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The Protein Snack Queen

Fitness & Nutrition Coach who makes easy, convenient high-protein recipes!

09/24/2026

👉🏽Comment ‘Easy Breakfast’ and I’ll DM you the full recipe! It’s also on the blog!

when I made my spend the day in my life video, I shared this breakfast prep, and all of you went crazy in the comments, wanting to know what I was making. As a lot of you know, my life is a little chaotic at the moment so spending time cooking is really not a huge priority of mine, which is kind of ironic given what I do :)

some weeks I rotate between Jones Dairy Farm sausages (as you saw in the video) and this easy dump and go breakfast casserole that holds so well in the fridge and lasts for four days, which gives me the perfect high-protein breakfast that I can just grab and go!

It’s super simple to make you don’t really have to chop anything but the green onions and you just pour everything in a baking dish and toss it into the oven!

Let me know if you plan to make this or if you end up making this- it’s quite the gem!

Per square: 84 calories 8g protein 5g carbs 4g fat

.S- I created a 68 page weight loss guide that takes you STEP BY STEP through the weight loss process so you can lose up to 10lb in 12 weeks! It’s a treasure trove of ALL my knowledge as a sustainable weight loss coach with over 10 years of experience. Sections include:
-How to actually calculate your calories and macros
-How to eat out and still lose weight
-How to drink alcohol and still lose weight
-Navigating weightloss through perimenopause and menopause
-Understanding the role of movenement and exercise
-A 12 week meal plan with recipes!
-Grocery lists
& so much more!

🫶🏽Comment GUIDE and I’ll DM you a link to grab it!

09/17/2026

SAVE and share this Sheet Pan Panzanella Salad with someone who needs a no frills, easy high-protein dinner! Sheet pan meals are the easiest way to make a fast meal with a whole ton of nutrition! The beauty is most of these things bake together on one pan so you’re not only don’t have a heap to clean up, but you save a lot of time in the prep and cooking process!

Ingredient

* 1½ lbs (or one package) Trader Joe’s Pesto Marinated chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces (or simply marinate chicken with store bought pesto sauce!)
* 4 cups sourdough bread, cubed (or high-protein bread)
* 1 pint cherry tomatoes
* 1 small red onion, sliced
* 6-8 cloves garlic
* 8 oz fresh mozzarella pearls
* 3-4 oz baby arugula
* Fresh basil
* Freshly grated Parmesan
* Salt and pepper to taste
* Balsamic glaze to drizzle on top

Dressing is Bolthouse Farms Balsamic Vinagrette!

Otherwise you can try:

* 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
* 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
* 1 tbsp olive oil
* 1 tsp Dijon mustard
* 1 tsp honey
* Salt & pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Chop the chicken breast into small cubes. If you’re marinating, in a bowl combine the cubes with the marinade and let it sit while you prep everything else.
3. On a large sheet pan, add the bread cubes, tomatoes, onion, and garlic. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and toss.
4. Nestle the marinated chicken around the vegetables so everything cooks together.
5. Bake for about 15 minutes.
6. Sprinkle Parmesan over the bread and vegetables, then return to the oven for another 8-10 minutes, until the chicken reaches 165°F, the tomatoes burst, and the bread is golden and crispy.
7. Let cool for about 5-10 minutes.
8. Add the mozzarella, arugula, basil, and dressing. Toss everything together, scraping up all those browned bits from the pan.
9. Finish with more Parmesan if desired, cracked black pepper, flaky salt, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze if you want.

Are you making this? :)

09/15/2026

Here’s the dinner I’ve been making on repeat that you saw me make in my day in the life video. It has upwards of 50g of protein and is under 450 calories which makes it the perfect, filling and nutritious meal. PS- all the carbs come from the veggies so if you needed to increase carb intake, you can easily add some potato or actual hot honey.

09/10/2026

Seriously 9 attempts! Don’t snooze on these ridiculously delicious 🎃🧁 Protein Pumpkin Muffins!

👉🏽Comment PUMPKIN MUFFINS for the full recipe along with ALL of the details, tips, and best practices for baking them.

I really really REALLY tried to make these have the most protein possible with the lowest caloric value without sacrificing TASTE and TEXTURE. These are IT!

Each muffin, with frosting: 12g Protein | 20-26g carbs | 3-4g fat 🙌🏽

.S- I created a 68 page weight loss guide that takes you STEP BY STEP through the weight loss process so you can lose up to 10lb in 12 weeks! It’s a treasure trove of ALL my knowledge as a sustainable weight loss coach with over 10 years of experience. Sections include:
-How to actually calculate your calories and macros
-How to eat out and still lose weight
-How to drink alcohol and still lose weight
-Navigating weightloss through perimenopause and menopause
-Understanding the role of movenement and exercise
-A 12 week meal plan with recipes!
-Grocery lists
& so much more!

