Friday, November 18, 2011

RICE CAKE RECIPES!

Must try favorite rice cake recipes. EASY AND QUICK for on the go meals. Try them out!
Rice cakes are:

  • Gluten free
  • 5g of whole grain
  • 50 calories per serving

MEXICAN PIZZA/NACHOS
  • 1 can (16 oz.)  fat-free refried beans
  • 12  Quaker Salt Free or Lightly Salted Rice Cakes
  • 1 cup salsa
  • 2  medium plum tomatoes, diced
  • 1 can (4 oz.)  chopped green chilies, drained
  • 1/2 cup chopped green peppers
  • 1/4 cup chopped onions
  • 1 cup shredded low-fat cheddar cheese

BBQ chicken pizza

2 ounces (about 1/4 cup) cooked shredded chicken
1 to 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
1 to 2 teaspoons thinly sliced red onion
2  Quaker® Lightly Salted or Salt Free Rice Cakes
1 tablespoon low fat shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon chopped cilantro


VEGGIE HEAVEN
  • 1  medium-sized tomato, thinly sliced
  • 4  Quaker Butter Popped Corn Rice Cakes
  • 1/2 cup 1% low-fat cottage cheese
  • 2 tablespoons shredded carrot
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped chives or green onions
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
  •   Paprika (optional)
ONE OF OUR ABSOLUTE FAVORITES IS....

1 Tbl of almond butter on each cake
topped with banana slices. 

(you can switch out natural peanut butter if you want)

Monday, November 7, 2011

Peanut Butter Protein Bars

I got this recipe from TRISH ALLEN! She posted it on her blog, and I tried them because I love peanut butter and I loved them. And really wanted to share it with you all! so thank you Trish. you are amazing!
Here is here blog if you want to check it out! http://healthymamahappymama.wordpress.com/


Ingredients:
- 2 cups raw oats
- 4 scoops protein powder (vanilla or cookies and cream) The scoop I use is 4 Tablespoons per scoop and 90 calories per scoop
- 1/2 cup plain fat free greek yogurt
- 2 TB *powdered peanut butter (I get mine HERE or HERE)
- cinnamon – to taste
- liquid vanilla stevia or any natural sweetener – to taste
Directions:
1.  Add all ingredients into a mixing bowl.
2. mix together
3.Spray 9 x 9 glass dish with cooking spray and press mixure evenly into dish.  Sprinkle cinnamon on top.
4.  Place in freezer for 10 minutes to set up.  Cut into 4 – 6 squares and put in individual baggies.  I freeze mine, or you can put them in the fridge.
*Now, if you don’t have access to peanut butter powder, replace the peanut butter powder and greek yogurt with 1/2 cup natural peanut butter and 1/2 cup water.  Directions stay the same except divide into 6 or 8 squares.   If you want to try these out with your kids, add in some mini chocolate chips  or carob chips – they won’t even know they are healthy!
For those of you who calorie count, the entire batch as listed above is 1,089 calories (so divide by 4 or 6). If you go the peanut butter and water route, calories bump up to 1, 754 (divide by 6 or 8).  Enjoy!