It all began with an idea…..
I remember growing up watching this show on MTV called Pimp My Ride hosted by a rapper named Xzibit. On this show, they would take peoples crappy cars and pimp them into something absolutely absurd! I mean just look what they did to an old ice cream truck lol.
My Mission
In society, rice cakes are seen as the clunker car that gets us from point A to point B but definitely not in style! When most people start dieting, they substitute rice cakes in for the fun things like cookies, chips, and various other not-so-macro-friendly foods in order to help them achieve that caloric deficit.
My mission is to change that perception of rice cakes and make them into that luxury choice that you are proud to be eating no matter if you are cutting, bulking, or maintaining!
Story of my life…
Why Rice Cakes Are Your Best Friend?
Well simply put, the macros on these bad boys are amazing! They are arguably one of the most macro-friendly tools we have in order to reach our body composition goals! In my previous post, Macro Friendly: How to eat a ton without gaining a ton, I covered in great detail why macro friendly foods will make achieving your goals so much easier and why rice cakes are an essential tool to have in your arsenal so make sure to check it out if you have not. But I’ll give a quick refresher of the macros of each rice cake variety.
Rice Cake Varieties Macros:
- Plain: 30 calories, 7g carbs, 0g fat, 1g protein
- Buttered Popcorn: 35 calories, 8g carbs, 0g fat, 1g protein
- White Cheddar: 40 calories, 8g carbs, 0.5g fat, 1g protein
- Apple Cinnamon: 50 calories, 11g carbs, 0g fat, 1g protein
- Caramel Corn: 50 calories, 11g carbs, 0g fat, 1g protein
- Chocolate Crunch: 60 calories, 12g carbs, 1g fat, 1g protein
#PimpMyRiceCake Was Born
In order to make this happen, I had to make rice cakes cool again so #PimpMyRiceCakes was born!
So how does one #PimpMyRiceCakes!?
Well it is quite simple but does require some imagination. Let me walk you through step by step on how exactly to do this.
Step 1: What is the theme of your meal?
This step is crucial because we need to know the theme of the meal in order to move onto the next step. So deciding whether the meal is meant to be savory or sweet will determine the class of rice cakes you will utilize.
Step 2: What flavor rice cakes with you use?
So after you’ve picked your theme, you can move onto which rice cakes you will utilize. If you chose savory, then you would have to pick between either plain, white cheddar or buttered popcorn rice cake flavors. And if you chose sweet, then you can pick between plain, apple cinnamon, caramel corn, and chocolate crunch flavors.
And how to pick which ones of those to use for your creation, think of how each would complement the meal. So if are having something that is birthday cake themed, you wouldn’t want to go with caramel or apple cinnamon because those really don’t complement the birthday cake theme. You would chose the chocolate crunch or plain rice cakes in order to match the theme to the rice cakes.
Step 3: How will these rice cakes be used?
This is the part where it gets fun and you get to utilize that wonderful imagination of yours! I personally #PimpMyRiceCakes in many different ways like:
- Topping them
- Sandwiching them
- Stacking them
- Breaking them up into a topping
- Dipping them
- And many more!
Really the possibilities are endless!
So what I am going to do is show you my #PimpMyRiceCakes portfolio so I can give you some ideas on how you can start pimping out some rice cake for breakfast, lunch, dinner and anywhere in between! Remember these are just for ideas! There are some macro-friendly ideas and some that are not-so-macro-friendly but I wanted to show you the whole portfolio so I can get you pimping some rice cake to support all those #gainz!
