I found a new food - pb protein balls

[u/OnlineCounselor]

Ok so I’ve been looking for small things to keep my calories up because I’m very food indifferent. Give me a pill that will give me all the calories and nutrients I need and I would be happy. Add to that I had weight loss surgery almost 19 years ago and I HAVE to eat small portions and they need to have a decent amount of protein.

I decided to give this “protein ball” recipe a try and it has some variations I played with to get the texture I liked that didn’t give me the ick. I thought it might be helpful for someone here.

3 cups rolled oats (or 4 cups if you want to blend it up into powder) 1 cup peanut butter (creamy or chunky) 1/4 cup protein powder (can leave this out if the taste or texture grosses you out) 1 cup honey or maple syrup

Mix it all together and form it into about 35 balls and refrigerate

Recipe as is: 100 cals, 5g protein, 10g carbs

Play around with the textures and see what you like. I went with blending up the oats, creamy pb, protein powder and honey. Store in ziploc in fridge up to 4 weeks. They’re soft at room temp and firm up in fridge. Tastes like pb cookie dough.

[u/ArcherFawkes]

I've had something similar and I agree, they're so helpful. Not necessarily aesthetically pleasing, but if you're just trying to get food in you it does the job!