High Protein Parfait: The 5 Minute Meal Prep To Save Your Diet
There’s something about recipes that require no cooking and just 5 minutes to prep. These recipes not only taste great but make hitting your macros effortless. The last thing you want is to be constantly worried about your diet. A simple meal like this can keep you going about your day as usual while simultaneously allowing you to dial down your nutrition.
Firstly, if you have not read my previous recipe which also requires no cooking and just 5 minutes to prep, click here
Reading the title, you know this is a typical breakfast parfait recipe. By now you should know that I don't limit these recipes to a certain time of the day. If anything, I might eat this right before bed to fulfill my sweet cravings. After all, who doesn’t like dessert while dieting, right? Ok, so to be completely honest, this idea first struck me when I was at Starbucks. I was looking around for a relatively ‘healthy' option which could contribute towards my macro target and I came across this parfait which was basically yogurt in the middle layered with jam at the bottom and some muesli at the top. While it tastes great, it really isn’t the best option if you’re low on calories and want to hit your protein target as well.
Thus, I wanted to come up with my own version of this recipe, trying to make it a little more macro-friendly for the same amount of (or lesser) calories. After some trial and error, I finally was happy with the end product. While this isn’t complicated at all, it’s more about getting the right ingredients than about putting the recipe together. Give it a shot and you’ll be surprised to find out how good this recipe actually tastes.
High Protein Parfait
Ingredients: (1 serving)
160g Plain 0 Fat Greek Yogurt
(What I use - Click to see)*
30g Muesli
(What I use - Click to see)*
15g Reduced Sugar Jam
5pc. Strawberry
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Instructions:
In a mason jar, layer one tablespoon(15g) of the reduced sugar jam at the bottom.
Empty out your container of 0 Fat Greek Yogurt on top of the jam in layers alternating with 5 chopped strawberries.
Top it off with 30g of muesli. The meal is now ready to eat.
Macro Breakdown: (per serving)
Keep in mind that the macros above are for the quantities I mentioned while listing the ingredients. Also, there could be slight differences in the nutritional profile of different brands.
Feel free to customize this recipe as you like. You can substitute the fruit source and the flavors of the jam, muesli, and yogurt as per your wish. Feel free to experiment with your toppings - just remember to adjust your macros for any changes you make! To make this meal vegan-friendly, swap out the greek yogurt for soy yogurt.
This meal is a very easy way to get in about 20g of protein while satisfying your sweet tooth. I tend to have 2 servings at a time which means I just double the quantities listed in the ingredients and end up having a 500 calorie meal with 40g of protein.
Meal prep can’t get any easier than this.
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