So it’s hot, bloody scorching, shorts, t shirts, flip flops…the works, it still doesn’t get you cool. What’s colder than the weather right now? Boiling water, a radiator, the oven, tea, coffee, that microwaved meal….everything.
I’m about to make your day, with these five awesome treats to beat the heat:
1) FROZEN FRUIT
Yup, just good old fruit, but instead of eating it straight outta the bag, you chuck it in the freezer over night and the next day you wake to ice cold fruity goodness.
Personal Favourites: Grapes, Bananas, Blueberries.
Watch me chuck one in a protein shake:
2) FAT FREE MILKSHAKE
We all want ice cold, thick, creamy milkshakes in this weather. But, these are typically high in fat and therefore high in calories, and maybe they just don’t sit well with our current diet. Well I have a special treat for you, my low calorie milkshake:
Macronutrients: 10g Protein, 17g Carbs (2g Fibre), 0g Fat – 112kcal
Ingredients: 2g Xanthum Gum, 300ml Skimmed Milk, 1 Cup of Ice, MyProtein FlavDrops.
Method: Combine & Blend for a good 5 minutes, or till thick.
Click this link to see it in video.
3) ICED COFFEE
Let’s face it, we still want to drink coffee, but it’s piping hot and that just doesn’t sit well in this weather. So throw custom in the face and make it cold, ice cold.
Macronutrients: 1g Protein, 0.8g Carbs, 2.4g Fat – 28kcal
Ingredients: 1/2 cup cold brewed coffee, 200ml cup Unsweetened Almond Milk, 1/2 Cup Ice, MyProtein Vanilla FlavDrops.
Method: Combine & Stir.
To find out whether coffee could potentially be [bad for you] check this out. <–
4) LOWER CALORIE ICE-CREAM
You know what’s all the rage nowadays? #WholeTubClub yeaaa if you wanna get down with the kids you need to start consuming whole tubs of ice cream. Or maybe you just want more than a scoop or two, but don’t want to kill your calorie count. I’ve got your back with these top low calorie ice cream picks:
- Walls Big Bite
- Per 100g – 2g Protein, 27g Carbs, 4.6g Fat – 158kcal
- Carte Dor Vanilla Light Ice Cream
- Per 100g – 2.5g Protein, 22g Carbs, 4.5g Fat – 140kcal
- Waitrose Love Life Chocolate Frozen Yoghurt
- Per 100ml – 4.3g Protein, 14g Carbs, 1.7g Fat – 89kcal
To find out where the above might fit in your diet check your [your macro budget.]
Insider tips:
- Walls Big Bites is currently on offer in Iceland 2 for under £2, and in Tesco £1. If they are not in your local, check out Tesco Express stores, that is where I got mine.
- Carte Dor do Eton Mess, Chocolate Inspirations and more and these are all typically under 200kcal per 100g, which is really low for an ice cream with chunks.
- Most supermarkets do their own version of frozen yoghurt, so if you haven’t got a Waitrose near you, check out you local Asda (e.g. Count on Us range) etc. as they more than likely stock their own.
- When nutrition is in mls as opposed to grams, either eat the whole tub, or weigh the tub, remove 15g for the weight of the tub. Then use that figure as you’re 100% and then workout how much you want in grams, find the % that is of the whole tub, and then use that % on the ml number, for example:
- 500ml tub weighed 600g
- 600 – 15 = 585
- 585g = 500ml
- You want 200g –> (200/585)x100 = 34% of the tub
- 500 x 0.34 = 170 –> you consumed 170mls
5) DIET DRINKS
What couldn’t be more simple than having a can of your chosen diet soft drink in the fridge? Personally I like cans, 1) because I can practice moderation better 2) because they are cold and I can rub the can on my body.
My Top Picks:
- Pepsi Max
- Pepsi Max Cherry
- Diet Ginger Beer
- Diet Mountain Dew
- Diet Dr Pepper
Diet drinks ain’t gonna kill ya, don’t worry, I made this video years ago and the information still stands (my poor acting skills however…actually they still stand)
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