yummy BFL chocolate recipes for cravings

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I'm interested in that Monavie...I've heard about it off and on for a couple

years now.

I've tried many of the BFL recipes and some are just plain nasty!! I'm wondering

if there might have been missing ingredients in the recipes...I found the BFL

authorized banana bread to be so dense you couldn't even swallow a bite - and

there was no sweetness to them at all. I've slso done some of the meal

replacement bars that looked to die for when they were done...and they were so

hideous, my girlfriend and I busted out laughing as soon as we attempted to take

a bite. Here are some good ones that I recommend. or anyone

else...please feel free to critique these recipes re. carb/protein allowance.

Re. the cravings...one thing that helps me is drinking the chocolate protein

drinks. Here is how I make them yummy:

In blender:

1 scoop chocolate protein

1 cup water

maybe 1/2 cup cottage cheese (that gives it the dairy flavor that I miss from

not using milk)

1/2 banana

1 package nestle carb control sugar free hot chocolate

lots of ice

you can add peppermint or almond extract for extra flavor

I usually drink half.

Now....here is what I just made - I combined a couple BFL recipes:

Chocolate Peanut Butter cheesecake pie

low fat graham cracker crust

Blend:

choc. pudding (fat free, sugar free)

1 tbsp. natural peanut butter

1 tbsp Jif peanut butter (it just tastes better - and I used it instead of the

butter the recipe called for)

2 scoops chocolate protein powder

1/2 c. skim milk

1/2 c. water

I poured this in the crust and the crust was only 1/2

full...sooooooooooooooo...I added a " cheesecake " layer:

Don't wash out blender, now add:

3/4 c. cottage cheese

6 oz. fat free cream cheese at room temperature

1/2 c. reduced fat sour cream

3 packets of splenda

water to help it blend well

1 tbsp. vanilla fat free sugar free pudding (to help it set)

Pour on top of the first layer and chill.

I would assume this is 8 servings, and it would definately count as both carb

and protein, so it would count as a meal.

I also did chocolate balls the first four weeks and popped one in my mouth after

every meal to satisfy that sweet tooth. I tried tweaking this recipe several

times to add more protein to it and it never came up to par as the original.

Here is the original with more carbs...with some of my changes - it's still

good, but not quite as good as the original:

Chocolate Balls:

1/3 cup oatbran (I actually use oat flour by blending oats - anyone know where

to get oatbran?)

1/3 c. honey (I think this flavor is a little too strong, so I lessen it a bit)

1/2 c. natural peanut butter (or 1/4c yummy Jif and 1/4c. natural)

1/2 c. crushed nuts (as yummy as this is, I don't add it because it brings the

calories too high - I will add Bran Buds, or maybe wheat germ for that crunch)

1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa

1 c. powdered skim milk (this adds quite a bit of protein)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Mix together until combined - roll into balls, then roll into cocoa, crushed

pecans or coconut (crushed pecans is my favorite and I don't add it in the balls

so I can have it on the outside). It makes about 24 balls. 4 balls/serving

I really enjoyed this with 1/2 a cut up banana, but that adds too many carbs -

so if you do that, only eat 3 balls and add a little protein to your meal

Have a great day!

Webster

www.michellebaileywebster.com

Re: Craving Controll

I felt the same way a few months ago. I have been drinking a health beverage

that is 19 fruits and it has helped me with my cravings. I thought it was just

lack of self control, but I don't believe that it is so much lack of self

control anymore. Since I have been drinking this juice for the first time in my

life I am having to make myself eat. It is curbing the cravings that I used to

have. I drank 1 ounce of my Monavie juice this morning at it is noon and I am

not hungry, (which I know is not good to keep my metabolism going) but try to

drink my juice and then eat my six small meals a day every 2 to 3 hours. I then

drink 1 ounce of my Monavie juice before I go to bed and I am sleeping better,

have much more energy, and do not crave things like I used to. check it out at

thegreatproduct.com/monaviemiracle

gertha_schulze <no_reply > wrote: Hi there,

I think I'm lacking self-control. This will be the 3rd time I've

started the challenge and this time I will do it. BUT I have this tiny

problem - I can't stop thinking about food, well not really food..

chocolates, chips etc. Will it be ok to take some ephidrine every

second day or so? I am giving my all with the work-outs and then screw

it up with cookies and other junk... i want to cry afterwards.

Then also what are your thoughts om GAMA (Growth hormone)?