High Protein roll up cookie type balls

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Mommy2bug2
Mommy2bug2 Posts: 36 Member
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I made up a high protein ball type no bake cookie. I don't measure, so will estimate. You can add more agave syrup if dry, or more oats if too moist.

In large bowl,
Mix 3 cups oats (quick oats)
3/4 cup Peanut butter
1/4 cup coconut shredded
2 TBL Cocoa Powder
1/2-2/3 cup agave syrup or honey

Mix together and roll in balls with your hands.
Place in air tight container. Can leave out on the counter, no need to frig.

Can also add almond slices, raisins, chocolate chips, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, just about anything.
But remember the more nuts you add, the higher the callories

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  • watto1980
    watto1980 Posts: 155 Member
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    Sounds pretty nice, I reckon some whey protein powder and ripe bananas would go good with this too.
  • Mommy2bug2
    Mommy2bug2 Posts: 36 Member
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    Oh yeah,the possibilities are endless. Its fun to mix and see,,lol
  • StacieLynne2012
    StacieLynne2012 Posts: 9 Member
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    Any idea how many calories these are? I did something similar somewhere that called for chia seeds and ground flax seed. Just have trouble finding those kinds of things in my area.
  • Mommy2bug2
    Mommy2bug2 Posts: 36 Member
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    Depends oern the size of the balls. I figured 60-65 for a ball just bigger than a quarter
  • lisawinning4losing
    lisawinning4losing Posts: 726 Member
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    Sounds good.
  • tiddles_yeah
    tiddles_yeah Posts: 117 Member
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    Theres also protein ball recipes on here that have full cal count

    porbs les fat, carbs, and cals than these, but thats completely up to you and your taste/cal desire


    http://superallergyfood.blogspot.com.au/
  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
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    You really should get a food scale and accurately log.

    Based on the ingredients, I wouldnt call that high protein at all.
    Maybe if you had added protein powder.
  • tiddles_yeah
    tiddles_yeah Posts: 117 Member
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    Out of curiosity i just logged all those ingredients into the database to see how much that batch would be

    So for all the ingredients she stated, twould be

    Cal: 1,967
    Carbs: 225g
    Sugar: 48g
    Fiber: 19g
    Fat: 84g
    Sat fat: 29g
    Protein: 54g
    Sodium: 568mg

    So....yeeeeaaahh if you are going to make this just be aware its quite high cal, fat, carb, sugar etc
  • LishieFruit89
    LishieFruit89 Posts: 1,956 Member
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    Out of curiosity i just logged all those ingredients into the database to see how much that batch would be

    So for all the ingredients she stated, twould be

    Cal: 1,967
    Carbs: 225g
    Sugar: 48g
    Fiber: 19g
    Fat: 84g
    Sat fat: 29g
    Protein: 54g
    Sodium: 568mg

    So....yeeeeaaahh if you are going to make this just be aware its quite high cal, fat, carb, sugar etc

    Fat isnt the devil.
    Neither is sugar.
    But these definitely aren't high protein
  • tiddles_yeah
    tiddles_yeah Posts: 117 Member
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    Haha yeah sorry im not saying they are bad or anything, not at all

    I just meant that some times you dont realise whats in something until after and then your macros are all out :)

    Not judging it in any way, so i apologise if it came across that way
  • Mommy2bug2
    Mommy2bug2 Posts: 36 Member
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    Are you using all natural peanut butter and agave? 1900 calories by 24 balls is 79 calories each.
  • Mommy2bug2
    Mommy2bug2 Posts: 36 Member
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    And be sure you figured unsweetened coconut flakes.
  • MrRossMurphy
    MrRossMurphy Posts: 2
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    Really I wish that people all over the internet would stop calling things with 4+ times more carbs than protein "High Protein."
    It would make finding real high protein things a lot easier. and that's just in grams. Not counting the "calories from" ratio which for this recipe would be at least 6 to 1 but I'll not do the math.

    I only consider something high protein if it at has more Protein than Carbs.

    Even if it was 50/50 it would be alright for a treat.
    But if you're getting 80% of your calories from carbs then you really would benefit from dropping that ratio in half.

    There a lot more to things than Cals in vs. Cals Out.

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