Easy, healthy snack? Yes, please!

Tomorrow is my final exam this semester and I just can't wait for summer to really begin! The weather here has been great all week, warm and sunny, I want to get some color on my pure white skin, not that I get a deep tan, I just get less white and look a little bit healthier. 

So, tomorrow at my exam I know I'm going to want some snacks in addition to my regular food, for some reason I feel that I concentrate better if I'm snacking, which is not good when it comes to adding up calories especially if I eat unhealthy or very fatty snacks. Nuts would be an option, because of the healthy fats, but I always eat to much without even thinking about it. So, I decided to try to make some oat and coconut protein balls with cacao. They turned out really good and is the perfect snack for my exam tomorrow. 

24 oat and coconut protein balls with cacao  
20 grams oats
20 grams shredded coconut with less fat
20 grams almond flour, reduced fat
20 grams bakepro (or other protein, vanilla, chocolate?)
20 grams cacao powder
30 grams erythritol or other sweetener
130 grams light vanilla quark, quark, or cottage cheese
 Some salt, it will make them even more delicious

Mix it all together and mix it really well, it gets stickier as you mix it. If it doesn't mix proparly add some water and mix even more. Roll small balls, I got 24.

I also have a knitting project to show you, a soft, light baby blanket. So easy to make, you start with three three stitches and add one more at the end of each row and when you think it is big enough you just decrease by one stich at the end of each row until you have three stitches left. I used 200 grams of Drops <3 you #3 in dusty pink (04) it is 50 % wool and 50 % alpacca and started decreasing when the second ball of yarn was close to finished.

Protein fluff, I finally found a great tasting mix!

Try this! I've tried making fluff before, but they've only ended up non-fluffy or tasting just the protein powder. This time it tastes like a fluffy berry ice cream! Yummy, the summer is saved :D

100 grams frozen blueberries
100 grams frozen berries of the forrest
20 grams whey protein powder, strawberry
40 grams milk

Let the berries thaw just a little, blend all the ingredients in a big bowl, use the stick blender to mix it all together. Then switch to a hand mixed and mix until it is fluffy, the more you mix, the fluffier! Enjoy :)

Salmon, asparagus, broccoli and cucumber salad, yummy!

"After Eight" protein balls and dinner

Today I made protein balls with a taste that reminded me of the chocolate After Eight, which I LOVE, too bad it is full of sugar, if not I would eat it all the time. These protein balls were delicious and a good snack to have in the fridge, I still have some left.

For dinner we had pesto chicken with cheese and salad, I completely forgot to take a picture of the chicken when I took it out of the oven, I was too hungry I guess. Nevertheless, the dinner was great, I'll definitely make it again :)

 Today's workout was strengt on upper body and 30 minutes on the elliptical trainer.

Vanilla sauce, oh so good!

I was craving something sweet, so I made vanilla sauce. It was so good, you should try it! I ate it as it was, I didn't even let it cool, yet so good. Next time I'll try to cool it and serve it with my favorite berry strawberries, I'm sure that will taste even better. There are few things that can beat the taste of straberries and vanilla mixed together if you ask me :)


Vanilla sauce
1 egg
2 dl 0,7% milk
1 tsp LBG (locust bean gum)
2 tbsp erythritol (or to taste)
0,25 tsp real vanilla

Mix it all in a pan and cook it for about 5 min on medium heat until it gets a bit thicker and almost at boiling temperature. Let cool in the fridge (or eat it right away), serve with berries or fruit of your liking.

Picture borrowed from: footage.shutterstock.com

Workout and rasberry oats

I just came from the gym, my workout looked like this

Squats ( I took deeper than I usually do, better tecnique, so less weight this time, I'll try to increase it as I go) 
20kgx10
40kgx8
45kg:8+6+6+6

Lunges:
10x2+2 no weight, slow down fast up

Deadlift:
55kg:10+10+10

Elliptical trainer:
30 min, 4,92 k 


I had a protein shake after the work out, before I went home. For lunch I ate oatmeal with rasberries, fantastic! 50 grams of oats, about 2 dl water, some erythritol heated in the microwave until it thickens. Then I added 100 grams of rasberries and mixed it well, the whole thing turnes pink and so yummy!

 

Onion omelette with ham

Today's breakfast was onion omelette with ham, it was really tasty!

Onion omelette with ham
150 gr chopped onion
3 eggs + 3 tbsp water or milk
60 gr ham in pieces
chives in small pieces
salt and pepper 

Mix it all together and fry in the pan until set or cook in the oven for about 15 minutes on 200 degress celcius.

 

Oatmeal with cinnamon and frozen blueberries

Today's breakfast:

Oatmeal with cinnamon and frozen strawberries, sweetened with some stevia, yummy! 

 

Fast pizza

I wanted pizza, but didn't want to wait for a dough to rise, so I made a fast pizza using Norwegian lomper (you can also usa tortillas) topped with tomato purée, ham, light cheese and some oregano. Fast and tasty! 

Today I went to school only to fin out that the class was cancelled, again ... It has happened several times lately. So, since I didn't bring any books I took the bus back home. I tried to make a batch of healthy cupcakes, but they did not turn out good, so I'm not using that recipe again. Maybe I'll try to bake something else later, I love to bake! The brownie from yesterday was a success, so I'll definitly make that one again :)