As I promised, here are the recipes for snacks. These are great to make on a day that you have time.  Make double the recipes and freeze half of them, or make one batch of each and store in the fridge so that you have a quick on the go snack.

These are all easy to throw in a purse, back pack, diaper bag, suit case or whatever, well maybe not a clutch!

They are all easy to make, taste great, and will save you a lot of time.

I have a continuing education seminar all weekend so I want to be prepared with food so that I don't end up eating something bad because I'm starved by the time lunch and dinner come around, and also to sustain my energy.  So today (the day I usually don't cook because my hubby takes me out for dinner), I cooked a batch of MAPLE CINNAMON BARS, and a batch of VEGGIE EGG QUICHES. These recipes I haven't posted yet as they are my VIP EAT TO BE FIT COOKING CLASS RECIPES. But it's the same idea as the recipes I am about to give you.

It only took me a few minutes and now I am stacked with snacks or breakfast options for all weekend and for the first few days of the week!  WOOHOO,  nothing better than feeling prepared with healthy options for the weekend. I find that if you are not prepared with healthy foods in your fridge for the weekend, most people end up eating bad. They eat bad, because they are not prepared!  So take the time to make these at the beginning of the week to get you prepared for the week and also at the end of the week so that you are prepared to CONQUER a HEALTHY WEEKEND.

I hope you enjoy these as much as I do!

I would love to hear what you think of them or if you re-invent them by adding new ingredients.  So please come back on the blog and post your comment, ideas, recipes, etc.

Peanut Butter Fudge Bars (4 Servings)

Ingredients:

4 scoops chocolate protein powder

2/3 cup flax meal

4 tbsp natural peanut butter or almond butter or cashew butter

¼ cup water, plus more

Agave Nectar to taste

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and stir.  Add Agave as desired.  If needed add more water until it becomes a sticky blob of dough.  Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and place in separate pieces of plastic wrap, shaping them into bars.  Freeze them!

PANCAKE (1 Serving)

Ingredients:

½ cup oatmeal

3 egg whites

¼ cup fat-free cottage cheese

cinnamon to taste

¼ banana, smashed or any berries (optional)

handful of walnuts or almonds

Instructions:

Blend all ingredients in a blender.  If using banana, blend as well, if using berries, fold them in the batter but don’t blend them.  If using nuts, fold them in after you blend the ingredients.  On the stove in a small skillet lightly sprayed with non-stick cooking spray at medium heat, place batter and cook.  When it starts to bubble, turn to the other side and cook until done.  Make sure to cook on medium or low as they cook fast and can burn.  Especially watch out for the second side as it cooks faster.

Protein Muffins (12 Servings)

Ingredients:

10 egg whites

1 cup unsweetened applesauce

1cup oatmeal

1 scoop vanilla protein powder

Fresh or dried berries or smashed banana, to taste

¼ cup almonds or walnuts (optional)

Cinnamon to taste

Agave nectar to taste

1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.  Mix all ingredients in a bowl and place in a muffin pan lightly sprayed with cooking spray.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

Check out Jessica Karps Blog, she also has a great blueberry muffin recipe.  You will also be able to check out her nutrition and workouts during her pregnancy!  YES SHE'S PREGNANT!

And of course, you always have my website to go to for tons of recipe's, snacks, and meal ideas.  Check it out here:  HEALTHY RECIPES

And remember, if you have a crazy week, which we all do, and you don't have time to cook, grab a HIGH QUALITY BAR, Billy Beck III's bars are the best, check them out here:  PROTEIN BARS