Huh? A muscle dessert?
Imagine tucking into a sweet, delicious dessert that actually fed your muscles, NOT your waistline.
Now imagine that this high-quality protein snack was low in calories, carbs, and fat.
Sound impossible? It’s not, and I’m about to show you how to do it!
This makes a sweet, high-protein mousse that can complement ANY bodybuilding diet. Whether you’re on low-carb, low-fat, low-glycemic, bulking or cutting, this little beauty fits the bill.
This recipe makes about 6 servings. Make a batch and keep it in the fridge for when temptation gets the better of you.
It couldn’t be simpler, all you need is:
- 1 box sugar-free strawberry Jell-O
- 90g Vanilla Whey Protein
- 1 Cup Fat-Free Sour Cream (Prairie Farm’s is the lowest calorie)
- 1 Cup Frozen Mixed Berries
- 1 Cup Boiling Water
That’s it. All you gotta do is:
- Add the boiling water to the Jell-O and let it dissolve. Then place it in the fridge for 10 minutes and let it cool.
- Then take it back out, add your whey and whisk until the protein is thoroughly mixed through
- Now whisk in the sour cream until frothy
- Now fold in your mixed berries (or you can use just one type of berry if you prefer like raspberries)
- Now refrigerate for a further 4 hours.
The nutritional breakdown is incredible:
- 492 total calories or just 82 calories per serving
- 14g protein per serving
- Just 6.5g net carbs per serving
- 0g fat
Since this is snack food we don’t need a full 30g serving of protein, but you can easily have a double-serving for 28g of protein if you wish. Your meals should also be providing any dietary fats you need so the zero fat count should not be a concern for low-carbers.
A glycemic load rating is difficult here but the net carb count is so low that it’s not too much of a concern. The carbs come from the berries and sour cream; I reckon a GL of 3 is more than enough to cover it.
By the way, this recipe is a modified version of something I saw in a book called ‘Muscle Chow‘. There’s over 150 muscle recipes in there, I’m sure you’ll find some that you can incorporate into your bodybuilding lifestyle.
Enjoy It!
Mark
Thanks man I have all these things at home. Will whip it up l8r!
hey this looks awesome. Although one question. I have this Soy Whey Protein powder. And a few of the things you list on this website i’ve tried but they taste kinda funny (the late night snack, and the homemade low-carb bars). Im wondering if I want this to taste as good as possibly what should i do? Add vinilla? if so, how much? Thanks
Hi,
What do you think about this study?
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091109174345.htm
“cycling between periods of eating sweet and regular-tasting food can activate the brain’s stress system and generate overeating, anxiety, and withdrawal-like symptoms”
How much is 90 g in cups or scoops?
Vladimir, I experienced exactly this starting the second quarter of this year. I gained back much of the weight I had lost over an 18 month period, and have just recently finally stabilized at a new, higher weight. Put plainly, it sucks. I am at this moment accepting that this is where I am and if I am never able to go off sweet foods I will just have to live with that.
One question I have after reading that synopsis is whether or not they tested this with both sugar-sweetened feed and another group that had only ever received plain feed and artificially-sweetened feed. It is, of course, too late for me, but if one never develops a habit of eating sugar, would he or she still develop the problem from using only artificial sweeteners?
Anyone who has kids should really take this as a wake-up call and never give their kids sugary stuff no matter how much they whine. Thank goodness I don’t have kids so I don’t have to worry about screwing any kids up for life!
Jill, it depends on the density of the product you’re measuring. Grams is a measure of mass, and cups/scoops is a measure of volume, so there can’t be a one-to-one conversion. If you look at your protein’s nutrition facts label, it should say something like the serving size is “34 g (approximately 1 scoop)”, for example. So 90/34 is roughly 2 2/3, so you’d use about 2 and 2/3 scoops. Or, if you really care about being that precise, you can get a kitchen scale that measures in grams. I have a home one that measures in increments of 2 grams and a pocket one for my purse that measures in 0.1 gram increments!