How many times have you encountered a recipe, only to be discouraged that it won’t work for you? While not every recipe can be altered, some certainly can be adapted to accommodate your particular dietary needs. Here is an example of a recipe that could easily be altered in a couple different ways.
As you can see, this recipe is dairy based, and has 41g of carbohydrates and 12g of protein. For many people, this recipe would be perfect as written. But for others, some adjustments would be necessary. Let’s see what we can do to change it!
High protein ingredients: 1 cup canned pumpkin, 2 5.3-oz containers Too Good vanilla yogurt, 1 cup Fairlife 2% milk, 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, (omit the sugar), 2 scoops of vanilla Tera’s Whey, sprinkle of nutmeg. Totals: 18.5g carbohydrates and 29.5g protein.
Vegan ingredients: 1 cup canned pumpkin, 2 5.3-oz containers So Delicious vanilla coconut milk yogurt, 1 cup Dream rice milk, 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, (omit the sugar), 1 scoop vanilla Truvani plant based protein, sprinkle of nutmeg. Totals: 46.5g carbohydrates and 11g protein.
Lactose intolerant ingredients: 1 cup canned pumpkin, 2 5.3-oz containers Silk vanilla almond milk yogurt, 1 cup Lactaid 2% Protein milk, 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, (omit the sugar), sprinkle of nutmeg. Totals: 35g carbohydrates and 12.5g protein.
As you can see, a few small changes allow this recipe to meet these three very different nutritional needs. Bottoms up, and have a great August!