When creating a dessert for your bodybuilding meal plan, always understand the need to minimize sugars and fast-acting carbohydrates. A perfect, easy-to-make dessert is a high-protein chocolate pudding. It minimizes sugar intake, limits fast-acting carbohydrates, and contains almost no fat.

Ingredients

– Chocolate whey protein (2 tablespoons)

– Skim milk (1 full cup)

– Water (1 full cup)

– Instant pudding (preferably gelatin or gelatin equivalent)

3 Steps to an Easy High-Protein Dessert

In a bowl, whisk together the water, milk, and pudding mix for 2 to 3 minutes. Try to make sure the ingredients are well mixed.

– Add your 2 scoops of protein, mixing as you add. Make sure of a good consistency.

– Once all your ingredients are well mixed, pour them into a dish of your choice and refrigerate. It should take 5-10 minutes to cool down.

Nutritional value

The complete dessert mentioned above will have approximately 50 to 60 grams of protein, 500 to 600 calories, and 80 to 100 grams of carbohydrates. Fats are only 1 to 2 grams

Additions

Although the recipe above is a delicious dessert that should fit into any meal plan, additional changes can be made to its flavor profile as well. If your calorie or macronutrient intake allows, you can add the following to your high-protein pudding. Warning, it cannot be stressed enough that before adding these additional foods to your high-protein pudding, be sure not to exceed your recommended daily calorie and macronutrient needs.

Additions to increase macronutrients and flavor profile.

Half a cup of peanuts

Half a cup of almonds

Quarter cup pieces of dark chocolate

Variations

One of the benefits of creating a high-protein pudding is the fact that so many protein powders and desserts have different flavor profiles. Using the same metrics above, mix and match protein shakes and pudding flavors to change up your bodybuilding desserts from time to time. Some changes include:

– Vanilla Pudding / Vanilla Protein

– Banana Cream / Vanilla Pudding Protein Shakes

– Chocolate Pudding / Double Chocolate Protein Shakes

– Protein Shakes with Chocolate / Peanut Butter Pudding

conclusion

Most bodybuilding meal plans aim for their users to consume 1 to 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight. Although it has been shown through numerous studies to help build muscle and burn fat, this form of diet can become monotonous and boring very quickly. This typically causes dieters to abandon their diet before reaching their body composition goals. Most dieters consistently use protein shakes, canned tuna, and lean meats to reach their protein quotas. Using tips similar to the one used above to create delicious high-protein meals can help ensure you stick to a high-protein diet.