Healthy Breakfast Recipe: Premier Protein Lucky Protein Waffles & Giveaway

This post is sponsored by Premier Protein®. I'm excited to share one of my favorite recipes featuring Premier Protein Shakes with you

These protein packed waffles are the perfect breakfast idea for St. Patrick's Day or any day. Have the kiddos help you make this super easy recipe, just a few ingredients to measure, stir and a little magic of a waffle maker. Can you imagine them telling their pals at school they had green waffles for breakfast and since it's made with a Premier Protein Vanilla Shake that's packed with 30 grams of protein (and only 1 gram of sugar) you and your little leprechauns will be fueled with the good energy needed for a day of hunting for rainbows and pots of gold... or spelling tests and business meetings.

Shelly's Lucky Green Protein Waffles 

  

1 Premier Protein 11oz. Vanilla Shake

a few drops of Green Food Coloring

1 cup Multigrain Pancake Mix 

1 Tablespoon Sugar Free Pistachio Pudding Mix, dry

Mix all ingredients together till thoroughly combined.

Spray waffle maker with a little non-stick spray and spoon the batter into hot waffle maker, being careful not to add too much. Close the lid and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the waffles are cooked and slightly crispy on the edges. Follow your waffle maker's instructions (mine beeps when it's done.)

Serve plain or with warm sugar free maple syrup. Makes 8 waffle sticks. Leftovers are great reheated in a toaster oven.

Need your breakfast on-the-go: Spread a couple of waffles with almond butter, peanut butter or sugar free jam. Wrap in foil, grab a Premier Protein shake, toss them in your bag and head off to school, work or a family adventure.

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Want a chance to win this great Premier Protein Prize Pack. It's Giveaway Time!

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10 Premier Protein Shakes (2 of each of flavor Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberries & Cream, Bananas & Cream and Caramel)

7 Premier Protein New & improved 30 gram bars now have no artificial sweeteners, flavors or colors and are gluten free (1 of each flavor Chocolate Peanut Butter, Yogurt Peanut Crunch, Peanut Butter Crunch, New Salted Caramel, Dark Chocolate Mint, New Dark Chocolate Almond and Double Chocolate Crunch)

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Eggface 2016 - The Blog Year in Review

A look back at some of my favorite blog posts, healthy recipes and menus, ideas and tips from the past year. My 10th year post weight loss surgery.

January: National Soup Month Recipe Round-Up and being named to the Top 100 Obesity Global Influencers List (#35) was pretty darn cool (Jamie Oliver was #1, love him.) I am proud to represent those affected by obesity by sharing my story. I hope it helps others on their journey.

February: My Berry Favorite Valentine's Day Desserts and a particularly tasty Post Weight Loss Surgery Menus: A day in my pouch

March: Grasshopper Protein Pudding Jars (you must make these) and Happy and Healthy St. Patrick's Day

April: Scrambled Egg Bowls (a favorite breakfast) and revamp of post I hope has been helpful over the years Weight Loss Surgery Post Op Life on the Cheap

May: One for the new post-ops Liquid Phase for Post Weight Loss Surgery and May is National Salad Month

June: I had to mark 10 Years Post WLS with a few words of... umm wisdom? ;) and I had fun with My DIY Coffee Bar Project 

July: Healthy Sugar Free Recipes for World Chocolate Day and another tasty day in my world Post Weight Loss Surgery Menus: A day in my pouch

August: Post Weight Loss Surgery Menus: A day in my pouch and Cook Once, Eat Twice or More: Basic Chicken Salad

September: YWM2016 Your Weight Matters National Convention Wrap-Up (I am honored to serve as the chair of the convention planning committee) and Take Out Inspired Recipes for Post Weight Loss Surgery

October: 10 Favorite Cauliflower Recipes and Healthy Snacks: Apple Pie Protein Balls

November: 10 Ground Beef Recipes and lots of zucchini noodles in this Post Weight Loss Surgery Menus: A day in my pouch

December: Holiday Party Recipes and my DIY Cocoa Bar

Past Blog Year in Reviews:

2015 Blasts from the Past
2014 Blasts from the Past
2013 Blasts from the Past
2012 Blasts from the Past
2011 Blasts from the Past
2010 Blasts from the Past

In these uncertain times, it helps me knowing I'm never alone on this road. Thankful for all of you! Happy New Year! Wishing you all good health and lots of laughter.

I hope to see you this year at YWM2017 please try and come!

