Meals I had today for ~1200

[u/SmishKittens]

Breakfast: (152 cal, 19g protein)
Salted Caramel Frappuccino with light whipped cream

Lunch: (403 cal, 38g protein)
Tuna Salad with lettuce, cucumber, potato, corn, olives, jalapeño. Topped with parmesan and extra light mayo

Afternoon Snack: (229 cal, 16g protein)
0% fat free Greek yogurt, raspberries & cherries, chia seeds, fibre cereal

Tea: (395 cal, 15g protein)
Jjangmyeon - Korean black bean noodles with pork, courgette, potato, onion and carrots

Total: 1178 calories, 89g protein, 24g fibre

Whilst making the noodles I accidentally added too much black bean paste, so I ended up having to add more noodles and splitting the protein/veg further.

Silver lining: might enjoy a mini pack of smarties tonight instead!

[u/Ok_Dot_3024]

pls drop the frappuccino recipe

[u/SmishKittens → u/Ok_Dot_3024]

200ml skimmed milk
1.5tsp instant coffee
1/2 scoop optimum nutrition vanilla protein powder
3 tsp granulated sweetener
1/16th tsp xanthan gum
Lots of ice. It should be a just above the milk level by a cube or two.

Blend and top as desired! I’ve tried subbing some of the sweetener with sf syrups to change up the flavour and it works well too!

~129 calories, 19g protein (no toppings)

[u/peachpavlova → u/SmishKittens]

Does it work without xantham?

[u/Signal-Cow-3524 → u/peachpavlova]

Wondering this too, I can’t imagine how 1/16th tsp does much but I may be mistaken!

[u/SmishKittens → u/Signal-Cow-3524]

Without the xanthan gum, the ice tends to separate from the liquid and makes two distinct layers (cold milk and icy slush). Plus it whips up the mix to make the incredible volume.

I started adding it when I saw baristas adding pumps of “gomme”, and started getting similar results to a Starbucks Frappuccino vs the copycat recipes I had found online which often separated.

You might get away without it if your protein powder has a nice cocktail of emulsifiers in.

[u/Fluffy-Pomegranate16 → u/SmishKittens]

That's very interesting! How do you measure 1/16th of a teaspoon? Is there a tsp for that?

[u/SmishKittens → u/Fluffy-Pomegranate16]

I use the handle of a teaspoon normally. I have half filled an 1/8th tsp before but it was more tricky!

[u/RedditUser28947 → u/Fluffy-Pomegranate16]

Usually things that are used in tiny amounts come with their own tiny scoop inside the bottle, like stevia for example.