by Chris Shugart
No Guilt, All the Goodness
No added sugar, no wheat/gluten if you're avoiding that, and a punch of extra protein? Yeah, this stuff is hard to beat.
Call it what you like: protein-centric, protein-based, or protein-forward eating. We call it protein first. The idea is simple: get enough protein and the rest of your diet autoregulates: it’s easier to control calories, build muscle, or lose fat. Scientists call it the protein leverage effect.
You can add a protein shake to your diet or whip up some protein-focused recipes like this one.
Cinnamon Crunch Banana Bread
Bread Ingredients
- 1 cup oat flour (buy it pre-ground or grind some oats in a food processor)
- 1 cup vanilla MD protein (Buy at Amazon)
- 3 mashed bananas
- 1/3 cup unsweetened Greek yogurt
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons baking Splenda (Buy at Amazon) (optional)
Crumb Topping Ingredients
- 1/4 cup oat flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 to 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/4 cup baking Splenda
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- For the bread batter, mix up all the ingredients and add half of it to a loaf pan. Glass or foil will work.
- Separately, mix up the crumble ingredients. Add half to the batter in the loaf pan. This will give you a little of that crumbly goodness in the center of the loaf.
- Add the rest of the batter, then the rest of the crumble to the top.
- Bake in the center rack for 45-50 minutes. If the top starts to get a little too brown, cover it with foil during the last 10 minutes of baking.
Options
Add a handful of chopped walnuts to the loaf batter. This recipe works with chocolate MD protein (Buy at Amazon), too.
Calories & Macros
- Servings 6
- Calories 280
- Protein 18g
- Carbs 30g
- Fat 8g
More protein recipes here: Protein Delights.
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