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High-Protein Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Dip

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January 24, 2019 By Laura Ligos, MBA, RD, CSSD 2 Comments

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Oh hey there, it’s me, Sassy. I know it seems like I’ve fallen off the face of my blog, but have no fear, I’m back. I needed a break and wanted to spend the time I was blogging on finding ways to expand and grow my business. It’s AMAZING how much there is out there to help grow and expand your business so to say the least I’ve been busy.

That all being said, one of my outlets (besides fitness) for stress is cooking. I love to meal plan, meal prep and cook. I love cooking for myself but I especially like cooking for others. So, lucky you I’ve been saving up a TON of recipes to share with you guys over the next few weeks. I’ve also been working with a few brands behind the scenes and will have some fun new giveaways and recipes coming at you.

peanut butter cookie dough dip

We’ll start today with my high-protein peanut butter cookie dough dip thanks to PBfit who sent me some samples to try a while back.

Planning Ahead

I help all of my clients plan ahead. That is honestly one of the keys to success. If you fail to plan then you can plan to fail. It’s a harsh statement and sometimes overused BUT it’s the gosh darn truth. So, I hadn’t really planned ahead with the blog. Sure, I planned WHAT I wanted to make and write about but didn’t put it on paper on my schedule. So you know what happened?! Nothing.

The good news is that the PB&J Overnight Oats have been a HUGE hit and I have plenty of content from my 100 day challenge so it gave people time to catch up. However, I need to get back to planning ahead because I love providing you guys with education, content and recipes and I need to listen to my own advice. I even purchased this meal planner and this monthly calendar to keep me on track, if you’re interested.

National Peanut Butter Day

That all being said, I remember hearing that National Peanut Butter Day was this week. It got me excited because I love peanut butter and I thought “this is the perfect day to come back to the blog.” Not to mention PBfit had sent me samples that I had lost in the back of my HIGHLY UNORGANIZED pantry and I just re-found it.

peanut butter cookie dough dip

I guess all it takes is some peanut butter to help me plan ahead and get things done, so thank you peanut butter, you’re the real MVP here.

Let’s celebrate National Peanut Butter Day with a brand spanking new recipe what do you say?! I say, HOORAY FOR NEW RECIPES THAT HAVE PEANUT BUTTER IN THEM. Okay, I’m excited and hope you read that as me shouting because that’s 100% what I was doing.

PBfit

Ok, back up, what is PBfit you ask? Great question it is basically peanut flour. So, peanuts that have been ground up and are in powder form. The oil is pressed out of them so that the powder has 87% less fat and is still rich in protein. Why is this a good thing?! Because I find OFTEN that many of my fitness go’ers and athletes are LOW in protein and cannot figure out why they aren’t seeing improvements in their performance and/or body composition.

From https://pbfit.com/about/

Protein is usually the answer. I had written off peanut powder for a while but decided to give it a shot. Yes, it is a processed food, however, it has real ingredients, is convenient and can 100% fit into a balanced real food approach. If you find you are always struggling with feeling fully satisfied and/or meeting your protein needs, this may be a good option for you. Mix it with greek yogurt and BAM! you’re all set.

peanut butter cookie dough dip

High-Protein Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Dip

I get asked all the time for great options for snacks and pre/post workout food ideas. THIS my friends is going on your list. It is high in protein and pairs nicely with carbs like fruit and/or sweet potatoes. You can eat it any time of day and enjoy it as a snack, dessert, pre/post workout fuel, etc.

Ideally if you are using this pre workout you are consuming it approximately 2 hours before so you have time to digest it and utilize it. Otherwise enjoy it any time of day and treat yo self to this tasty peanut butter cookie dough dip .

peanut butter cookie dough dip

I personally paired this with a sliced apple (that I sprinkled some extra PBfit on but you can enjoy it with a spoon, with a pear, with some carrots, maybe some celery, a rice cake, sweet potato, the possibilities are endless.

Pro Tip: top with your favorite nut/seed butter to make this even more filling.

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High-Protein Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Dip

  • Prep Time: 1 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 minutes
  • Yield: 1 1x
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Ingredients

  • 7 oz. greek yogurt
  • 2 tbsp peanut powder (pbfit chocolate)
  • 1 tbsp chocolate chips
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Mix all ingredients together and enjoy with a spoon or with a slice apple or pear.

Notes

28g protein, 20g carbs, 10g fat per serving

 

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Sassy

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  1. Michael says

    February 5, 2019 at 5:14 pm

    Really great post and impressive pictures Laura!

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    • Laura Ligos, MBA, RD, CSSD says

      February 5, 2019 at 9:54 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply

@thesassydietitian

We’ve made it over a week together and it feels We’ve made it over a week together and it feels like it’s always been this way.

Motherhood is a wild ride & it’s only getting started. I have never been so tired & simultaneously so fulfilled in my life. That’s not to say it’s not filled with tears, worries and doubts but what fun would it be if it were all sunshine and roses anyway?

Going into this all I have felt so supported by friends going through this with me BUT I felt so unsupported by the general public. It seems like we want to fear and shame moms because misery loves company, right?!