Post Weight Loss Surgery Menus: A day in my pouch

A day in my pouch is a series of blog posts to show what a typical daily menu looks like in my post weight loss surgery world. Yesterday's healthy and delicious menu...

Breakfast: Cottage Cheese & Spiced Chai Protein Granola. I had an very early AM phone meeting and after I took a walk to the park with my breakfast. The Obesity Action Coalition (I serve on the Board of Directors) offices are on east coast time and since I wake up super early it makes sense for me to schedule meetings early... it's already mid morning there.

Have you checked out the Your Weight Matters National Convention agenda yet? The lineup this year is especially cool. I'm a fangirl of a few of them Scott Kahan and Brian Wansink and Merrill Littleberry has a special hands-on session. I love the theme this year too... "Inspiring Health" because inspired is what I always come away feeling after this event. It's a few days of the year where I recharge my commitment to living the healthiest life I can. I gain inspiration from the education and the support from the other attendees. We become a family of friends and support system by the end of the weekend and those connections and the tools I take away from the sessions and speakers carry me the rest of the year. I highly recommend it.

Shelly's Spiced Chai Protein Granola Crumble

1/4 cup Oatmeal, dry
1/4 cup Big Train Fit Frappe Spiced Chai Protein Powder
1/4 cup chopped Nuts (I used Pecans & Almonds)
1 Tablespoon Almond Butter
1 Tablespoon Butter
1 Tablespoon Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup (Torani, Davinci)

Squeeze together with your hands till clumps form. You need to use your hands for this one. Place on a Pam sprayed, foil lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Cool. Crumble. Store in an airtight container. Great on cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, protein ice cream, on it's own as a snack on a walk or hike. 

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Lunch: I made a variation of my Chicken Supreme Pizza Saute the other night for dinner. I did everything the same as the original recipe but added some sauteed zucchini (needed using up) put everything in a Pyrex baking dish and baked it for 25 minutes at 350 till the cheese was golden and bubbly. The leftovers were delicious for lunch today.

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Dinner: Speaking of leftovers I made corned beef and cabbage a few days early. I have a lot on my calendar tomorrow and it just made sense. Today I took the leftover corned beef (about a 1 cup chopped) and made some Egg Bites (mini crustless quiches).

Shelly's Irish Bites

1 cup Cooked Corned Beef, chopped
2 cups Coleslaw Mix (will yield about 1 1/2 cups when cooked)
2-3 Green Onions, chopped fine
1 Tablespoon Mustard, prepared/wet kind
5 eggs, beaten
1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
a few twists of Black Pepper
2-3 oz. Irish Cheddar, cubed

Preheat oven to 350. Saute coleslaw mix till slightly golden. Set aside to cool. When cool mix all ingredients except cheese) together.

Spoon into a lightly greased (Pam works great) mini muffin tin. Place a small cube of cheese in each bite. Bake for 30 minutes at 350. Makes 24.

Deli corned beef slices can be used or this is a great use for repurposing leftover corned beef from St. Patrick's Day dinner.

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Snacks: Too much coffee and I'm starting to go through all the samples I picked up at the Expo West Convention I went to this past weekend. I had a couple of bites of bars I picked up. I'll let you know a few of my favorites in the coming weeks... maybe I'd do a couple of Friday Five posts and put a few up each time.

I was grateful for the opportunity to check out the event as a member of the press. I was my first time attended and OMG it was HUGE. I was told it was but nothing prepares you for the sheer quantity of exhibits. It takes up 2 hotels and the Anaheim Convention Center. Over 70,000 exhibits... the booths are literally set up like mini stores. I made a real college try at seeing it all. I conserved calories the day before to try and make up for all the samples and tastes. I was pretty choosy... well sort of... I did sample protein bars made out of crickets!?!

My Fitbit buzzed 10,000 steps at about the 1/4 of the day mark. My calves are still screaming and my shoulder is bruised from the bag of samples that got heavier and heavier as the day went on. As if I didn't get enough steps in I also took a turn on the Stonyfield Smoothie Bike.

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Happy and Healthy St. Patrick's Day

Whether you are Irish, of Irish descent or like me Irish-for-the-day here's a few recipes and ideas to celebrate healthily and get your green on this St. Patrick’s Day...

