Make up a new upbeat playlist and listen while you go for a walk or a jog. It will help you keep up a good pace.
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Get wet! Swimming pools, water parks, lakes, oceans and even yard sprinklers can provide welcome relief from the summer heat. Play and have fun.
What is summer without the sweet taste of a frozen treat? No-added-sugar popsicles or fudgesicles are musts to keep stocked in the freezer. Blend ice and Crystal Light. Many commercial sugar-free ice cream options are packed with gut-wrenching sugar alcohols—so be cautious with these. Best bet, use a little imagination or do a quick internet search for delicious no-added-sugar frozen treat recipes. Here are two, with the added benefit of protein, to get you started:
Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
1 cup frozen strawberries (sliced if you can find them), no-added-sugar
4 tbsp. light cream cheese
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tbsp. sweetener (Splenda, Stevia, or erythritol)
1 tbsp. sugar-free gelatin powder, strawberry
1 cup Fairlife milk, fat-free
2 scoops Matrix protein powder, vanilla or strawberry
Add all ingredients to blender and blend until well mixed. Pour into ice cream maker and follow instructions for freezing. Makes 3 servings.
Nutrition information per serving: 163 calories, 22 grams protein, 5 grams fat, 9 grams carbohydrate, 137 mg sodium.
Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream
1 cup Fairlife milk, fat-free
2 scoops Matrix protein powder, chocolate
2 tbsp. powdered peanut butter (like PB2)
Add all ingredients to blender and blend until well mixed. Pour into ice cream maker and follow instructions for freezing. Makes 2 servings.
Nutrition information per serving: 175 calories, 32 grams protein, 3 grams fat, 8 grams carbohydrate, 187 mg sodium.
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