My THM-Friendly recipe for Vanilla Candy Cane Coffee Creamer will make your morning coffee simple, delicious, and healthy. Just make it at the beginning of the week, and you’ll have lovely Christmas-y coffee to go with the chilly weather all week long! This recipe is sugar-free and a Trim Healthy Mama friendly Fuel Pull. That means you can pair it with an S or an E breakfast without it becoming a Crossover!
Health Benefits of the Vanilla Candy Cane Coffee Creamer
It’s sugar-free. Most coffee creamers are packed with sugar or artificial sweeteners. This recipe calls for stevia, a healthy natural sweetener.
It’s made with real ingredients.GoodRX says that most coffee creamers are packed with additives and chemicals. This recipe includes only good, natural, and real ingredients. You can rest in knowing that you’re not putting bad things into your body along with your daily Cup o’ Joe!
THM-Friendly Fuel Pull Recipe for Vanilla Candy Cane Coffee Creamer
Directions: Put all of the ingredients in a mason jar, stir it up, and store it in the fridge. When you’re ready to use it just put 1-2 tbs. in your coffee mug, then fill it the rest of the way with your favorite coffee!
*You can use heavy whipping cream instead for a creamier heavy S creamer
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My THM-Friendly recipe for High Protein Pumpkin Cheesecake is a Satisfying (fat) dessert. The cream cheese would actually make it a Heavy S. So not the best daily snack if you’re in weight-loss mode, but a great sugar-free treat for celebrating the holidays! Consider pairing it with a hot coffee with Optimized Collagen powder in it or some other protein drink to help you get the rest of the way to your protein goal. I’ll definitely be continuing to make this one. It’s so delicious and helps me stay away from off-plan treats. Also, it’s husband-approved!
Health Benefits of High Protein Pumpkin Cheesecake
It’s packed with 15 g of protein per serving. Protein is essential because it’s what helps your body keep and build muscle. Without muscle, your body can’t burn fat, and overall health quickly goes downhill. Having this as a dessert can help your dinner get the rest of the way to it’s protein goal. Or you can have it as a snack paired with some kind of protein drink
It’s sugar-free and delicious. We’re in that time of year now when we’re surrounded with sugar-y treats. Having a healthy treat you loved prepped and sitting in your fridge or freezer will help you more easily say no to sugar.
Pumpkin Spice and everything nice. Ok, not an actual health benefit, but I do love my pumpkin spice stuff. Maybe a mental health benefit?
THM-Friendly S Recipe for High Protein Pumpkin Cheesecake
I love learning more about health! The plan I follow (Trim Healthy Mama) balances food groups beautifully, cuts out sugar, and emphasizes the need for high protein. It’s super personalizable for budget, preferences, allergies, phase of life, and goals (weight loss, gaining muscle, healthy weight gain, working through health issues, getting more energy, etc.). Do you want Trim Healthy Mama friendly recipes sent straight to your inbox?Sign up for my email list here.
My THM-Friendly recipe for Autumn Spice creamer will make your morning coffee simple, delicious, and healthy. Just make it at the beginning of the week and you’ll have lovely Autumn coffee to go with the chilly weather all week long! This recipe is sugar-free and a Trim Healthy Mama friendly Fuel Pull. That means you can pair it with an S or an E breakfast without it becoming a Crossover!
Health Benefits of the Autumn Spice Creamer
It’s sugar-free. Most coffee creamers are packed with sugar or artificial sweeteners. This recipe calls for stevia, a healthy natural sweetener.
It’s made with real ingredients.GoodRX says that most coffee creamers are packed with additives and chemicals. This recipe includes only good, natural, and real ingredients. You can rest in knowing that you’re not putting bad things into your body along with your daily Cup o’ Joe!
THM-Friendly Fuel Pull Recipe for Autumn Spice Coffee Creamer
Directions: Put all of the ingredients in a mason jar, stir it up, and store it in the fridge. When you’re ready to use it just put 1 ½ tbs. in your coffee mug then fill it the rest of the way with your favorite coffee!
Download this THM Friendly Fuel Pull recipe card for free!
I love learning more about health! The plan I follow (Trim Healthy Mama) balances food groups beautifully, cuts out sugar, and emphasizes the need for high protein. It’s super personalizable for budget, preferences, allergies, phase of life, and goals (weight loss, gaining muscle, healthy weight gain, working through health issues, getting more energy, etc.). If healthy living interests you sign up for my email list here.
Note: I’m an Amazon Affiliate so I receive a commission off anything purchased through links I share.
My THM-Friendly recipe for Protein Pumpkin Pancakes is an Energizing (carb) meal that’s high protein, low fat, and sugar free. I love figuring out and sharing cheap and easy Trim Healthy Mama friendly recipes. My goal is to make it easy to eat healthy for an affordable price and in a delicious way. This Protein Pumpkin Pancake Recipe is a perfect way to have an Autumn-y meal while crushing your protein goals! It has about 30g of protein in it.
Health Benefits of the Protein Pumpkin Pancake
It meets an ideal protein goal of 25g+. Protein is essential because it’s what helps your body keep and build muscle. Without muscle, your body can’t burn fat, and overall health quickly goes downhill. The fact that it contains this much protein makes it a Trim Healthy Mama Friendly Recipe that’s up-to-date with the plan’s new Wisdom ways.
