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Egg Salad with Dill Pickles (No Mayo!)
This tasty egg salad with dill pickles is an easy high protein lunch to have throughout the week. Chopped hardboiled eggs, diced dill pickles, and a flavorful cottage cheese sauce give you a creamy cottage cheese egg salad recipe that is delicious on its own or served as a sandwich!
Are Barebells Protein Bars A Healthy Snack? A Dietitians Take
Protein bars offer a convenient, ready to eat snack option that can boost your protein with minimal effort. With decadent flavor options that can satisfy a sweet tooth while simultaneously offering a protein boost, Barebells protein bars are a popular product on the shelves. Today we will review Barebells bars and help you discover if its the bar you want to add to your cart!
Caramel Apple Stuffed Dates
Take the classic peanut butter stuffed dates one step further with these easy caramel apple stuffed dates. Medjool dates stuffed with creamy peanut butter, tart green apples, and topped with crunchy granola or chopped nuts are the perfect sweet treat or addition to any snack board!
Oven Baked Crispy Chicken Tacos
Surprisingly crispy and full of flavor, these oven baked crispy chicken tacos are the perfect weeknight dinner. Loaded with seasoned ground chicken, fresh cilantro, and melted cheese then baked to a crispy bite, these chicken tacos will quickly become a family favorite.
Grinder Salad Wrap
Flavorful ingredients like crisp iceberg lettuce, a mix of cold cuts, creamy provolone, and fresh vegetables topped with a simple red wine vinegar dressing turned the grinder salad into a viral recipe. This grinder salad wrap has all of the flavors and ingredients of the classic recipe, but wrapped in a large tortilla and served as a delicious handheld!
High Protein Kale and Mushroom Egg Bites
These veggie loaded kale and mushroom egg bites make it easy (and delicious!) to get more colorful foods in at breakfast. All the ingredients are chopped, blended, then baked to perfection for a meal prep friendly high protein egg bite!
Monster Protein Balls
Inspired by a delicious monster cookie, these no bake monster protein balls are a higher protein spin on a classic sweet treat. Whole grain oats, creamy peanut butter, honey, protein powder and a sprinkle of M&M's and mini chocolate chips are all rolled into a protein ball you'll love having in your refrigerator.
Easy Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
This easy chicken bacon ranch pasta salad is sure to be a family favorite. Coated in a high protein greek yogurt ranch dressing and full of chopped chicken, this high protein pasta salad recipe is perfect for summer BBQ's or as a meal prepped lunch throughout the week!
Greek Yogurt Ranch Dressing
This healthy greek yogurt ranch dressing recipe is as full of protein as it is of all of the classic ranch flavors you love. Blended to a perfect consistency, you can adjust this recipe to be used as a homemade ranch dressing or healthy greek yogurt ranch dip that is perfect for green salad, pasta salad, or chopped veggies.
Tart Cherry Juice Mocktail: What Is It And Will It Actually Help You Sleep?
Does insomnia have you scrolling on your phone during all hours of the night? If so, then a tart cherry juice mocktail recipe may have graced your social media feed as the solution to all of your sleep struggles. Let’s take a look at what is in the viral tart cherry juice mocktail, aka the “sleepy girl mocktail,” and see if research supports the claims that it can actually help you get better sleep.
Sweet Potato Ground Beef Bowl (Viral Recipe!)
Taking the internet by storm, this hot honey sweet potato ground beef bowl is an easy and high protein dinner recipe. Savory grilled onions add a delicious twist to the classic recipe of creamy avocado, cottage cheese, sweet potatoes, savory ground beef, and a drizzle of hot honey for a balanced and delicious bowl that your entire family will love.
Spicy Avocado Cottage Cheese Toast
This spicy avocado cottage cheese toast calls for just 4 ingredients and is an egg-free, high protein breakfast or snack that comes together in flash! You’ll love reaching for this delicious cottage cheese toast recipe on days where you want to check all of the nutrition boxes with minimal time and ingredients.
Elote Pasta Salad
This creamy elote pasta salad is packed with sweet corn, tender pasta, cotija cheese, fresh cilantro, and a tangy Greek yogurt lime dressing for a lighter take on Mexican street corn. It's the perfect side dish for summer BBQs, picnics, and potlucks.
5 Ways To Make High Protein Chia Seed Pudding (With Recipes!)
Want to build up a protein rich breakfast without the eggs? A high protein chia seed pudding recipe might be the perfect option! While chia seeds themselves contain plant based protein, there are plenty of other ingredients that you can add to your chia seed pudding to give it an extra protein boost. Here are five ways to make high protein chia seed pudding along with six recipes to help get you started!
Chocolate Raspberry Chia Seed Pudding
One chocolate core power blended with a full serving of raspberries then mixed with healthy chia seeds makes this blended chocolate raspberry chia seed pudding a flavor filled, high fiber, and high protein breakfast to reach for in the morning. With 18 grams of protein per serving, this chocolate filled breakfast will keep you feeling energized all morning long.
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