Midlife nutrition made easy: the snack edition

Being a midlife slag is amazing in so many ways. You dgaf about what most people think about you, you're probably somewhat settled in your career and life. But one thing that's not easy is the amount of sodding protein you should be shovelling down your gob on the daily.

But we need it: protein helps body and brain stay in tip top condition. It helps you stay full and not reaching for the sugar. Most women our age need around 120g protein a day. A DAY! Eesh.

So we're going to give you a snack recipe that is bountiful in its protein.

This, and other recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner that are perfectly balanced for perimenopausal women (and packed with protein) are in our Nutrition Hub – which comes as part of FitBtch membership.

FitBtch's Delectable Peanut Butter Protein Balls

Serves 16

Get your lips around these tasty balls for a sweet hit without the sugar crash!

You need:

Measuring cups

Tray

A love of balls

Nutrition info:

This is per ball when divided into 16.

We double dare you to eat just one though.

Calories – 44

Fat – 0.9g

Carbs – 3.9g

Protein – 4.3g

Ingredients:

1 cup drippy all-natural peanut butter, we used Pip & Nut

1/3 cup vanilla protein powder, we used Garden of Life

1/2 cup rolled oats

1 tablespoon chia seeds

1 tbsp chopped hazelnuts

2 tablespoons honey

Method:

Place all your ingredients into a bowl and mix together to form a dough-like consistency

Roll the mixture in your hands to form approximately 14 - 16 balls

Optional:

Pimp up your balls: Feel free to add any additional ingredients of your choosing: raisins, chocolate chips, desiccated coconut all work well.

Store in the fridge for up to a week or in the freezer for up to 3 months. They won't last that long – facts.

Prefer a video tutorial? Here's Vic & Kelly making these glorious balls. With exactly as much innuendo as you'd expect. More, actually.

Get more recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner AND snacks, plus shopping lists, tips and even more to make your life easy, check out our Nutrition Hub, which can be bought as a standalone package, or as part of our FitBtch membership, which now starts from just under £7.49 per month.