Protein All-Star Snacks

I received this from an email list I subsribe to and thought I would share:

The Biggest Loser Club eating plan encourages snacking, and fortifying a snack with protein will give you extra energy to go the distance. Here are some protein all-stars that our experts recommend:


1. Edamame (1/2 cup), buy frozen and follow cooking instructions (80 calories)
2. 5 celery stalks (4" long) and 1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese (95 calories)
3. 1 large dill pickle and 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter (125 calories)
4. WASA Rye Crispbread (1 cracker) with 1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese (115 calories)
5. Two slices turkey breast lunch meat rolled with 2 teaspoons cranberry jelly (100 calories)
6. Thinly sliced medium apple or pear with 1 ounce of cheese (150 calories)
7. Shrimp cocktail, 12 small shrimp with ¼ cup cocktail sauce (100 calories)
8. 1/4 can tuna with 1/4 cup non-fat plain yogurt and 1 miniature box of raisins (125 calories)
9. Cottage cheese, 1/2 cup low-fat + 1/3 cup canned pineapple (120 calories)
10. Veggie burger, soy-based, + 2 pickle slices and 1 tablespoon of mustard (110 calories)

Are you a fan of chocolate and peanut butter?

I love chocolate and peanut butter candy.  I recently discovered a lower calorie, healthier alternative.  Get chocolate crunch rice cakes (like Quaker brand).  Add a SMALL amount of all natural peanut butter, and presto, a tasty snack to satisfy any chocolate or peanut butter cravings.

Rice cake = 60 calories
1/2 tbsp peanut butter = 45 calories

A nice snack for less than 100 calories, only 5g of fat and 7g of sugar.  2 Reese's Peanut Butter cups will cost you 230 calories, 13g of fat and 20g of sugar!

Final Recap of Biggest Loser Round 1

Congrats to Cheryl for being our Biggest Loser with an overall total loss of 7.16%. Rounding out the top 3 losers was Dawn with 5.52% and Shanin with 4.60%. As a group, we lost a total of 45 pounds! I know not everyone met their personal goal, but everyone made some progress which is great. If you are not there yet, don't be disdiscouraged, it takes time to change your habits, and most importantly your lifestyle. So please, continue to be safe, have fun, eat healthy and keep moving!