high protein snack which freezes well

I would like to make high protein snacks (e.g. muffins, cookies, bars) which freeze well. This would be a post workout snack. Any suggestions?

From FoodNetwork show "Good Eats" where host Alton Brown made some high protein/low fat cereal bars that would seem to be up this alley:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alto ... index.html

shorty,

I understand what you're looking for here...baked goods containing assorted whole grains, nuts, etc...but from this type 2 diabetic's mindset, these are all more high carb rather than high protein.

When I think frozen high protein items, my mind goes straight to the usual chicken, pork, and stuff like Paulina Mkt. brats.

shorty wrote:I would like to make high protein snacks (e.g. muffins, cookies, bars) which freeze well. This would be a post workout snack. Any suggestions?

This may be a much more simplistic answer than you're looking for, but: nuts.

Nuts are generally high in protein and store well in the freezer. I always have bags of cashews, almonds, and pecans in the freezer and regularly have a handful as a post-workout snack.

101 Cookbooks has this cottage cheese muffinI've been meaning to try.

eatchicago wrote:

shorty wrote:I would like to make high protein snacks (e.g. muffins, cookies, bars) which freeze well. This would be a post workout snack. Any suggestions?

This may be a much more simplistic answer than you're looking for, but: nuts.

Nuts are generally high in protein and store well in the freezer. I always have bags of cashews, almonds, and pecans in the freezer and regularly have a handful as a post-workout snack.

I normally eat a bunch of nuts mixed with raisins after a workout. I have a hard time finding pecans which are not stale/rancid. Where do you buy your nuts? (I normally keep my nuts in the frig)

shorty wrote:I would like to make high protein snacks (e.g. muffins, cookies, bars) which freeze well. This would be a post workout snack.

May I ask why the snacks need to freeze well? So you could make a bunch at one time? I'm pretty active, but don't subscribe to the high-protein post-workout thinking, so I don't have a lot of ideas. However, if you like nuts and dried fruit, you might try making homemade Larabars (a few recipes out there if you just google). They keep quite a while. (I get my nuts from Trader Joe's because it's the cheapest, most convenient source for me.)

Another idea, something that would be eaten right out of the freezer, would be perhaps to make some high-protein popsicles. I haven't tried this, and I don't know how protein powders might behave frozen, but I know folks who routinely put protein powder in smoothies and shakes that could possibly be adapted for creamsicle-like treats. Maybe?

shorty wrote:I normally eat a bunch of nuts mixed with raisins after a workout. I have a hard time finding pecans which are not stale/rancid. Where do you buy your nuts? (I normally keep my nuts in the frig)

I buy most of my nuts from "multi-ethnic" markets like Lincolnwood Produce, Marketplace on Oakton, or Famly Fruit Market on Cicero. They come in plastic containers and are usually very fresh (including the pecans). I immediately move them to freezer bags and put them in the freezer and they stay good for months.

Best,
Michael

Lincolnwood Produce
7175 N Lincoln Ave (near Lincoln & Touhy)

Marketplace on Oakton
4817 Oakton St
(at La Crosse Ave)
Skokie

Family Fruit Market
4118 N Cicero Ave
Chicago, IL