Trick Or Treat? High Protein Pumpkin Bread
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. ”
Key Takeaways
Solokas Focus Protein Packed Pumpkin Bread is delicious, nutritious, and easy to make.
Ingredients:
Wet
1 tsp baking powder
120g oat flour
60g protein powder
Directions:
1. Mix wet ingredients
2. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients
3. Pour into loaf pan or muffin pan
4. Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes
5. Slice into 9 pieces
6. Light a jack-o-lantern, turn on “Hocus Pocus”, and enjoy!
Macros - Each slice contains:
100 calories
8g protein
2g fat
12g carbs
If you hocus pocus focus on eating more healthy food instead of thinking about restriction, you’ll be more satisfied and still able to enjoy treats in moderation with negligible negative effects on your health.
Full Story
Trick or treat?
It depends. Do you want to eat a bomb of sugar, processed vegetable oil, and enriched flour, or a hearty dose of protein, olive oil, and oats? Would you prefer 410 calories, 15g of fat, 39g of sugar, and 6g of protein, or 100 calories, 2g of fat, and 8g protein? For a trick, choose Starbuck’s Pumpkin Loaf. For a treat, dig into Spooky Solokas Focus Protein Packed Pumpkin Bread!
The Recipe
Ingredients:
Wet
Dry
1 tsp baking powder
120g oat flour
60g protein powder
Directions:
Step 1. Mix wet ingredients
Step 2. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients
Step 3. Pour into loaf pan or muffin pan
Step 4. Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes
Step 6: Slice into 9 pieces
Step 5. Light a jack-o-lantern, turn on “Hocus Pocus”, and enjoy!
The finished product.
Almond butter and pumpkin chocolate chips optional.
Serves 9.
Or one, if you’re very hungry.
The Macros
Each slice of Spooky Solokas Focus Protein-Packed Pumpkin Bread contains:
100 calories
8g protein
2g fat
12g carbs
More importantly, it doesn’t come chock full of added sugar or pro-inflammatory vegetable oils. You’ll be getting plenty of sugar from your Kit Kats and candy corn this month. Especially throughout the months of October to December, making the healthy substitute to enjoy your favorite foods while keeping your nutrition in mind will pay dividends for your long-term health.
Quick, Easy, and Nutrient-Dense
No, preparing this recipe isn’t as easy as grabbing a pre-packaged, ultra-processed version. But as far as recipes go, this one is as simple as it gets. Mix the ingredients together and throw it in the oven, it’s so easy a well-trained monkey could do it! Plus, you’ll have plenty left over for the week, save money, and create a delicious opportunity to eat something that will benefit your health and energy levels.
If Starbuck’s Pumpkin Loaf is your absolute favorite food in the entire world, go ahead and enjoy! However, if it’s just something you reach for because it’s calling your name in the Starbucks line, you’ll be much better off pairing your latte with this variation instead.
Eating highly-processed, calorie dense foods not only has the potential to harm your health and make it more difficult to maintain a healthy body weight, but it knocks out a valuable chunk of your daily “calorie budget” that you could spend on nutrient-dense foods. Eating more “bad” leaves less room for the “good.”
Wrap Up - Hocus Pocus Focus
I’m a broken record. This time of year, I tell my clients over and over to prioritize adding healthy foods, such as fruits, vegetables, and protein, into their diet rather than focusing on restriction of candy, cookies, and ghost-shaped mini cakes (a tradition in my family).
If you hocus pocus focus on eating more of the good, you’ll be more satisfied and avoid the wild emotional rollercoaster of blood sugar highs and lows. Best of all, you’ll still be able to enjoy treats in moderation with negligible negative effects on your health.
That brings us to the question of the day - trick or treat? No tricks here. With Solokas Focus Protein Packed Pumpkin Bread, you’ll always get a treat.
GIF Sources: Dancing Pumpkin Dwight Latte Kimmy
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