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Enough of the tough exercises!

Back to great tasting food already!!

Here’s a quick and easy recipe I have tweaked a little compared to the original recipe you can find on page 74 of the Fat Burning Kitchen ebook.

After bootcamp on Saturday morning we had some samples for people to try.

The taste test was a hit with the only negative feedback being they were a bit dry.

So here is the recipe I used to make this healthy alternative to your normal choc or rum balls.

They have a hit of chocolate flavour, a subtle nutty flavour and are packed with natural, healthy nutrients.

Nutty Energy Snack

• ½ Cup Almond Butter
• ½ Cup Ground Flaxseeds (Flax Meal)
• ½ Cup Tahini (I used unhulled, but it was a bit bitter, so it might be better to use hulled)
• ¼ Cup Chocolate Protein Powder
• ¼ Cup Ground Pumpkin Seeds
• ¼ Cup Real Maple Syrup
• 1 Teaspoon Stevia
• 1 Teaspoon Cacao Powder (Use cocoa if you must, but cacao is 100x better!)

Combine all ingredients in a medium size bowl, or you could probably use a food processor.

Add the smallest bit of water if they are a bit dry, or a bit more flax meal if they are too wet.

Scoop a heaped teaspoon and roll into balls. Then roll them in shredded or dessicated coconut.

Refrigerate.

Eat.

(They go well with a hot drink such as tea!) Feel free to try using different nut butters or protein powder to vary the taste.

Let me know what you think!

PS. If you want to grab a copy of the book this recipe came from, click here. There is heaps of new and interesting info in it (plus some other recipes) and it is covered by an 8 week satisfaction guarantee!

You can never eat too many blueberries. Well maybe you can, but I don’t think anyone has yet.

But you can eat too much cheesecake. And I’m sure plenty of people have!

So what’s the alternative? I want to have my cake and eat it too!!

Enter the Blueberry Cheesecake Pudding courtesy of Allie from Pimp My Protein Shake.

It’s blueberry, it’s cheesecake (minus the fattening crumbled biscuit base), it delicious and it’s good for you. What more could you want?

Here’s what you’ll need:

• 1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese
• 1/4 cup vanilla whey powder
• 1/2 cup blueberries (frozen works best for thickness and cost)
• 1 oz. lowfat cream cheese
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (depending on your protein powder)

Allie has an order of adding the ingredients and blending, but true to my style of keeping it simple, I like to chuck it all in the food processor and just blend it until it’s all mixed together. Choose your own path here!

It will only need a few hits of about 30 seconds in the food processor, checking that its all mixed in and you don’t have pockets of ingredients that haven’t joined the party.

If you want to thicken it a bit more, throw it in the fridge or freezer for a few minutes while you clean up and it will be perfect.

Depending on the actual ingredients you use, you will be getting about 35 grams of protein, 5 grams of fat and 12 grams of carbs.

Yum yum, enjoy.

I have had a lot of questions regarding what the best fat burning breakfast is. Traditionally breakfast would be cereal, fruit, toast and some juice. Hmm, that looks like at least three servings of processed carbs if you have gone for a small portions but more than likely more. A great way to get your blood sugar sky high first thing and crass by morning tea. There is very little quality protein in this breakfast and almost as little on the good fats side

A very simple way to change this breakfast would be to substitute the cereal for natural yogurt, the toast for some walnuts or almonds, and the juice for some green tea. You could also go for eggs, tomato, onion and mushrooms which would tick off all the boxes (protein, fat, carbs). The options are really endless.

The biggest challenge is changing your mindset out of what we are told is correct from all the commercials. If you were to never eat another boxed cereal again it would be one of the best things you could do for your health and body.

Recently Choice magazine looked at breakfast cereals and there was only two they recommended, Weet Bix and Vita Brits. Not exactly what I would call tasty and appetising. Remember food has to taste good, even healthy food. There is no reason why it shoudn’t. And there is no reason why you should have to resort to eating pulverised wheat grains that are packed into little bricks.

If you are short of time in the morning, you can prepare the following in about 2 minutes. A good strategy is to prepare it the night before and pop it in the fridge ready for the morning. Then you have no excuses.

Place the following in a food processor/blender and blend until all ingredients are…blended!

• 2/3 Cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese
• 3/4 Cup Strawberries
• 8 Walnuts
• 1 Scoop Vanilla Protein Powder

This recipe is tasty, healthy, quick and easy. Breakfast is seriously the most important meal of the day regardless of your goals. There is no excuse for not having it. If you think you don’t have time, set your alarm 5 minutes earlier and prepare this the night before. You can eat half of it while the kettle boils and the other half while you have your coffee or green tea.

What’s your favourite breakfast dish? Can I critique your current breakfast? Leave a comment below.