Showing posts with label High Protein Snacks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label High Protein Snacks. Show all posts

Thursday, 4 February 2016

Grain Free Cracker Recipe



It can be difficult to find crackers that are high in fibre and protein while low in sodium, but this recipe has the perfect balance of goodness! These crackers are grain free as they do not contain any flour and are also vegan with no milk or eggs, therefore they are a perfect gluten free, diary free and vegan alternative.   High in protein and essential fatty acids from the addition of linseed, almonds, sunflower, chia and sesame seeds, these crackers make a perfect healthy snack either eaten alone or with some home made hummus or avocado dip.


Ingredients

1 tbsp Chia seeds
60g Water
140g Almonds
15g Linseed – flax seed
30g Sunflower seeds
¼ tsp Himalayan sea salt
½ tsp Garlic powder
¼ or ½ tsp Chilli flakes
2 tbl Sesame seeds

Directions

Mix chia seeds with water in a bowl and allow to stand for approximately one hour. Preheat oven to 170°c and line a baking tray with non–stick baking paper.
Place almonds, linseed, sunflower seed, Himalayan sea salt, garlic powder, and chilli flakes into a food processor and process on high until small crumbs form. Add soaked chia seeds, which will now have a gel like consistency, and process on high until a dough forms, scrapping the sides if needed.
Using a spatula scrape the dough onto a sheet of non-stick baking paper, and place an additional sheet on top to prevent the rolling pin from sticking. Roll the dough to 2-3mm thickness. Remove the top sheet of baking paper and sprinkle dough with sesame seeds, gently pressing the seeds into the dough to ensure they stick. Using a bread knife or pizza cutter gently score the dough into cracker shapes approximately 4-5cm in length and spread apart to ensure the crackers are cooked evenly.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown.  Remove from oven and place on a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before serving.

Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Snack Attack




It’s 3:30pm and you have the munchies, the dip in energy and your looking for a snack that won’t undo your awesome hour at the gym this morning, the very green smoothie you had for breakfast and that chicken salad for lunch you spent an hour preparing on the weekend. Rather than go for that cup of coffee and the chocolate bar try one of these high protein snacks to fuel your body & pack it full of nutrients that your taste buds will thank you for.



Why do we need to snack?
The reason for snacking (or for your second & fourth meal) is to stimulate metabolism, maximise nutrient intake whilst keeping portion control and keeping blood sugars at an appropriate level. This in turn allows for optimum energy levels, promotes good mood, muscle retention, fat loss and do much more.  Preventing your body from in taking food & nutrients for 5+ hours  slows your metabolism in order to conserve energy thus putting your body into ‘survival mode’ which then makes it more difficult to lose weight = storing fat + cravings for high fat & high sugar foods + poor digestion.

There are 3 categories of your snacks
K.I.S.S - these are your simple snacks that takes no time at all to prepare
Sweet Success – satisfying the sweet tooths
Seriously Savoury – the savoury lovers


K.I.S.S

  • A piece of fruit + a handful of nuts & seeds 
  • Crackers and ABC spread
  • Boiled eggs and veggie sticks
  • Crackers with avocado + cracked black pepper
  • Cottage cheese with veggie sticks
  • Protein Shake
  • Pot Set yoghurt with chia seeds + berries















Sweet Success
High protein muffins
  •  Ensure that the recipe has a good protein source (protein powder, nuts, seeds) & not too much sugar
Protein Bites
  •  My old faithfuls. Absolutely MYO.
Smoothie
  • This can be green, or a regular smoothie. They are normally a large protin so i would recommend 1/2 a serve as a snack
Nut bars
  • Again
     Ensure that the recipe has a good protein source (protein powder, nuts, seeds) & not too much sugar
Frozen yoghurt pops
  • Essential a frozen smoothie 



Seriously Savoury
Cucumber Cups
  • A hollowed out cucumber filled with tun. You can swap the protein source for edamame beans, salmon
Snack frittatas
  • essentially a mini omlette
Turkey Roll ups
  •  fill a slice of turkey with any veggies you like and roll it up
Avocado dip with carrot sticks
  • MYO!
Hummus dip with celery sticks
  •  Homemade is best but you can get away with a store bought


Do you struggle with snacking? Contact Sinead at naednutrition@gmail.com to improve your snacking habits.