🫶🏽Comment GUIDE and I’ll DM you a link to grab it!

pumpkinspice

09/09/2026

Not gonna lie, I realize I’m a little nuts 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Great encouragement and playing from my partner H A R T. Gosh I love pickleball.

Enjoy 🤪

09/08/2026

A crunchy, creamy, delicious and ridiculously easy crispy rice Teriyake salmon salad that is going to be your new go-to salad!

The dressing and marinade is made with only a few ingredients (storebought!) because we all know recipe assembly is way easier than cooking from scratch :)

Comment ‘Salmon Salad’ to get the recipe sent to your DMs!

P.S- I created a 68 page weight loss guide that takes you STEP BY STEP through the weight loss process so you can lose up to 10lb in 12 weeks! It’s a treasure trove of ALL my knowledge as a sustainable weight loss coach with over 10 years of experience. Sections include:
-How to actually calculate your calories and macros
-How to eat out and still lose weight
-How to drink alcohol and still lose weight
-Navigating weightloss through perimenopause and menopause
-Understanding the role of movenement and exercise
-A 12 week meal plan with recipes!
-Grocery lists
& so much more!

🫶🏽Comment GUIDE and I’ll DM you a link to grab it!

09/01/2026

I’m mindblown at how easy this was to make. The only leg work is in cutting the nori sheets, but who doesn’t love a little arts and crafts?

These Sushi (salmon and crab) Tostadas were inspired by my favorite rolls, the Kamikaze, at my favorite sushi restaurant in Chicago, Toro Sushi . I’ve been going since I was a senior in high school (2006😅) and it always delivers on the most unique rolls, with a A LOT of fresh fish and light rice.

all you really have to do is mix, salmon, imitation, crab, cucumbers, sunflower seeds, green onions, and a few sauces together in a bowl, and spoon that on top of your crispy, Nori tostada! And the way you get that crispy is by taking Nori sheets and Rice paper rolls and sandwiching them together and throwing them in the microwave! I saw this hack somewhere on the Internet and it really works.

There are so many variations of this recipe that you can make, you can skip the imitation crab, or you can skip the salmon altogether, but I love the mixture of both proteins in this recipe. Not only is the tostada crispy, but you get a lot of texture in the topping as well thanks to the cucumbers and the sunflower seeds. This is such a cool recipe to make as a gourmet appetizer or meal for friends and family. , or if you just feel like eating what feels like a very elevated sushi meal.

👉🏽Comment “Sushi Tostada” and I’ll DM you the recipe! You can also find it on the blog as always by clicking the link in my bio!

Each tostada: ~150 calories, 13g protein, 14g carbs, 5g fat

P.S- I created a 68 page weight loss guide that takes you STEP BY STEP through the weight loss process so you can lose up to 10lb in 12 weeks! It’s a treasure trove of ALL my knowledge as a sustainable weight loss coach with over 10 years of experience. Sections include:
-How to actually calculate your calories and macros
-How to eat out and still lose weight
-How to drink alcohol and still lose weight
-Navigating weightloss through perimenopause and menopause
-Understanding the role of movenement and exercise
-A 12 week meal plan with recipes!
-Grocery lists
& so much more!

🫶🏽Comment GUIDE and I’ll DM you a link to grab it!

08/27/2026

SOFT PRETZEL BITES with 16g of PROTEIN? Yes, please!!

If the smell and buttery flavor of Auntie Anne's soft pretzels doesn’t bring you back to peak childhood joy, then I don’t know what will! And never in a million years did I think I’d be eating a soft pretzel bite with higher protein, higher fiber, and lower net carbs thanks to Hero Bread ‘s genius baking skills.

Enter A Twist of Auntie Anne’s Hero Bread Pretzel Bites! They are OUT OF THIS WORLD in flavor, all while packing 16g of protein and 18g of fiber, for only 110 calories per serving. This is why I love Hero so much - they get their macros and flavor down EVERY time!

In true Protein Snack Queen fashion, I had to pair these pretzel bites with a delicious homemade high-protein dipping sauce.

High-protein Honey Mustard:

1 cup Greek yogurt

1/4 cup mustard

1/4 cup maple syrup

And you can shop A Twist of Auntie Anne’s Hero Bread Pretzel Bites directly by commenting “Pretzel Bites” and you’ll get 10% off your first purchase.

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