Protein Bread Pudding

Hey Beauts 

Excited to share this one as its a nice change up from the normal Oat breakfast recipes you see EVERYWHERE! Also it might show some people that bread IS NOT THE DEVIL and is the perfect PWO carb source just like Oats, Rice or whatever you like to have! So Beauts don't fear the Loaf 🍞🥐🥖

What breads do I normally buy? Well having a wheat allergy means i'm more limited than most people. Plus most 'gluten free/wheat free' breads are DISGUSTING - hands up who agrees 🙋‍♀️! So luckily for me my body is good with Spelt so I normally go for a Spelt and Honey loaf 🍯 which id actually recommend to anyone, wheat free or not its such a gorgoeus bread ! Also lately I've been picking up aldis white gluten free loaf which is actually one of the nicer ones I've tried! Unlike the spelt it is basically fat free so its a better option for pwo! I'm open to all other suggestions on wheat free as you know me ill try anything at least once so let me know 😉

Now so lets get going on this tasty dish! for me this is normally a breakfast meal because 

1. I work train in the am so need something filling straight afterwards

2. Its basically fat free which is perfect pwo with a higher carbs and protein

3. I like to start my day sweet 🍬🍩🍭

But there is no rules as always eat whenever you like 😉 Perfect for a 'healthier' dessert too.

🚫God I hate using healthier and unhealthy to label food but you get my drift🚫

What you need

• 2 slices of bread of choice
• 1-2 egg whites (depending on macros u want i normally use 50g liquid whites)
• 10-20 g whey (again depending on macros)
• 60 ml milk of choice
• berries/banana/fruit of choice
• sweeteners / flavoured syrups if you need something extra 😉

Spray or grease an oven proof dish well, I use fry-light! cube up your bread and add to the dish.

In a blender/nutribullet add in your milk,whey,egg whites and sweetener and blitz.

Pour the mix over the cubed bread and add in your fruit.

You can leave as is or else do what i like to do and mash the whole lot up so its like a cake!

Leave to sit in the fridge for a minimum 30 mins, i normally prepare the night before so it gets all night to soak!

Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200 degrees for 25mins and BOOM you are done, simples! Dont forget the TOPPINGS either, no rules here, anything goes in Pops' Kitchen so why not in yours too 😜🍬🍨 My normal topping on breakfast food is some variation of fruit,greek yogurt and nut butter, with a few Slutty Carbs thrown in there too since its pwo #whenyouknowyouknow 😜

Oven Fresh
Eat straight from the dish or else plonk on a plate
and start decorating ↓

Raspeberry yogi,Goji Berries, PB2
and
LUCKY CHARMS 🍬 

For my most recent one shown in the pics above I used mixed frozen berries and birthday cake flavoured whey which was a smashing combo! I've also used Cacao powder, Chocolate whey and Banana all together too which i think is actually the best combo so if you have got the extra carbs to spare try that one! It looks like crap as you can see below haha but i promise its delicious! A bit of Peanut butter on that now and your day would be made 😍

Chocolate and Banana Version
Looks like POOP →→→

Tastes AMAZING

Hope you enjoy this one as much as I do! As always shout for help with adjustments, macros etc always happy to help

Pops

x

Quinoa 'Proats'

Ok so I know its not really right to call these 'Proats' as there is no 'oats' involved, nope ✋just Quinoa, but right now it will have to do until the perfect name pops into that little brain if mine 💭

Now guys please bare in mind this is my most rushed post yet! It wasn't planned at all as it just started as a breakfast experiment yesterday morning with some Quinoa I had got from Discount Supplements! I've been dying to try it for so long as its naturally Gluten free and hoped it would make another great Carb addition to my daily foodie life 🐷

So me being me 🙃 wanted to do things differently. So rather than cooking it up savoury to go with a salad or my dinner I decided I wanted to try a sweet version 🍬 Now you will all probably know sweet breakfasts are my THAAANG so it was a no brainer, Breakfast it was 🤷‍♂️

After I posted it I got loads of messages asking all about it and the how to so I said i'd better get cracking with the recipe as its so simple anyway 🤔

Oh but first while I'm at it here's another few fun facts you might be interested in 😎
🍬Quinoa is one of the few grains that contains all nine essential amino acids
🍫Its  naturally Gluten Free
🍬 Great source of fiber

Some may even call it a "superfood" but we know those things don't exist 🤣 Will leave that for you to decide 🤷‍♂️

Now moving along let's get started 👏
So this was how i made yesterday mornings bowl, I could be doing it totally wrong, i've no idea, but it was my first attempt so please don't hate and bare with me 🙏

What you need

60g Quinoa(dry weight)
100ml liquid egg whites
10g chocolate whey

This Quinoa is from discount supplements
and its the first one i've ever tried out, its from an Irish Company
too so win win ☘

5g raw cacao powder
Cold Water

So in a saucepan I added in my Quinoa and Water (for amount of water to use weigh out like you would rice, 1 cup quinoa : 2 cups water) brought to the boil, covered and let simmer for 10-15 mins. I panic a bit when lids are on my pots as I can't see whats going on 🙊so I did have a couple of peeps and gave it a few stirs while I was at it. Once id say 95% of the water had been absorbed i added in my whey protein powder and cacao, gave it all a good mix and then added in my egg whites. at this point, on a low heat, I kept stirring until the whites had cooked as i was afraid everything might start to stick. I knew it was going to be good at this stage as it just looked like a creamy chocolatey bowl of absolute yum 😍 With the texture on par with how I like my Oats, just like CEMENT 🤣 Ain't nobody got time for runny Oats 😷 We like it thick and creamy 😍 i served up straight away in my bowl and topped it with some Greek yogurt, melted strawberries and smooth natural peanut butter.



Like everything this recipe should be easily adjustable to suit your own macros, taste etc... 
Add some extra whey protein, change up the toppings, cook in milk instead of water, just like Oats id imagine anything goes !




Now the ideas I have for this in the future are endless, there is so much you can do with Oats so lets see if Quinoa can do the same!





Honestly loved this bowl, lets hope it wasn't a case of beginners luck 🙏 As I experiment more ill be sure to update this post and keep you all in the know over on Instagram! Also love to hear about your experiments with Quinoa in the past, both sweet and savory?

Apologies again for this rushed post, hope you enjoyed it and might give it a go ❤

As always just shout with any questions,

Enjoy,

Pops x