oats
or quinoa flakes, different grain puffs, chia
or flax
seeds, and various
nut butters.
I can't guarantee success since I haven't tried it myself, but you could
add 1/2 cup
nut or seed butter of your choice and 1/4 cup cacao
butter in place of the coconut
butter.
If you want to lower their carb content, just sub the dates with stevia (
or toffee flavdrops) and
add some
seed or nut butter to bind the mix together.
I always
add two (
or more) tablespoons of
nut butter or seed butter to my smoothies.
Nuts and
seeds can be
added or removed and you can use whatever
nut butter you prefer
or have on hand.
You can keep it plain and simple with a dash of maple syrup of you can go
nuts by
adding,
nuts (oh yes I did),
seeds, fruit, think of bananas and strawberries, jelly, peanut
butter or maybe a nice drizzle of chocolate sauce.
Come back,
add any toppings (I use frozen raspberries, frozen cranberries, Nuttzo Original Seven
Seed and
Nut Butter, and raw coconut flour
or shredded coconut.
Chia
seeds,
nut butter,
or protein powder
added to your base recipe will give you the perfect protein boost.
It's really easy to make and you really can't go wrong with making it a kitchen sink recipe and
adding any
nuts,
seeds,
nut butter or fruit that you have on hand.
This way you can control and know just how much
added sugar is going into them, and allows you to
add more filling and nutritious foods like
nuts and
seeds,
nut butters,
or ground flaxseeds.
This is my favorite, most basic recipe, so feel free to
add your choice of mix - ins, such as fresh / dried fruit,
nuts,
seeds,
nut butters, cocoa
or carob powder... the possibilities are endless!
Also, you can
add some
nut butter,
or add different
nuts and
seeds.
You can use any milk of your choice, you can
add spices and
nut butters, fruits, berries
or seeds as toppings.
By freezing your fruit beforehand you can create a thicker, more spoonable smoothie, and by
adding nut butter, protein powders
or seeds, it increases the protein content creating a really satisfying, nourishing breakfast.
Servings: 4 Preparation Time: 5 minutes 1/2 cup natural peanut
butter (
or any
nut /
seed butter) 1/4 cup coconut oil3 tablespoons cocoa powder (
or cacao) 2 tablespoons honey (optional to taste) 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extractpinch salt (only if using unsalted peanut
butter)
Add all ingredients to food processor and process until just combined.
Add the agave nectar,
nut or seed butter, oil, vanilla, and salt.
If you are using stevia for a baking recipe, you'll want to
add something else to take the place of the «bulk» and binding quality of the sugar (fruit puree,
nut or seed butters, etc..
An excellent alternative for those with
nut allergies, raw sunflower
seeds can be used to make your own sunflower
butter,
added to cracker recipes, tossed on a salad for extra crunch and nutrition
or just eaten by the handful for a quick snack.
I've made a few variations on these, so feel free to sub /
add in whatever ingredients you have on hand, I'm sure they would work equally well with any other
nut /
seed pulps,
nut butters, dried fruits
or powders and can be rolled in any combination of super-foods.
1/2 cup almonds, finely chopped 1/2 cup chia
seeds 1/2 cup almond
or any
nut butter 1/4 cup protein powder (any flavor) 1/4 cup cacao nibs (optional)
or hemp hearts 1/4 cup raw honey 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/8 teaspoon salt 3 tbsn lemon juice
Add more protein powder if mix is too moist.
Scoop the cooked quinoa into a bowl
or a jar to - go, pour the «mega milk» on top, and
add your additional toppings (such as: fresh cherries / berries,
nut butter / coconut
butter, and all the crunchy
seeds).
Add your favorite dried fruit,
nuts,
seeds or use white chocolate
or peanut
butter chips in place of dark chocolate.
3/4 cup of smooth
nut or seed butter (almond, hazelnut, sunflower,
or peanut
butter) 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons of maple syrup 3/4 cup of unsweetened apple sauce 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract 1/2 cup (1 bar) of 70 % dark (dairy - free) chocolate, broken up into chunks 1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder 3 tablespoons of coconut flour 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt 3 tablespoons of
nuts or seeds (I used a mixture of almonds, and
added some coconut flakes) METHOD
Also, different brands of
nut or seed butter yield slightly different results, you can adjust as needed
adding more
nut butter or flakes until the mixture holds together nicely.
