If you’re in your protein packed era and are looking for new meal ideas… this post is here to help you! Eating in a protein forward way is great for your muscle growth, hair health, skin glow, nails, energy levels and hormone balance, and I feel like a lot of people struggle with knowing how to actually get to 100G/day, so hopefully this will help you find some new recipe inspiration.
My big philosophy with food is:
Make it easy - If it’s easy, you’ll be more likely to stick with the habit and develop consistency
Make it delicious - It’s way easier to be consistent when the food you eat actually is enjoyable to eat.
Make it balanced with protein, healthy fats, and fiber – this helps balance your blood sugar and make sure you stay energized for hours and rely less on constant snacking (which isn’t great for your overall digestion and gut health!)
The meals included are:
High Protein Egg Bites (28G PROTEIN)
Vanilla Pistachio Iced Matcha Latte (1G PROTEIN)
Sweet Potato, Ground Beef & Cottage Cheese Bowl (44G PROTEIN)
Chickpea Rice Bowl (57G PROTEIN)
Strawberries & Cream Yasso Bar (4G PROTEIN)
TOTAL = 134G PROTEIN!
Grocery list and recipe outline below!
Grocery List
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Recipe Outlines
Sausage & Spinach Egg Bites (28G PROTEIN)
These egg bites are super convenient and a great meal preppable recipe! I had 3 which gave me 28g protein. The recipe has already been posted and is linked below!
Ingredients:
pasture raised eggs
low fat cottage cheese (I use the brand Good Culture)
crumbled feta
red onion
organic spinach
1 pack of chicken sausage (I used the caprese one from Bilinski’s)
salt
black pepper
oregano
Instructions:
Vanilla Pistachio Matcha (1G PROTEIN)
Ingredients:
Instructions:
Heat up water until it's warm (I do it to 150-170F).
Sift 1 tsp of matcha onto a matcha bowl.
Cover matcha with warm water and whisk in a Z shape until frothy.
Add ice to a cup, pour matcha and add ~1/2 cup pistachio milk (1g protein).
Sweet Potato, Ground Beef & Cottage Cheese Bowl (44G PROTEIN)
Ingredients:
1 sweet potato
1 pack of 85% lean grass fed ground beef
1 avocado
1 tub of low fat cottage cheese (I use good culture)
1 red onion
Seasonings:
salt
pepper
olive oil
garlic powder
paprika
cinnamon
red pepper flakes
everything bagel seasoning
hot honey
Instructions:
Chickpea Rice Bowl (57G PROTEIN)
Ingredients
chickpea rice (I use garlic & olive oil one from Banza)
cherry tomatoes
frozen edemame
chicken sausage (I used the caprese one from Bilinski’s)
feta cheese
feta dip (I use the one from Cedar’s)
Instructions:
Bring a medium pot of water to a boil and add salt. Add Banza chickpea rice, stir, reduce to a simmer and cook for 4-5 minutes. Strain, add back to pan and add garlic seasoning. (44g protein per pack)
Chop 2 chicken sausages (24g protein). Add extra virgin olive oil to a skillet over medium high heat, add sausage pieces and cook both sides 2x until golden brown.
Add 2/3 cup frozen edemame (11g protein) to a bowl and microwave for 2-3 min to defrost.
Chop cherry tomatoes.
To a plate, add:
1/3 of chickpea rice (15g protein)
Chicken sausage (24g protein)
Edemame (11g protein)
Chopped cherry tomatoes
2 tbsp feta dip (3g protein)
1oz feta (4g protein)
Strawberries & Cream Yasso Bar (4G PROTEIN)
These are sooo yummy! Linked here.
definitely going to try the protein egg bites! I've also been loving SVRY Nutrition's bars because they get at that same balance of protein, fat and carbs that you always talk about - and super filling!