Edamame pasta has 24g protein, low sugar & no sugar added, low sodium, & only 9g net carbs… YES PLEASE!
I hope no one rains on my parade because I’m already in love with it!💓
Got it from Anderson’s (CostCo has it too!) as recommended from watching “Tiffany Cathey Fitness” on 🍐scope! She’s Tiffany Cathey on Facebook. She has to eat Gluten & Dairy free so a lot of her content is great recipes for those who are gluten & dairy-free. Check her out!👌
HAHA!! Oh, how i love this!! Who’s the silly one here.. my Dad… or my sister Chalene Johnson!?!? grin emoticon
Maybe it’s only funny to our family or those who know my dad so well (and having to have HIS cereal when he stays at our house.. Now I know, I only really need to have the BOX on hand and pretty much anything inside will do!)
I’m not the world’s best eater. If this isn’t helpful to YOU & you eat better, awesome.. Keep scrollin.
This was LUNCH🍴Matt made turkey burgers, seasoned with Braggs Organic seasoning topped with tomatoes, Brussel Sprouts with garlic & evoo! Hummus & salsa for dipping!
Then I had a dark chocolate square! 🍫
I’m *estimating* roughly 400 calories (with the 50-cal dark chocolate included ) & 25g protein. I try to get in 20-30g protein at each small meal.
Turkey lettuce wraps w/nonfat plain Greek yogurt pretending to be sour cream (HIGH PROTEIN & doing a delicious job as a substitute)👌😋
The turkey is seasoned with some kind of taco seasoning my hubby picked up at WholeFoods (not sure which kind), then he diced Green Pepper, Red Onions, Baby Bell Peppers and placed on Romaine.
Our pre-teen son even liked them but he wanted his turkey meat without the cut-up onions & peppers😏 (baby steps.. Just discussed this topic on my last 🍐-iscope 😉)
REAL QUCK.. check your favorite protein bar/energy bar for sugar grams.. how many grams are in it??
If it’s low, check the ingredients.. do they have Sucralose or other artificial sweeteners OR Sugar Alcohols like Maltitol that spike Insulin and blood sugar and therefore increase your sugar and carb cravings ??
I was talking about daily splurges on the you-know-what-app the other day and sister Chalene Johnson heckled me about my love for protein bars! It’s no secret, I *love* protein bars to a fault! Some have a weakness for ice cream, wine or candy.. mine is protein bars. Don’t judge. BUT.. i’ve learned (finally) that many of the kinds I was buying were causing me to get an upset stomach (maltitol ) and/or crave sweets and carbs throughout my day!
So someone asked on my post last night here on my wall, “what are the natural flavors of Quest Bars??” So, to my knowledge, here they are in this pic!
… and my fav flavor below is the Cashew Coconut. 0 sugar, 20g protein, appears to be no fillers, no artificial sweeteners and no sugar alcohols. BUT.. I also eat the Double Chocolate Chunk flavor which also does NOT have sucralose (instead it’s sweetened with all-natural stevia leaf) but it DOES have the sugar alcohol Erythritol in it. From what I’ve read (and Yah, i know you can’t believe everything you read), this sugar alcohol doesn’t spike insulin or blood sugar which would cause cravings among other negative side effects ..and I can tell you from personal experience, eating this flavor doesn’t cause cravings for me. Here is a quick article about the sugar alcohol Erythritol.
>>>>>If you don’t have a sweet tooth that needs better options, nor a need for these bars because you already get plenty of protein in your daily nutrition, then NO need to start eating these bars and take on this bar-eating habit. Feel free to SHARE.
Yes, I admit 🙈I’ll *occasionally* get a nonfat mocha (as I have said many times, I don’t eat/drink clean 100% of the time & a skinny nonfat latte is not “clean” in my opinion). BUT☝when I do get one, I hate how it makes me crave more food & sugar after I’m done😤!
Artificial sweeteners in sugar-free products & the 15g of real sugar from skim, will do that to you👿.If you get “skinny/nonfat” lattes or other drinks a lot, you might notice you have a hard time with cravings or you’ve developed a sugar/sweet addiction.
Even if you get Starbucks coconut milk, you’re still getting 9g sugar & artificial sweeteners that encourage cravings. Again, I still enjoy it occasionally but lately I’m ordering just a regular coffee when we go.
Some coffee houses offer Vanilla Unsweetened Almond Milk, which is great!👌It’s really all about drinking from those to-go cups anyway😁… something about that cup makes me think I’m having a treat
This is one of my favorites..
1 Cup ice
1 Cup Vanilla Unsweetened Almond Milk
1/2 Scoop Vanilla Shakeology
1/2 Scoop Chocolate Chill Recovery
1 Scoop Shakeology Boost Power Greens
A couple drops mint extract
1/2 Banana.
The marshmallows were just FUN and for looks but they weren’t mint.. turns out they were KEY LIME flavor ! I guess that’s a good idea for my next shake! LOL
Who 💟‘s sandwiches???
This was an Ezekiel toasted English muffin, oven roasted turkey slices (no nitrate, no msg, no antibiotics, low sodium), avocado & hummus!😛 I should’ve added tomatoes!
