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by Dawn Yoder
Fuel Pulls are a great addition to your healthy meal plans, Trim Healthy Mamas. They can sometimes be a challenge, but this giant list of over 50 Fuel Pull Snacks and Meals is a piece of cake. Fuel Pull cake, of course!Which you’ll find on this list…you’re welcome.
Don’t Tell Me How To Eat!
Ever feel like that?Since I’ve been on the Trim Healthy Mama plan, I haven’t done a whole lot of Fuel Pull snacks or meals, since they are more restrictive in both carbs and fat.I don’t like restrictions…what can I say?Well, and part of it was that I didn’t want to blow it and end up with something E or S when I was going for Fuel Pull snacks. There’s that.
When my fellow YouFood friend Kristen asked me to put together this list of Fuel Pull ideas, I decided I better start implementing them more often!
What is a fuel pull?
A Fuel Pull has very little fat and very little carbs, which forces your body to burn stored fuel.We usually call that stored fuel flab, don’t we ladies? I know I need to start forcing my body to burn up the fuel it has saved for a rainy day. I’m excited about trying some of these ideas!
From Pearl:
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- Fats in Fuel Pull mealshave the same guidelines as E meals. [5g fat or less]
- Carbs in Fuel Pulls? They are similar to S meals. Non starchy veggies are perfect, as are berries and some other low carb, low fat products like Joseph’s pitas or recipes like our Egg White Wraps (page 275) [10g carbs or less]
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Are you ready for some Fuel Pull snacks and meals inspiration?
Thisgreat collection of Fuel Pullsnacks and meal ideas is courtesy of Kristen Andrews…thanks Kristen! (Follow her THM FP board on Pinterest for more ideas)
Some tips about this collection of fuel pull snacks and meals:
- Please note that some of these ideas are not kosher/Biblically clean
- Page references refer to the recipes in the original Trim Healthy Mama book. Order the NEW plan book here and NEW cookbook here for more great ideas!
- Remember to watch fat/carb amounts in your Fuel Pull Snacks and Meals!
Quick Fuel Pull Snacks
- Twoboiled egg whites, small diced tomato, Light Laughing CowCreamy Mozzarella, Sun-Dried Tomato & BasilFlavorcheese wedge on 1/2 low carb pita
- 1/4 cup cottage cheese with strawberries
- Slice of deli meat around a pickle spear
- 7 almonds with light cheese stick
- 1/2 Joseph’s pita nuked 50 sec into chips and served with Light Laughing Cow cheese and salsa or 1/4 cup cottage cheese and salsa
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/4 c cottage cheese with small tomato and Italian seasoning
- Green beans with hummus
- Celery with Light Laughing Cow Cheese
Fuel Pull Meals and Sides
- Cabbage and broccoli with grilled chicken
- Crock Pot Shredded Chicken: chicken breasts, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper
- Salmon Dip: Greek yogurt, mustard, worcestershire sauce, spices and salmon on 1 on-plan light Wasa cracker
- Lettuce Wrap: 2 slices ham (or other lean deli meat), 4 slices tomato, 4 slices cucumber, 2 Tbs shredded cheese, salt and pepper
- 1/2 low carb pita, Laughing Cow Cheese, deli turkey, dill pickles
- Roasted cauliflower with cumin and salt, no oil
- Salmon and Veggie Saute
- FP salad, p 301
- Easy Yogurt Chicken Bake, pg 322
- Light Tomato Soup, pg 293
- Southwest Chicken, pg 285
- Loaded Fotato Soup, pg 293
- BLT soup (no bacon) Broth
- Stir fry
- Baked Chicken Teriyaki
- Pancakes
- Cucumber Salad
- Creamy No Mayo Coleslaw
- Non starchy veggies and Creamy Cajun Ranch Dip
- Charcuterie Board (made Fuel Pull style)
- Quick Tomato Basil Chicken for the Instant Pot, non starchy veggies
- Low Fat Tuna Stuffed Pepper for One (keep tuna to 3 to 4 ounces)
- Egg white omelet (pg 217) (try my tweak for a “realistic” looking egg white omelette!)