Add fresh
or dried fruits,
nuts and
seeds,
or peanut
butter to make it your favorite.
Since Adam was born we have been eating oatmeal
or ricemeal (from rolled rice) for breakfast with different kind of toppings (almond
butter, fruits,
seeds and
nuts) but no sugar, honey
or any kind of sweetener is
added to it.
While some rely on protein powder as the main ingredient, others get the bulk of their nutritional value from natural
add - ins such as
nut flours
or butters, beans
or other
seeds and grains.
To make them, all you have to do is melt the honey (
or brown rice syrup) in a saucepan with whatever
nut butter you choose,
add - in the rice cereal, protein powder and chopped
nuts or seeds (if using) and stir together.
For
added protein use chia
seeds, hemp
seeds, spirulina, chickpeas, quinoa, avocados and
nuts or nut butters.
Base Ingredients: 1/2 cup whole oats (
or quick cook) 1 tbsp chia
seeds 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ground vanilla bean
or (2 tsp of vanilla extract) 3/4 cup almond
or coconut milk 1 tbsp natural peanut
butter (
or any other
nut butter) 1 tsp of maple syrup 1 tbsp of pecans, crushed 1/2 ripe banana, mashed Toppings:
Add extra pecans, a drizzle of
nut butter, banana slices, cacao nibs and /
or shredded coconut to serve.
When buying
nut and
seed butters try to seek out the raw, organic variety with no
added oils
or sugar.
[But] due to the addition of
nuts,
seeds, dried fruit, fruit juice, yoghurt, sweetener and oil
or butter, the kilojoules quickly
add up,» Deppeler cautions.
You can also make your waffle a balanced meal by
adding a high - protein topping like
nut butter, yogurt, ricotta, cultured cottage cheese,
or your favorites
nuts and
seeds.
Smoothies can be easily transformed into protein bombs by
adding nut butter, tahini,
seeds or yogurt.
Go for Greek yogurt, eggs,
or try
adding both hemp
seeds and
nut butter to a smoothie.
For a protein - packed breakfast, just
add a spoonful of yogurt,
nut butter,
or chia
seeds to your bowl.
To
add protein to smoothies consider
nuts or seeds (hemp is my personal favourite as you can even buy hemp protein powder),
nut or seed butters or even silken tofu
or soy milk.
While they're great sources of fat,
nuts and
seeds contain small amounts of carbohydrate that can easily
add up to something significant because they're fairly easy to overeat (how many times have you absent - mindedly killed a jar of almond
butter or a bag of pistachios?).
Flax
seeds — • Flax
seeds can be freshly ground in a coffee
or spice grinder and
added to
nut butter for a spread on bread,
added to smoothies, oatmeal, yogurt
or salads.
• Include chopped dates, dried coconut,
or ground crispy
nuts or seeds or a scoop of almond
butter to
add texture to your mix.
When ready to serve, feel free to
add chopped almonds, walnuts, chia
seeds,
nut butter, cocoa nibs
or berries.
3/4 cup of smooth
nut or seed butter (almond, hazelnut, sunflower,
or peanut
butter) 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons of maple syrup 3/4 cup of unsweetened apple sauce 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract 1/2 cup (1 bar) of 70 % dark (dairy - free) chocolate, broken up into chunks 1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder 3 tablespoons of coconut flour 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt 3 tablespoons of
nuts or seeds (I used a mixture of almonds, and
added some coconut flakes) METHOD
In an attempt to simplify we bought Raw Meal to cover the rice protein, chia
seeds, and greens part... only using one scoop and plan to
add homemade goat kefir, kale, and some frozen fruit... and maybe coconut oil
or nut butter... Since I'm trying to stretch one scoop to 3 categories and feeding it to 2 adults and 2 young kids should I be
adding more scoops?
Try
adding a dipping sauce for
added interest like hummus, guacamole, salsa, pesto,
or nut /
seed butters.
Come back,
add any toppings (I use frozen raspberries, frozen cranberries, Nuttzo Original Seven
Seed and
Nut Butter, and raw coconut flour
or shredded coconut.
Add more healthy fat (coconut - LOL, avocado,
nuts,
seeds, olive oil, real mayonnaise
or butter) to the carbohydrate so that your body can feel full (
or will eventually trigger satiety if the signal is getting lost due to inflammation damage).
You can
add chia
seeds, and coconut, but strawberries, granola and a
nut or seed butter would be great here, too it's totally up to you.