It’s a carb meal, yay! Good, healthy carbs are so important. Especially for us women. Ideally, half or more of our meals should contain good carbs (so not white bread or sugar, no, no, no).
Energy boost for breakfast. Good carbs are especially a good way to start your day! They give you that nice little burst of energy.
THM-Friendly E Recipe for a Protein Pumpkin Pancake
I love learning more about health! The plan I follow (Trim Healthy Mama) balances food groups beautifully, cuts out sugar, and emphasizes the need for high protein. It’s super personalizable for budget, preferences, allergies, phase of life, and goals (weight loss, gaining muscle, healthy weight gain, working through health issues, getting more energy, etc.). If you’d like to stay up-to-date with the recipes I share sign up for my email list here.
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Picture yourself sitting down with me and sipping your favorite healthy latte. I want to have a friendly little chat about healthy eating on a budget. My goal is to give you 5 easy steps that will help you create THM-friendly meal plans. You should walk away from our coffee time together understanding that eating healthy doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. As you implement these principles, meal-planning will become a joyful process that simplifies the rest of your week. The meals you thoughtfully choose will also leave you feeling energized and satisfied.
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What is Trim Healthy Mama?
If you’re new to this, let’s take a moment to talk about what Trim Healthy Mama is. Trim Healthy Mama isn’t some fad diet, it’s a lifestyle. It’s often accurately referred to as the “Food Freedom Movement”. The Trim Healthy Mama way of eating includes all the macronutrients (fats, carbohydrates and protein). It focuses on clean and nourishing sources of each of those nutrients. The plan can be personalized for different seasons of life and health goals. Wherever you’re at in life, you will be focusing on protecting your muscles and supporting your hormones.
How to Create a THM-Friendly Meal Plan
1. Check What’s in Your Fridge and Pantry
Before meal-planning, you’ll want to make sure you know what ingredients you have. I like to make a list of several key ingredients I have, especially protein sources since that’s what my meals are centered around. In order to do healthy eating on a budget, you’ll want to come up with as many meals as you can using ingredients you already have.
2. Consult your Cookbooks and Pinterest
The next step is to flip through your cookbooks (or scroll Pinterest) to find recipe ideas. It’s a good idea to already have a list (written down or in your head) of your favorite go-to recipes. The more you repeat recipes you’re already familiar with, the easier meal planning and prep will become. I have Trim Healthy Mama cookbooks I use and I like to save THM-friendly recipes on Pinterest. You can find links to recipes I created on this Pinterest board. Another way to simplify is by not always using recipes. You can do something simple like salmon, seasoned brown rice, and a side of broccoli.
3. Count Your Protein Grams (eating high-protein can save your life!)
Protein does so many incredible things for you! It helps you build and keep muscle, nourishes your hair and skin, causes your metabolism to burn fat… the list goes on and on! Because of this, I would argue that meeting your protein goal should be your biggest concern when meal planning. Protein might seem expensive, but so are doctor bills. And, I’m not saying you have to eat steak for every meal. You can focus on more affordable protein sources like cottage cheese, protein powder bought in bulk, nonfat plain greek yogurt, eggs, meat that’s on sale… If you do decide to purchase protein powder in bulk, here’s one I recommend. What should your protein goal be? According to Trim Healthy Mama you should have at least four meals and snacks that have 25 g of protein in them per day. I give my husband even more than that. Counting protein grams can be a pain at first, but once you get the hang of it and have your go-to meals it’s not so hard. If whatever protein you’re using doesn’t come with nutrition facts, you can figure out how much protein it has with a quick google search. For example, I often search things like “how much protein is there in a pound of ground turkey”. Once you’ve got your protein nailed down, make sure you’re also getting plenty of fruits, vegetables, healthy carbs, and healthy fats. Keep your meal plan well-balanced!
4. Write Down Your Plan
Grab a blank piece of paper and write down your THM-friendly meal plan. My plan usually includes two kinds of breakfasts I batch make ahead (usually one carb breakfast and one fat breakfast) and 5 or 6 dinners. I only plan for 5 or 6 dinners because we usually often up having leftovers or eating somewhere else at least once or twice. Lunches aren’t usually on my meal plan. I usually just have leftovers, sandwiches or scramble random ingredients together. Your plan doesn’t have to say exactly which day you’re having which dinners, just make sure you have your list of ideas for the week somewhere you can easily find.
5. Make a Grocery List and a Meal-Prep List
Now that you have your meals chosen, you’re going to make a list of the ingredients you need to buy. If my list starts looking expensive, I’ll often revise my plan. That may mean swapping recipes for cheaper recipes or omitting ingredients. The second list you’re making is a meal-prep list. If you can set aside an hour or two for meal prep, it could make the rest of your week a lot easier. Often if I get meal prep time in, it feels like the rest of the week my meals just make themselves. Things you can prep ahead are breakfasts, easy grab snacks, beans, meat or rice can be cooked ahead of time…all of this will save you time later on.
Chat with me!Have you already been doing any of these steps? Are there tips you would add onto this? What’s are some of your go-to meals? I’d love to hear from you in the comments! Some other ways you can get in touch are by shooting me an email (eliza.noel.writes@gmail.com) or messaging me over social media (Facebook or Instagram).
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