Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Bars

I made these to share with my fellow competitors after Saturday's show. They are so delicious and rich.  This recipe makes 16 bars.  I am not including the nutritional information because this is a special treat that should be enjoyed without worrying about calories.

Ingredients

1 roll of cookie dough

1 14oz can of fat free sweetened condensed milk

1 1/2 cups of preferred nut butter 

Enough mini chocolate to cover the top (~1/2 cup)

Method

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Crumble cookie dough & press into an ungreased 9x9 bar pan.
Mix milk & nut butter until smooth.
Spread over the cookie dough.
Sprinkle chocolate chips on top.
Bake for 10-15 minutes.
Let cool. 

Refrigerate for a couple of hours & enjoy!

On Sale at Lunds & Byerly's

Here is a list of items on sale at 

Lunds & Byerly's from 5/31/12-6/13/12.

Fresh Blueberries Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Fresh Express Salad Blends Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Full Circle Organic Mini Peeled Carrots Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Walden Farms Salad Dressings Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Tribe Natural Hummus Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Phoenician Hummus Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Old Home Cottage Cheese Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillets Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Swai Fillets Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillets

Raw Grill Cut Shrimp Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Gold'nPlump Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts Buy 1 Get 1 Free

High Carb Day!

Today I get to eat carbs! Yay!

This is an example of what I eat on my high carb days.

	Carbs	Protein	Fat	Calories
Meal 1
1 Scoop About Time Chocolate PB	0	25	0	103
1/2 Cup Oats	27	5	3	150
1 tbsp Nut Butter	2.5	3.5	8	92.5
6 oz. Almond Milk	1.5	0.8	2.3	30
Meal 1 Totals	31	34.3	13.3	375.5
Meal 2
4oz. Ground Turkey	0	22	8	160
1/2 cup Sweet Potato	20.7	2	0.2	90
1/2 cup Asparagus	3	1.5	0.1	15.4
Meal 2 Totals	23.7	25.5	8.3	265.4
Meal 3
4oz. Chicken Breast	0	26.2	1.4	124.7
1/2 cup Lentils	19.9	8.9	0.4	114.8
1/2 cup Asparagus	3	1.5	0.1	15.4
Meal 3 Totals	22.9	36.6	1.9	254.9
Meal 4
1/2 Cup Oats	27	5	3	150
6 Egg Whites	0	24	0	102
Meal 4 Totals	27	29	3	252
Meal 5
1 Scoop About Time Chocolate PB	0	25	0	103
6 oz. Almond Milk	1.5	0.8	2.3	30
Meal 5 Totals	1.5	25.8	2.3	133
Meal 6
4oz. Cod	0	25.3	0.9	119.1
1/2 cup Asparagus	3	1.5	0.1	15.4
Meal 6 Totals	3	26.8	1	134.5
Daily Totals	109.1	178	29.8	1415.3

This Week's Clean Eats Sale!

Here is a list of healthy foods on sale in the Twin Cities area

Aldi
Pineapple $1.39 each
Blueberries $1.49/package
1lb. Package of Strawberries 99¢
Del Monte Bananas 44¢/lb.
Mangoes 39¢ each
Lemons 19¢ each


Rainbow
Fresh Express Salad Blend 2/$5
1lb. Premium Strawberries 2/$5
Pint of Blueberries 2/$5
Green Seedless Grapes $1.49/lb.
Green Asparagus $1.99/lb.
Georgia Tree Ripe Peaches 99¢/lb.
Green Bartlett Pears 99¢/lb.
Iceberg Lettuce 99¢
1lb. Baby Carrots 10/$10
8ox. Whole White Mushrooms 10/$10
Birds Eye Steamfresh or Freshlike Classic Vegetables 10/$10
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts $1.89/lb.
Fresh 90% Lean Ground Sirloin $3.99/lb.
USDA Choice Black Angus Boneless Chuck Roast or Steak $3.99/lb
Wild Sockeye Salmon Fillets $9.99/lb.
Fresh Farm Raised Tilapia $6.99/lb.
Kemps Cottage Cheese 2/$6


Cub 
**Coupon Item**
Fresh Express Salad Blends Buy One Get One Free
**Sale Items**
Pint of Blueberries 2/$6
Lorna California Apricots $2.99/lb.
Cucumbers 59¢ each
Green Peppers 59¢ each
Organic Broccoli $1.98 each
6oz. Package of Organic Raspberries $2.98
Hass Avocados 99¢ each
Red Gold Tomatoes Buy One Get One Free
Cub USDA Choice Beef Top Loin Strip $6.99/lb
Cub USDA Choice Beef Boneless Chuck Roast or Stew Meat $4.69/lb.
Jennie-O Fresh Ground Turkey 2/$5
Jennie-O White Meat Burgers $7.99
Fresh Atlantic Salmon $5.99/lb.
Tribe Hummus Buy One Get One Free
Almond Breeze Buy One Get One Free

On Sale at Lunds & Byerly's

The following items are on sale at Lunds and Byerly's from 5/17/12-5/23/17.

