Welcome back guys! It’s Super Bowl Sunday! One of my favorite days of the year for parties and celebrations! It is also prime time to blow your nutrition plan on caloric dense foods and beverages if you are not careful. I have employed a few strategic steps over the years to negate weight gain for parties and celebrations, because let’s face it, you have to live a little!
Tips:
- Plan on consuming mostly protein and veggies throughout the day keeping your calories relatively low but protein high! Personally, as an example for breakfast, I will have a combined 2egg/4 egg white omelet with peppers and mushrooms with coffee and sugar-free Coffeemate Italian Creamer and a protein shake for lunch.
- Add in an extra few minutes of cardio to your normal resistance or cardiovascular training. An example: if you perform HIIT (high intensity interval training), do 3-5 more rounds or walk/run an extra 15 minutes to “make more caloric room” for later.
- Drink tons of water! I typically consume 1-1.5 gallons of water a day and on days of planned parties, I will have an extra glass or two before the party begins. The water will make you feel fuller while salivating over those wings, nachos and dips!
- If you do plan to consume alcohol, try to stick with mixed drinks using calorie free mixers/sodas. Consuming diet sodas will easily save you 100-150 calories per drink. If you must drink beer, stay with the lower calorie options if possible.
- Simply enjoy yourself and do not go overboard! Like I initially stated, you have to live a little. Expect that you may have a slight weight gain the following day or two that will mostly be related to water retention from the sodium in many of the party foods. Just get back on your normal routine the next day and stay consistent and that water weight will drop!
Below is a high protein, low carb buffalo chicken dip recipe that we make for Super Bowl that is off the charts just as good as any other dip I have eaten! Give it a try! You will not be disappointed!
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Until next time, be fit!
Brian
Healthy High protein Buffalo chicken dip
Ingredients:
1 lb of shredded chicken breast (rotisserie chicken works great as alternative to baking or crock pot cooking)
1 cup of non-fat plain yogurt
1/2 cup of fat free cream cheese
1 cup of reduced fat shredded Colby cheese
1/2 cup of blue cheese crumbles
1/4 cup of Frank’s Wing sauce
1/4 cup of Frank’s Traditional Red Hot sauce
1 Tbsp of Hidden Valley Ranch dip mix
Directions:
Bake chicken or place in crock pot until fully cooked. Place shredded chicken in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix together. Once mixed, place the dip into a 9 x 13in baking dish and bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Eat with your favorite Tortilla chips or Veggies such as carrots or celery sticks.
Serves 10 people
130 Calories per serving: Macros: Protein: 22 Carbs: 4 Fat: 2
