Peanut Butter Protein Overnight Oats

I'm a big fan of overnight oats.  I mean it's served in a mason jar.  What's not to love?

It's a great make ahead and it's super filling, particularly this recipe. 

There are many different variations of overnight oats out there, but I love adding Greek yogurt to mine.  It ups the protein and I love the creamy, thick texture it adds.  I use 2%, because I'm trying to steer away from fat free stuff and more toward reduced or full fat more natural products, but it would be just as delicious with fat free if that is your choice!

I also added a scoop of Quest Peanut Butter protein powder.  I'm a BIG fan of the Quest powders, I find they taste really really good, not at all "protein-y".  And they are soy free, which is a big score. 

Peanut Butter Protein Overnight Oats
1 serving - 6 Smartpoints

1/3 cup oats
1/3 cup 2% plain Greek yogurt
2/3 cup unsweetened vanilla almond cashew milk
1 banana
1 scoop Quest Peanut Butter protein powder

Mash banana in a separate bowl.  Combine all ingredients in mason jar until combined.  Chill overnight.

I topped mine with 1 Smartpoint worth of pumpkin flax granola for crunch! 

Menu Plan - Week 3

This week is sort of a mish mash.  Basically I have leftovers and I want to use them up!

I do have a few new things on the plan though :)

Breakfasts
Guiltless Chocolate Chip Waffles (Skinnytaste cookbook) - side note, they are actually pancakes in the book but by adding a bit of coconut oil I made them waffles :)
Egg and cheese sandwich on multigrain muffin with fresh berries

Lunches
Turkey mason jar salads
Avocado chicken salad wrap (recipe coming soon!

Dinners
Chicken in Artichoke Pan Sauce (Cooking Light)
Fig and Apple Panini (Cookin' Canuck) - I don't have Gruyere so subbing out the cheese!
Pumpkin soup

Snacks
Sugar snap peas / hummus
Greek yogurt / pumpkin granola
Veggie sticks
Berries
Apples
Shakeology

What's on your menu?

Meal Planning: What I'm Eating This Week!

So, after week 1 of meal planning, I'd say it was a rousing success.  Getting lunches together for work and having a plan for my late tutoring nights was a huge help!

So let's get to week 2!

I still have quite a few waffles in the freezer from last week's batch, so I'm planning on using those for breakfasts, along with an egg sandwich on alternating days (side note - I have to do a post on my breakfast sandwich maker because it is literally the best thing ever!)

I'm doing my Protein Packed Mason Jar salad twice this week, just changing it up a tad.  I ran out of quinoa and I'm in no mood to brave the grocery store the day before an ice storm, so I'm subbing an extra 1/4 cup of chickpeas for the quinoa.  Other lunches will be leftovers!

And as for those leftovers, my two recipes I'm trying out this week:

Italian Escarole and White Bean Soup from the Skinnytaste cookbook (I'm actually using baby kale instead of escarole)
Skinny Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo from Celebrations

I also stocked up on some berries, pineapple, and sugar snap peas for snacks, as well as some more greek yogurt and granola, and some Vermont 10 grain bread for mini banana / peanut butter paninis.  I also have some Vegan Chocolate Shakeology that I'm using as snacks!

What are you planning for this week?

Weekly Meal Planning - Week 1

In an effort to eliminate some chaos (particularly on late tutoring nights), as well as kick off a healthier January, I'm going to be attempting to do some menu planning for the week.  So here is a look at the upcoming week for me!

Breakfasts
Turkey and egg multigrain sandwich
Banana Oat Waffles (Love these because you can make the batches ahead and heat up as needed!)


Lunches
Chicken salad in mason jar (recipe coming soon!)
Leftovers from dinners

Which are...

Dinners
Garlicky Shrimp Stir Fry with Broccolini and Quinoa (from the Skinnytaste cookbook)
Baked Parmesan Chicken with Roasted Asparagus and Sweet Potatoes

Snacks
Apple slices with 1 tbsp. natural peanut butter
Greek yogurt with 2 tbsp. pumpkin flax granola
Cucumbers with balsamic vinegar or hummus
Berries
Vegan Shakeology - Chocolate


Found this great menu planner online - love that it has the grocery list next to it!  Thanks to the Organizing Junkie!

Hitting up Trader Joe's tomorrow!  If anyone has meal prep tips, leave them down below!