Bushel Boy Vine-On Tomatoes $1.99/lb

Bushel Boy Baby Boys Grape Tomatoes $2.99

Fresh Express Baby Blends Buy One Get One

Driscolli's Raspberries 2/$5

Driscolli's Blackberries 2/$5

Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables 4/$5

Kemps Cottage Cheese 2/$6

Fresh Farmed Norwegian Salmon Fillets $9.99/lb

Peak Week!

I am competing in 5 days & am so excited! Here is what I will be eating and exercising during my peak week.

Diet

This week I am depleting my carbohydrates and then loading up on them.  The purpose of this is to get rid excess water weight in my system and force my body to use fat for energy.  The body prefers to use glycogen for fuel so when I am not consuming carbohydrates, it will start to use fat.  I will start to introduce carbohydrates back into my diet to fill my muscles up.

Monday (2 gallons water) – Wednesday (1 gallon green tea)

~120 grams of protein 

0 Carbs

Meals 1-6: 3-4 oz protein & ½ c of veggies

Thursday

½ gallon green tea

100 grams of Protein

100 Carbs

Meals 1-4: 3 oz of chicken, ½ c carbs, & 1/2 c veggies

Meal 5: 2 oz of chicken & ½ c veggies

Meal 6: 1 oz chicken & ½ c veggies

 Friday & Saturday

1 liter green tea before noon.  Sips after.

75 grams of Protein

125 Grams

Meal 1: 3 oz chicken, ½ c carbs, & ½ c veggies

Meals 2-4: 2 oz chicken, ½ c carbs, & ½ c veggies

Meals 5 & 6: 1 oz chicken, ½ c carbs, & ½ c veggies

Workouts

The goal this week is to sweat, sweat, and sweat some more so that is why I am doing hot yoga sculpt at Core Power Yoga three times this week.  

Monday

 Shoulders, Yoga Sculpt, & Cardio

Tuesday

Cardio, HIIT Sprint & Yoga Sculpt

Wednesday (Last day of workouts...until Monday!)

 Legs, Cardio, & Yoga Sculpt

This Week's Clean Eats Sale

Here is a list of healthy foods on sale in the surrounding Twin Cities area.

Aldi

Kirkwood Frozen Chicken Breasts $5.49

Kirkwood Fresh Chicken Breast Tenders $2.29/lb

Kirkwood Fresh Chicken Breasts $1.99/lb

16-20lb. Seedless Watermelon $3.99

1lb. Package of Strawberries $1.19

6oz. Package of Blueberries $1.29

Iceberg Lettuce 69¢ each

14oz. Package of Beefsteak Tomatoes 79¢

Rainbow

Roundy's Jumbo Pack of Split Chicken Breasts 99¢/lb

93% Supreme Lean Ground Beef $3.49/lb

Ripe or Green Bananas 57¢/lb.

2lb. Package of Premium Strawberries $3.99

Del Monte Pineapple $2.99

Extra Large Gala, Fuji, or Granny Smith Apples 99¢/lb

Broccoli or Cauliflower $1.39

Red Bell Peppers $1.49/lb

Zucchini or Yellow Squash 99¢/lb

4lb. Bag of Navel Oranges $2.99

Romaine Lettuce $1.29

Organic Kale $1.99/lb

Wild Atlantic Cod Fillets $6.99/lb

2lb. Bag of Frozen Tilapia or Swai Fillets $6.99

Cub

Fresh Express Salad Blends 2/$5

Cucumbers 59¢ each

1lb. Bag of Bolthouse Farms Baby Cut Carrots 2/$3

8oz. Package of White Mushrooms 2/$3

Green Bell Peppers 59¢ each

Red, Yellow, or Orange Peppers 5/$5

Red Seedless Grapes $2.49/lb

Personal Size Watermelon $3.99 each

Fresh Green Beans $1.29/lb

3lb. Bag of Organic Minneola Tangerines $4.49

Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna 89¢

6oz. Portions of Fresh Atlantic Salmon $3.99 each

6oz. Portions of Mahi Mahi $3.99 each

6oz. Portions of Swordfish $3.99 each

6oz. Portions of Cod $3.99 each

Stockman & Dakota Premium Angus Beef Bottom Round Roast $3.99/lb