Shelly's Shamrock Protein Shake
Shelly's Avocado Deviled Eggs
Shelly's Broccoli Fritters with Garlicky Greek Yogurt Dip
Shelly's Ricotta Cheese Pistachio Pancakes
Shelly's Awesome Guacamole & Shrimp Cocktail
Shelly's Irish Avocado Dip
Shelly's Mint Chocolate Chip Protein Ice Cream
Shelly's Mini Pistachio Protein Muffins

and I had to christen my new Keep Calm and Shamrock On glass (found at JoAnns)

Shelly's Shamrock-on Pistachio Protein Shake

8 oz. Milk (any cow, soy, almond, coconut)
1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
1 Tablespoon Sugar-Free Pistachio Pudding Mix, dry
a few Ice Cubes
optional: a few drops Green Food Coloring

Whiz in blender on high. I topped mine with No Sugar Added Homemade Whipped Cream and a few nonpareils.

Shelly's Homemade No Sugar Added Whipped Cream

1 cup Whipping Cream
1 Tablespoon Sugar-Free Torani Syrup (any flavor will do)

Whisk till well combined. Every batch I make a new flavor: SF Vanilla, SF Coconut, SF Almond, if you want pink cream SF Raspberry is great. Fill whipping cream to the fill line of the whipper. Screw on the top. Insert the CO2 cartridge till it empties, unscrew that. Put the nozzle on, shake a few times and squirt away. It makes a ton, store it in the fridge for up to 10 days just give it another few shakes before squirting. Great on berries, protein shakes and smoothies, protein cake.

Need more ideas: Make a lettuce wrap, grab a handful of green grapes, make my green bean salad, good ole "ants on a log" celery sticks, cucumbers, grilled zucchini, stuffed peppers or cabbage.

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Grasshopper Pie Premier Protein Pudding Jars

These Premier Protein Pudding Jars are the perfect St. Patrick's Day or Welcome Spring dessert. A healthified version of a Grasshopper Pie, a rich, chocolate mint protein bar "crust" topped with a creamy, minty cool protein pudding will have you and any little leprechauns in your life jumping for joy.

Shelly's Grasshopper Pie Premier Protein Pudding Jars

6 - 4 oz. jars (or clear cups)
2 Premier Protein Chocolate Mint Fiber Bars, chopped
2 cups Premier Protein Vanilla Shake (Ready to Drink RTD, chilled)
1 - 1 oz. small package Sugar Free Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix (dry)
Optional: 1 Tablespoon Sugar Free Peppermint Syrup
a few drops of Green Food Coloring

Spoon a layer of chopped protein bar on the bottom of each 4 oz. jar. Set aside while you mix up the protein pudding layer.

Pour the chilled shakes, pudding mix and optional: syrup flavoring and color (I used 6 drops for this gorgeous Spring green) into a shaker bottle. If you choose to add a flavoring put one less Tablespoon of the shake.

Shake for 3 minutes or until thickened slightly and place in fridge for about 5 minutes to thicken further. Spoon the thickened protein pudding on top of the crumbled protein bar base.

You can top with all sorts of things: a squirt of Homemade No Sugar Added Whipped Cream, nuts, berries, crushed sugar free mints... I made 2 with nonpareils, 2 with crumbled Premier Protein Bar and 2 plain.

You can make these a day in advance and just don't put the toppings on till you serve them or better yet put out little bowls of toppings and let everyone create their own delicious masterpiece!

This post is sponsored by Premier Protein. For the purposes of this post Premier Protein provided me with products used. Thanks for the yummy shakes and bars. Want to learn more about Premier Protein products LIKE their Facebook page and tell them The World According to Eggface told you to stop by.

Post Weight Loss Surgery Menus: A day in my pouch

A day in my pouch is a series of blog posts to show what a typical daily menu looks like in my post weight loss surgery world. Here's what I ate yesterday with an early nod to St. Patrick's Day.

Breakfast: Ricotta Pancakes are a go-to breakfast at my house. I love these things... especially because it makes the next day's breakfast so easy. I love the leftover pancakes, cold (surprisingly delicious) smeared with a little almond butter. This Pistachio version is a favorite...

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Lunch: It has been unseasonably warm here and this was perfect: Avocado Dip (I add cottage cheese but you would never know) which is basically my way of getting in a little protein with my guacamole and this time I added a little bacon for a touch of Irish. It takes guacamole to a whole new level. It would be a great healthy snack for a March Madness party. Make a double batch because it'll disappear.

