Before bed the night before my fights in kickboxing and boxing, I eat this for a snack. It’s also great for hydration and fueling energy stores before exercise. Carbs from the rice cakes and fruit, fats from the nut butter, and protein from the cottage cheese make this a great boost.
RICE CAKE MADNESS
Makes: 1 serving
Serving size: 2 rice cakes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: none
INGREDIENTS
2 rice cakes
1 tbsp cottage cheese
1 tbsp raspberry jam
1 tbsp puffed quinoa
1 tsp sunflower seeds
1 tbsp almond butter
1⁄2 medium banana, sliced
1 tsp chia seeds
1 tsp shaved coconut
DIRECTIONS
1 Place 1 rice cake on a serving plate. Spread the cottage cheese over one half and raspberry jam on the other half. Sprinkle the puffed quinoa and sunflower seeds over the top.
2 Place the other rice cake on a separate serving plate. Spread the almond butter evenly on top. Layer the banana slices down the middle and top one side with chia seeds and the other with coconut. Serve the rice cakes immediately.
NUTRITION FACTS
per serving
450
18g
48g
13g