- Sweet & Spicy Asian Stir-fry, pg 341
- Joseph FP pizza, pg 280
Fuel Pull Shakes (check out this Pinterest board for ideas)
- Protein shake: 2 Tbs defatted peanut butter flour, 1 cup nut milk, 1 scoop protein powder, 1/2 tsp coconut extract stevia to taste, spinach
- Chocolate Berriless Whip makes 4 servings: 1 cup 1% cottage cheese, 2 Tbs cocoa, stevia and/or xylitol to taste, 1tsp caramel extract, 1 scoop whey protein powder, 1/2 tsp gluccomannan, almond milk to thin. Blend 2 minutes
- Berry Lemon Smoothie (with a Secret)
- Cucumber Strawberry Smoothie
- Cake Batter Frappe
- Berry Lemon Shake
- Rockin’ Roll Cake
- Raspberry smoothie
- Nighty Night Hot Custard
- Big Boy Smoothie, pg 242
Fuel Pull Desserts
- DIY Sugar Free “Jello”: 2 envelopes gelatin, 1 cup cold water, 1 cup boiling water, 1/2 cup blueberries, 4 TBS Truvia, 1 TBS vanilla or lemon. Directions in bowl, sprinkle gelatin in cold water. Let sit 10 min. Heat 1 cup water, blueberries and Truvia in sauce pan until boiling. Pour over set gelatin until dissolved, add extract and pour into mold. Refrigerate until set.
- Cinnamon Strudel using 1/2 Joseph’s Lavash bread, cinnamon, sweetener and plain Light Laughing Cow Cheese.
- LemonMuffin in a Mug (pg 258): add protein powder in place of cocoa, use 1/2 tsp of lemon extract
- Cottage Berry Whip (pg 379) One of my personal favorites!
- Angel Cake
- Chocolate ice cream
- Pumpkin Muffins
- Cocoa Strawberry Fluff
- Cinnamon Dippers with Greek yogurt
- Light Baked Custard, pg 218
- Chia Tapioca Pudding, pg 234
A few more “bonus” snacks and tips for you:
DIY 3 Ingredient Fat Free Sugar Free Fruit Yogurt
How to Make an Egg White Omelette That Looks Like the Real Thing
Grain-Free Zucchini Fritters(NOTE: Use egg whites instead of whole eggs, leave out the flour/arrowroot, leave out the cheese or use low-fat cheese, leave out turkey ham or use a low fat meat instead)
What about protein?
A reader, Bek, asked:
Thanks for these ideas! I am newer to thm but aren’t we supposed to have protein with every meal and snack? I saw a lot of things on the list that don’t seem to include protein so I am confused (roasted cauliflower for example). Did I misunderstand the plan?
Thanks!
I have to admit, I never really thought much about protein when it came to snacks.
While protein is important, you don’t HAVE to have 20 grams in a snack like you should in a meal (unless it’s a Fuel Pull meal, which you keep to 3-4 ounces of protein). For example, if you’re just having roasted cauliflower, since it doesn’t have a high carbohydrate amount, it’s not going to spike you blood sugar.
To contrast, avery common E snack is an apple and a piece of low fat string cheese. The string cheese only has 6 grams of protein, but it’s enough to balance out the carb load of a small apple. It would not be enough for a full serving of carbs like in a meal.
One cup of fat free Greek yogurt has 23 grams of protein (and 10 grams carbs), so if you feel like you’re needing protein that would make an excellent Fuel Pullsnack. Sweeten with stevia and add a splash of vanilla and yum!
If you want some berries, you’ll need to have just half a cup of yogurt and a sprinkling of berries, since the yogurt and berries both have carbs, in a Fuel Pull setting.
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