The Rice Cake Gallery
Savory Rice Cake Creations
1. Egg Fajita Rice Cakes
Macros Per Rice Cake: 85 Calories, 9g Carbs, 1.5g Fat, 7g protein
2. Buffalo Chicken/Bacon Rice Cake Sandwich
Macros Per Rice Cake Sandwich: 266 Calories, 19g Carbs, 8.5g Fat, 25g Protein
3. Jalapeño Queso Chicken Rice Cakes
Macros Per Rice Cake: 206 Calories, 11g Carbs, 7g Fat, 22g Protein
4. Steak, Chicken, Egg Queso Rice Cake Sandwich
Macros Per Rice Cake Sandwich: 310 Calories, 20g Carbs, 12g Fat, 26g Protein
5. Buffalo/Jalapeño/Cheddar Rice Cake Fried Egg Burger!
Macros Per Rice Cake Burger: 367 Calories, 19g Carbs, 17g Fat, 32g Protein
Ice Cream Topped Rice Cakes
1. Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Rice Cake
Macros Per Rice Cake: 240 Calories, 43g Carbs, 3g Fat, 14g Protein
2. Vanilla Berry Ice Cream Cheesecake Rice Cake
Macros Per Rice Cake: 162 Calories, 26g Carbs, 3g Fat, 7g Protein
3. Chocolate Butterscotch Sprinkle Ice Cream Rice Cake
Macros Per Rice Cake: 148 Calories, 33g Carbs, 0g Fat, 4g Protein
4. Vanilla Confetti Cheesecake Ice Cream Rice Cake
Macros Per Rice Cake: 195 Calories, 33g Carbs, 4g Fat, 7g Protein
Sweet/Dessert Rice Cake Sandwiches
1. Cinnamon Toast Crunch Ice Cream Rice Cake Sandwich
Macros Per Rice Rice Cake Sandwich: 335 Calories, 52g Carbs, 4g Fat, 22g Protein
2. Peanut Butter/Banana/Honey Chocolate Rice Cake Sandwich
Macros Per Rice Cake Sandwich: 322 Calories, 52g Carbs, 6g Fat, 24g Protein
3. PB&J Cheesecake Rice Cake Sandwich
Macros Per Rice Cake Sandwich: 210 Calories, 36g Carbs, 3g Fat, 16g Protein
4. Cinnabun Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Rice Cake Sandwich
Macros For Rice Cake Sandwich: 315 Calories, 53g Carbs, 6g Fat, 17g Protein
#LeaningTowerOfRiceCakes
Click here for recipe post on how to make the infamous #LeaningTowerOfRiceCakes
1. Oreo Birthday Cake #LeaningTowerOfRiceCakes
Macros For Whole #LeaningTowerOfRiceCakes: 645 Calories, 95g Carbs, 7g Fat, 54g Protein
2. Graham Cracker Cheesecake #LeaningTowerOfRiceCakes
Macros For Whole #LeaningTowerOfRiceCakes: 630 Calories, 103g Carbs, 4g Fat, 46g Protein
3. Fruity Ice Cream Pebbles #LeaningTowerOfRiceCakes
Macros For Whole #LeaningTowerOfRiceCakes: 587 Calories, 86g Carbs, 4g Fat, 53g Protein
4. Reeses Peanut Butter Cup #LeaningTowerOfRiceCakes
Macros For Whole #LeaningTowerOfRiceCakes: 689 Calories, 106g Carbs, 9g Fat, 52g Protein
5. Lucky Charms #LeaningTowerOfRiceCakes
Macros For Whole #LeaningTowerOfRiceCakes: 564 Calories, 93g Carbs, 3g Fat, 41g Protein
6. Apple Jacked #LeaningTowerOfRiceCakes
Macros For Whole #LeaningTowerOfRiceCakes: 595 Calories, 101g Carbs, 2g Fat, 46g Protein
7. Take 5 #LeaningTowerOfRiceCakes
Macros For Whole #LeaningTowerOfRiceCakes: 675 Calories, 103g Carbs, 9g Fat, 51g Protein
High Protein Snack Rice Cake Creations
1. Pretzel Cookie Cheesecake Rice Cakes
Macros Per Rice Cake: 145 Calories, 25g Carbs, 2g Fat, 8g Protein
2. Chocolate Butterscotch Walnut Rice Cakes
Macros Per Rice Cake: 148 Calories, 15g Carbs, 4.5g Fat, 14g Protein
3. Cinnamon Vanilla Peanut Butter Graham Cracker Rice Cake
Macros Per Rice Cake: 125 Calories, 22g Carbs, 1g Fat, 9g Protein
4. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cashew/Almond Rice Cake
Macros Per Rice Cake: 144 Calories, 14g Carbs, 5g Fat, 12g Protein
6. Vanilla Peanut Butter Butterscotch Rice Cake Sandwiches
Macros Per Rice Cake Sandwich: 192 Calories, 28g Carbs, 1.5g Fat, 26g Protein
7. Double Berry Cheesecake Rice Cakes
Macros Per Rice Cake: 82 Calories, 13g Carbs, 0g Fat, 5g Protein
8. Double Chocolate Chunk Peanut Butter QuestBar Rice Cakes
Macros Per Rice Cake: 230 Calories, 30g Carbs, 7g Fat, 20g Protein
What’s Next!?
Share this with just 1 person you know. Or even easier, share it on Facebook, or Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, or any social media platform you can think of!
And I want you to use one of these ideas above and make your own pimped out rice cakes! Post it on instagram and use the #pimpmyricecakes and tag @TheFlexibleDietingLifestyle. If you do, I will repost it on my instagram!
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