What is good for snacks that has protein?

Glacier

I used to eat EasySingles cheese slices but was told these are fattening. What else is good for a quick snack? Are Nutra-Grain bars good? Thewre's obviously better than say, a Mars would be but are they as good as real food?

cousin_borat

Cottage Cheese with some tinned fruit
Handful of nuts

g'em

a hard boiled egg, a cooked chicken fillet, a handful of nuts (almond, walnuts, cashews), a glass of milk (slim-line if you're fat conscious)

WHIP IT!

cousin_borat wrote: »

Cottage Cheese with some tinned fruit
Handful of nuts

Euggghhhhh

Dudess

Nutrigrain bars are actually very high in calories - full of sugar.

What about whey products?

zAbbo

Homemade whey/oats/nut/honey/almond butter type thing

scoot on

Is peanut better a good source of protein? Is it very calorific?

g'em

scoot on wrote: »

Is peanut better a good source of protein? Is it very calorific?

It's not bad, usually around 25-30g of protein per 100g; but extremely calorific - 45-55% fat (even though a lot of it is mono(good) fat it's calorie dense so if you're watching your food intake a very small amount goes a long way

mikeruurds

You can bake your own natural peanut butter and whey protein health bars.

Low cost, great tasting and high in protein.

scoot on

g'em wrote: »

It's not bad, usually around 25-30g of protein per 100g; but extremely calorific - 45-55% fat (even though a lot of it is mono(good) fat it's calorie dense so if you're watching your food intake a very small amount goes a long way

K thanks. I'm not a massive fan of nuts so trying to find something else to use as a good source of protein and healthy snack.

iFight

Snickers and Tuna are quite good. Well, i see them all eating them down the gym anyway.

mikeruurds

scoot on wrote: »

K thanks. I'm not a massive fan of nuts so trying to find something else to use as a good source of protein and healthy snack.

Just chug down some whey shakes then.

BossArky

Almonds (well ...nuts), tuna, milk.

blobert

mikeruurds wrote: »

You can bake your own natural peanut butter and whey protein health bars.

Low cost, great tasting and high in protein.

Do you have a recipe for these? Sounds interesting...

mikeruurds

blobert wrote: »

Do you have a recipe for these? Sounds interesting...

Courtesy of posters at www.ironmagazineforums.com

I have made the bars in the first recipe. Really nice and made in the freezer, not baked. I recommend natural peanut butter (no added salt). The ones I made were quite gooey and sticky, but really tasty. They are quite filling and a good snack.

Recipe 1:
5 tablespoons natural peanut butter (chunky or smooth)
1/2 cup dry oats or whole grain hot cereal (uncooked)
1/2 cup oat flour * (double the oats if you do not have oat flour)
6 scoops low-carb chocolate/vanilla whey protein (or about ~132 grams protein)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons flax seeds (optional)
1 cup non-fat dry milk
1/2 cup water (depending on what type of protein you use, you may need more)

Mix in a bowl--dough should be stiff.

Forms 6 bars on wax paper--freeze them for 40 minutes and then they are ready to go!! No baking!!


Recipe 2:
Apple Cobbler Protein Bars
Ingredients:
1 cup oat flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
6 scoops strawberry or vanilla whey protein powder
2/3 cup nonfat plain yogurt
1 jumbo egg white
1 cup oat bran
1 cup granulated Splenda
1 cup applesauce, unsweetened
2 tbsp honey
1 large apple, chopped
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp cinnamon
� teaspoon salt
1 tbsp olive oil

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.

Combine these in a large bowl: oat flour, whole wheat flour, salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and most of the Splenda, leaving a couple of tablespoons for later. Stir these dry ingredients together.

Put the yogurt, egg white, vanilla extract, and olive oil in a blender, and turn it on low. Add the protein powder 1 scoop at a time, until thoroughly blended. Pour this mixture into the bowl, and stir together until it has the consistency of dough.

Coat a 8X12 inch baking pan with cooking spray, then pour the mixture into the pan, flattening it up to the edges.

Next, mix the applesauce, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, chopped apple, and honey together, and pour over the top of the dough mixture in the pan, spreading evenly.

Sprinkle the oat bran over the top, until thoroughly and evenly covered, then sprinkle the remaining Splenda over the top.

Bake for 15 minutes at 350-degrees F, and then switch to broil for 3-4 minutes, just until top is slightly browned. Be careful not to overcook.

Makes 12 bars.

Macronutrient Profile (each serving)

K/cal: 183
Fat: 3 g (1s, 1m, 1p)
Carbs: 27g (4 fiber)
Protein: 16 g