Friday Favorite- Protein Powder

 Protein powder is a great way to get extra protein in your daily diet.  I have always put protein powder in my morning smoothies.  However, I have noticed that my stomach hurt or felt unsettled after drinking a protein smoothie.  I started doing some research and discovered that Whey Protein can be quite hard to digests, especially for women.  Interesting!  Every protein powder I have ever used has been whey based.  This is when I went searching for a plant based, natural protein powder.  I came across Perfect Fit Protein Powder from the girls behind Tone It Up.  Their protein is gluten free, vegan, whey free, dairy free, and all natural.  In addition to being great in your typical smoothie, it also has the consistency of flour so it is great for using in recipes.

Let's take a closer look at the ingredients:

This is from a typical Whey Protein.

This is Perfect Fit.

You can see the difference!! The Perfect Fit Protein is filled with ingredients that we can all say and recognize.  The leading Whey Protein (which is what my husband uses) is filled with items that I can't say and don't recognize.  Are they bad for you?  Honestly, I don't know!  I don't know what they even are, but I do know they don't sit well in my stomach.

Okay- so I have completely switched to Perfect Fit Protein, now for my favorite recipe!

Perfect Fit Protein Waffle

1/2 banana mashed

1/4 cup egg whites

1/2 Tbs almond milk

1 scoop of vanilla protein

dash of cinnamon

-Mix all ingredients in a bowl

- pour into a waffle maker- spray with cooking spray first

After the waffle is finished, you can put whatever you want on top- syrup, honey, I use all natural peanut butter (ingredients read: peanuts, sea salt- nothing else!)  I little peanut butter with strawberries and there you have it!  YUMMY!! This can be breakfast but this picture is from a night when my husband was traveling and I made it for dinner.  It is so filling because of all the clean protein from the egg whites, peanut butter, and protein powder.

The Tone It Up website has other great recipes that you can use with their protein powder. 

If you are looking for a clean, plant based protein, this one is definitely worth trying!