Low Carb Shamrock Protien Shakes

 When I was a kid I was obsessed with Shamrock Shakes from McDonald's. I has been a lifelong problem. I even had Shamrock Shake stickers on my dorm room mini-fridge at university.


While we were on vacation Kev had a Shamrock Shake on his cheat day and I have been craving one ever since.

So, I altered some Shamrock Shake recipes I found online to make it a low carb treat. We are only a week away from St. Paddy's Day, so get your fill now or drink it anytime of year!

Here it is in all of its high calorie glory. I really liked it using half-and0





Ingredients:
1/2 cup of half-and-half cream
1/2 cup of water
1 scoop of vanilla protein powder
1/4 teaspoon of mint extract
1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract
3 ice cubes
2-3 drops of green food coloring (optional)
*you can sprinkle grated dark chocolate on top for a tasty garnish

Procedure:
Mix all together in a blender and boom, a low carb take on McDonald's Shamrock Shake!

Nutritional Information: To come.
This will vary depending on what brand of protein powder you use. You can safely add a little bit of water in most cases.
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Faux Apple Pie

This is a little different than anything I have ever posted before.

I am a MASSIVE apple fan, it is my weakness whenever we go out for supper and I see an apple dessert on the menu I falter.

Not anymore. This is not the best thing for your diet, but its a heck of a lot better than jumping the wagon completely.

This is a tad different than anything I have ever posted before because it's not really a recipe, it is my guilty pleasure.

I never post anything using sugar-free flavour syrups, this is different. This is the quick and easy version of this treat. You can cut a few carbs out of the whip topping by making whip cream yourself. But, this is what I have been doing because my schedule is so busy.

Seriously, this takes about 5 minutes to throw together and will save you countless carbs if you are like me and love apple (or any dessert). You can do this with pretty much any Questbar, just treat them like pie!


Ingredients
1 Apple Pie QuestBar
2 Tablespoons of Whip Cream
1 Pump of Sugar Free Caramel Syrup

Procedure
1. Warm your QuestBar in the microwave for around 30 seconds.
2. Mix one pump of caramel syrup with whipped topping (if you are using genuine whipped cream or ice cream you may not need to do this).
3. Scoop two tablespoons of whipped topping onto QuestBar.

Nutritional Information per full dessert

Calories 192.5

Fat 6.5g

Total Carb  26.5g

Dietary Fibre 18g

Sugar 4.5g
Protein 20.1g