PAUSE AT THE RELEASE: "Low Calorie" Banana Peanut Butter Rice Cake
Pause at the Release: "Low Calorie" Banana Peanut Butter Rice Cake
Feb. 16, 2015
Tulsa, Okla. - Pause at the Release is our periodic feature in which we highlight the perspective of one of our student-athletes. In these articles, the athletes share their personal experiences as part of the Golden Hurricane team with our wonderful supporters and community members. Here, you'll find the backstage story on TU Women's Rowing, told through the eyes of the athletes themselves. Check back often to see updates from more of your favorite rowers and coxswains.
We're back in twenty-hour weeks, school and classes are in full swing, and a lot of the time we need a quick and healthy snack option. For the month of February, we thought we'd share some of our favourite recipes for when you're on the go, traveling, or are looking for a tasty but healthy treat.
Co-captain and Junior Lightweight, Marissa Catalanotto, shares one of her main go-tos:
"Low Calorie" Banana Peanut Butter Rice Cake
"It's super quick and easy to make. And when I am in season looking to cut some calories I know this a great go to snack. Peanut butter is a great snack for athletes but it's also highly caloric. The PB2 gives me my peanut butter fix at a third of the calories. My favorite fruit is bananas so this pre-workout snack is a no brainer for me."
Ingredients:
1 Quaker Original Rice Cake
1 Ripe Banana
2 Tablespoons of PB2 powder (powdered peanut butter that is only 45 calories per serving)
2 Tablespoons of water
Directions Mix the 2 tablespoons of water with the 2 tablespoons of PB2 until you get your favorite peanut butter texture. If it the peanut butter looks to runny than add more PB2 powder. Spread the peanut butter on your rice cake. Slice up the banana and put that on top of the peanut butter.
Don't like rice cakes? How about apples?!
Freshman Lightweight, Elizabeth Natho, shares how she gets her peanut butter fix:
"One of my favorite snacks is PB2 with apple slices. I just mix about 2 tbsp of PB2 with 1 tbsp water, mix it up, then eat it with the cut up apple. It's quick and tasty, plus the PB2 is a great peanut butter substitute that has fewer calories and lower fat content, so it's a great snack for being lightweight!"
Feb. 16, 2015
Tulsa, Okla. - Pause at the Release is our periodic feature in which we highlight the perspective of one of our student-athletes. In these articles, the athletes share their personal experiences as part of the Golden Hurricane team with our wonderful supporters and community members. Here, you'll find the backstage story on TU Women's Rowing, told through the eyes of the athletes themselves. Check back often to see updates from more of your favorite rowers and coxswains.
We're back in twenty-hour weeks, school and classes are in full swing, and a lot of the time we need a quick and healthy snack option. For the month of February, we thought we'd share some of our favourite recipes for when you're on the go, traveling, or are looking for a tasty but healthy treat.
Co-captain and Junior Lightweight, Marissa Catalanotto, shares one of her main go-tos:
"Low Calorie" Banana Peanut Butter Rice Cake
"It's super quick and easy to make. And when I am in season looking to cut some calories I know this a great go to snack. Peanut butter is a great snack for athletes but it's also highly caloric. The PB2 gives me my peanut butter fix at a third of the calories. My favorite fruit is bananas so this pre-workout snack is a no brainer for me."
Ingredients:
1 Quaker Original Rice Cake
1 Ripe Banana
2 Tablespoons of PB2 powder (powdered peanut butter that is only 45 calories per serving)
2 Tablespoons of water
Directions Mix the 2 tablespoons of water with the 2 tablespoons of PB2 until you get your favorite peanut butter texture. If it the peanut butter looks to runny than add more PB2 powder. Spread the peanut butter on your rice cake. Slice up the banana and put that on top of the peanut butter.
Don't like rice cakes? How about apples?!
Freshman Lightweight, Elizabeth Natho, shares how she gets her peanut butter fix:
"One of my favorite snacks is PB2 with apple slices. I just mix about 2 tbsp of PB2 with 1 tbsp water, mix it up, then eat it with the cut up apple. It's quick and tasty, plus the PB2 is a great peanut butter substitute that has fewer calories and lower fat content, so it's a great snack for being lightweight!"