The focus quickly shifts from mom to baby (still shocked that I only have an appointment at 6 weeks even though my body went through the biggest event of its life) and there also seems to be this shift from joy to shame & guilt.

Here’s some of what I heard from people:

😕Sleep when baby sleeps. You’ll never sleep again.
😕Don’t let baby sleep in a car seat, or a bouncer, or anywhere but their crib EVER. 
😕You’ll never have time to shower again, enjoy it now. 
😕Cry it out is cruel and harmful to the baby. 
😕Get baby on a schedule/never put baby on a schedule.

These are all things I heard and that truly led me to believe I was going to lose all sense of who I was and my life as I knew it.

What I wish people had said instead were:

🥰Your heart will grow bigger than you could imagine.
🥰You’ll cry the happiest tears you’ve ever cried.
🥰You’ll feel like a giant hole was filled that you didn’t even know was there.
🥰You won’t feel guilty about cleaning your house, it just won’t matter anymore.
🥰Babies pooping will make you laugh so hard you will feel like a kid again.
🥰You will have time to eat and shower and you don’t have to neglect yourself.

We need to do a better job of building each other up, supporting one another and our decisions while refraining from offering unsolicited advice and opinions. 

So for all you future mamas and new mamas out there, I see you, I’m proud of you and I cannot wait to share our stories with one another and the world.

Let’s stop fear mongering (just like the diet world) and start building one another up.

Xoxo,
Sassy & lil sassy man
🌈Some things truly are worth the wait. It’s b 🌈Some things truly are worth the wait. It’s been a long year of loss, unknowns and worry but it’s all been worth it to get to meet my lil man🥰
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Now time to introduce this sassy human who is already so well loved to the world...
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Introducing 

💙 Connor James Ligos 💙
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After an almost 24 hour labor, Connor joined us over a week past his due date on 2/12/21 at a whopping 9lb2oz & 22.5 inches long with a full head of hair and lungs to scream hello to us with.
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We are so in love already and cannot wait to share him with the world. Thank you for all the love and support from friends and family and to all those that helped us in the hospital. Holy cow labor & delivery teams are truly magical and I cannot imagine doing it without all of their support.
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Now back to snuggling this human of mine and trying not to cry at every last thing he does 🥰 
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Mom, Dad & Bode are all doing well!
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I get it, we all eat so we all then want to talk t I get it, we all eat so we all then want to talk to others about what worked for us. That's great!
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What's not great is when we push our nutrition and eating behaviors onto others ESPECIALLY when we are not qualified to do so.
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So often when people meet me for the first time they are worried to eat around me and/or buy groceries around me. My friends can attest I am not judgemental around food and will gladly eat that cake, queso dip or sip on that glass of wine right alongside of you. I am not the food police and do not offer unsolicited nutrition advice unless it's a client who is paying for my help OR on Instagram and other social media platforms where my goal is to educate.
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Why do I share this? 
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Because I see far too many people diving down diet rabbit holes, finding success & then claiming to be nutrition experts purely because something worked for them. 
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I've also seen this alot being pregnant, everyone wants to tell you what worked for them. IF you use that stipulation of "this worked for me" then fine, share away but if you start doleing out advice please pause, take a breath and think about NOT doing it.
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People are OVERWHELMED by diet culture and some so badly want to change but YOUR way is not the only way and it most likely is not what will work for your friend/coworker/cousin/neighbor so please, stop trying to be an expert in something you aren't.
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Got it!?! 
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Ok, carry on.
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xoxo,
Sassy
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#nutrition #nutritiontips #nutritionist #dietitianapproved #rdapproved #rdchat #dietitiansofinstagram #dietitian #dietitiansofig #albanyny #albanynutrition #albanynutrition
Your nutrition does NOT need to be all or nothing. Your nutrition does NOT need to be all or nothing. I'm not saying you have to find perfect balance (does that even exist?) but I am saying that we shouldn't feel like either we have to eat perfectly or that we might as well give up.
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Instead we should look to the grey area in between for our nutrition guidance. 
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What do I mean?
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I mean that we need to realize that we can still eat cookies but we probably should throw some veggies in there. 
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We can have a glass or 2 of wine but we should probably also drink some water. 
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We can take rest days but we should also find ways to move our bodies regularly.
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And the list goes on.
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It's not about all or nothing it's about doing something daily to help your health and nutrition without it feeling like a set of rules or a free for all.
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How do we find that grey area in between?
👉🏻 stop hopping on and off fad diets
👉🏻listen and trust your self, not your coworkers and cousins 
👉🏻focus on the simple things (ie drinking water instead of worrying about supplements)
👉🏻work to remove guilt and shame around food & body
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Where do you currently fall Right now?!
🤪 all
👍🏻in between 
🙅🏻‍♀️ nothing 
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Xoxo,
Sassy
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#dietitian #dietitiansofig #dietitiansofinstagram #nutrition #nutritionist #nutritiontips #thesassydietitian #rdchat #realtalk

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