Shelly's Irish Avocado Dip

1/2 ripe Avocado
1/4 cup Cottage Cheese
2 Tablespoons Bacon, crumbled bits
a few twists of Black Pepper
Salt to taste
1/4 cup Pico de Gallo or Fresh Salsa (refrigerated kind)

Whiz in a mini food processor everything except the pico de gallo. Mix that in. Top with a sprinkle more bacon. I served it with cucumber crackers. This makes plenty for 2-3 people snacks or less if you are eating it like lunch. Would also be great with cooked shrimp as dippers.

Cook's Note: You could use crumbled leftover cooked bacon I just used 2 Tablespoons of real bacon bits (Hormel or Oscar Mayer makes them, find them in the salad dressing aisle.)

Dinner: Can't have St. Patty's Day without a little corned beef and cabbage. I found the leanest and smallest. I really didn't want a ton of leftovers but if you have a bunch be sure to check out my St. Patrick's Day recipes for tasty ways to use them.

That's a little Horseradish Greek Yogurt Dip on the side just mix a dollop of fresh horseradish in plain Greek yogurt, as much or as little as your nasal passages can handle... it's pretty powerful stuff fresh horseradish... I like to feel the burn.

Snacks: As usual Coffee and I made another one of those Lucky Leprechaun Protein Shakes I posted the other day... soooo good seriously it tastes like Pistachio Ice Cream

Oh and I took a baggie of my Chai Protein Granola with me on my errands. I wanted to mail the latest Giveaway winner's prize right away. I see people in the checkout line at the store grab a Snickers bar or bag of chips, those on-the-fly calories add up... this is one way I save myself from going there.

Speaking of prizes... I think today I might have some fun on Instagram. Keep your eyes out if you follow me over there.

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Post Weight Loss Surgery Menus: A day in my pouch

A day in my pouch is a series of blog posts to show what a typical daily menu looks like in my post weight loss surgery world. Here's what I ate yesterday...

Breakfast: This tastes just like melted Pistachio Ice Cream and 30 grams of protein start to the day. Can't beat that.

Shelly's Lucky Leprechaun St. Patrick's Shake

1 Premier Protein RTD (Ready to Drink) Vanilla Protein Shake
1 Tablespoon Sugar Free Pistachio Pudding Mix, dry
a few ice cubes

Whiz on high till frappe like. I topped it with No Sugar Added Homemade Whipped Cream and a sprinkle of non-pareils because they make me smile.

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Lunch: Of the 50 or so variations of Bites (aka Mini Crustless Quiches) on this blog I never made one based on all the yummy fillings in a Chinese restaurant Egg Roll till now. I have said it before I know but these might be the best Egg Bites I have ever made.

Shelly's Egg Roll Bites

5 Eggs, beaten
1/2 lb. Pork Sausage Meat, Ground
2 Tablespoon Sherry
1 teaspoon Garlic, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons Ginger, minced
1/2 a bag (14 oz) Coleslaw Mix (Cabbage & Carrots)
2 Green Onions, diced
2 Tablespoons Teriyaki Sauce (I used Soy Vay)

Saute sausage meat till no pink is seen. Add ginger, garlic and sherry and cook about a minute. Set aside and allow to cool slightly. Break it up into small pieces. I snip it up with kitchen shears... the best invention in the world. OK maybe not best but top 100 ;) In another pan saute slaw mix, green onions and teriyaki sauce till slightly softened. Set aside to cool slightly.

Mix all ingredients together. Spoon into lightly greased (Pam non-stick spray works great for this) mini muffin tins.

Bake for 30 minutes at 350. Let them cool a few moments they pull away and pop right out. Makes 24.

I ate them with sliced tomatoes. They would be a great accompaniment to my Chinese New Year Soup. Perfect as a party snack or appetizer. I love party food that is easy for guests to eat... no dirty fork to find a place for.

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Dinner: Super quick and easy Philly Cheesesteak Saute. This is a go-to dinner when I don't really want to spend too much time in the kitchen. 15 minutes from start to finish.

Snacks: Too much coffee as usual, a Cottage Cheese Double (probably need to buy stock in this company) and a 1/2 Mango.

It was a tasty day. Very International... Irish Leprechauns, Chinese Egg Rolls, Philly Cheesesteak... it's like the United Nations of weight loss surgery post op menus.

Oh reminder... Sunday the St. Patrick's Day Giveaway ends so if you haven't entered be sure to do that before midnight Pacific time 3/15/15. Winner announced Monday.