Oreo's and Milk

Whey protein can help suppress appetite. A recent study, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, found a fantastic effect when people consume whey protein before meals. In this study, the participants drank a 400 calorie beverage 90 minutes before eating a test meal. They split the test subjects into 4 groups to see how many calories they consume after their test beverage:

Group 1 = placebo ? 987 Calories
Group 2 = 12.5% protein beverage ? 841 Calories
Group 3 = 25% protein beverage ? 808 Calories
Group 4 = 50% protein beverage ? 681 Calories

This is just one of the many benefits to adding whey protein to your snacks and desserts...it helps with portion control! To read more, check out my book: Secrets to a Healthy Metabolism.


Who doesn't love separating the Oreo's and dipping them in milk? It is something that warms your heart to feel like a child again as you sit at the kitchen table and enjoy cookies and milk. So try this version instead of the scary trans-fats and high fructose corn syrup in real Oreo's. What is in that filling anyway? Yikes.

"Healthified" Oreo Recipe:
1/2 cup vanilla whey or egg white protein
3/4 cup peanut flour (or almond flour)
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp Celtic sea salt
1/4 cup butter or coconut oil
1/4 cup Just Like Sugar (or Swerve)
1 tsp stevia glycerite
4 TBS cocoa powder
2-4 TBS water(just enough to hold dough together)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (200 degrees C). In a medium bowl, stir together the whey, peanut/almond flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Cut in the butter using a pastry blender or your fingers until the butter lumps are smaller than peas. Stir in the water and sweetener to form a stiff dough. On a cookie sheet, place 1/4 inch balls 2 inches apart. Flatten balls into circles (I used a measuring cup). Bake for 10-12 minutes in the preheated oven, until edges are lightly browned. Cool in oven to crisp up.

FILLING:
8 oz cream cheese or coconut cream (if dairy allergy)
2 TBS unsweetened vanilla almond milk
4 TBS Just Like Sugar (or a few drops of stevia)

Mix together and use to hold two chocolate cookies together.

Serve with unsweetened vanilla almond milk! Dip and enjoy:) Makes 24 sandwich cookies. Makes 12 servings.

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving)
Traditional Oreo = 140 calories, 7g fat, 1g protein, 21 carbs, 0 fiber
"Healthified" Oreo = 135 calories, 11g fat, 8g protein, 3 carbs, 1.1g fiber

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