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Familiar Filipino favourites, rebuilt around 25g+ of protein without making dinner feel like diet food.

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32gPROTEIN
Breakfast · 10 min

The Rebuilt Silog

Garlic rice · eggs · lean beef tapa

The Filipino breakfast most of us under-protein. Double the meat, halve the rice and add eggs. Same comfort, more staying power.

Serves 110 minutes

Ingredients

  • 90g lean beef tapa or sirloin, thinly sliced
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup garlic fried rice
  • 1 tomato and a handful of cucumber
  • 1 tsp oil, garlic and a splash of vinegar

Method

  1. Sear the tapa in a hot pan for 2–3 minutes until caramelised. Set aside.
  2. Fry the eggs to your liking in the same pan.
  3. Toss the rice with garlic; keep the portion to half a cup.
  4. Plate with fresh tomato and cucumber. Serve vinegar on the side.
30gPROTEIN
Breakfast · 5 min + overnight

Collagen Overnight Oats

Oats · Greek yoghurt · one sachet

Made the night before, ready when you are not. A satisfying breakfast for busy mornings.

Serves 15 min + overnight

Ingredients

  • ½ cup rolled oats
  • ¾ cup unsweetened Greek yoghurt
  • 1 sachet of SECONDSPRING® Premium Women’s Blend or ½ scoop whey
  • ½ cup milk of choice
  • Saba banana or mango, cinnamon and a few nuts

Method

  1. Stir oats, yoghurt, milk and the sachet in a jar until smooth.
  2. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  3. In the morning, top with fruit, cinnamon and nuts.
35gPROTEIN
Lunch · 35 min

Chicken Tinola, Rebuilt

Chicken · malunggay · sayote

Comfort in a bowl. Use a leaner cut and load the greens for a deeply familiar, nourishing lunch.

Serves 235 minutes

Ingredients

  • 300g chicken breast or skinless thigh
  • 1 thumb ginger, 4 cloves garlic and 1 onion
  • 1 sayote, sliced
  • 2 large handfuls malunggay or spinach
  • Fish sauce and 3 cups water

Method

  1. Sauté garlic, onion and ginger until fragrant.
  2. Add chicken, brown lightly, then add water. Simmer for 15 minutes.
  3. Add sayote and cook until just tender.
  4. Season with fish sauce, fold in the greens and serve.
26gPROTEIN
Lunch · 30 min

Monggo with Flaked Fish

Mung beans · tinapa · spinach

Plant and sea protein together, plus satisfying fibre. Budget-friendly and freezer-friendly.

Serves 230 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dried monggo
  • 150g flaked tinapa, tilapia or galunggong
  • Garlic, onion and tomato
  • 2 handfuls spinach or ampalaya leaves
  • Fish sauce to taste

Method

  1. Boil monggo until soft, about 25 minutes; mash lightly.
  2. Sauté garlic, onion and tomato, then add the flaked fish.
  3. Stir in the beans with a little cooking water.
  4. Season, add greens and simmer for 2 minutes.
31gPROTEIN
Dinner · 20 min

Grilled Bangus & Ensalada

Milkfish · tomato · salted egg

Light, generous on protein and easy enough for a weeknight dinner.

Serves 220 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 whole bangus, butterflied, about 400g
  • 2 tomatoes and 1 red onion, diced
  • 1 salted egg, chopped, optional
  • Calamansi, garlic, salt and pepper

Method

  1. Rub the bangus with garlic, salt and pepper.
  2. Grill or pan-sear skin-side down until crisp, then flip.
  3. Toss tomato, onion and salted egg with calamansi.
  4. Serve the fish over the ensalada.
28gPROTEIN
Dinner · 25 min

Leaner Tokwa't Baboy

Tofu · lean pork · vinegar

More tofu, a leaner cut and baked instead of deep-fried. All the tang, less grease.

Serves 225 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 block firm tofu, cubed
  • 150g lean pork, boiled and diced
  • Onion, garlic, soy sauce and vinegar
  • Chilli and spring onion to finish

Method

  1. Bake or air-fry the tofu until golden instead of deep-frying.
  2. Boil pork until tender, then dice small.
  3. Combine soy, vinegar, onion and garlic for the dressing.
  4. Toss everything together and top with chilli and spring onion.
25gPROTEIN
Snack · 3 min

SECONDSPRING® Premium Women’s Blend Iced Latte

One sachet · coffee · ice

Your afternoon coffee doing double duty as a convenient protein top-up.

Serves 13 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 sachet of SECONDSPRING® Premium Women’s Blend
  • 1 shot brewed coffee or espresso, cooled
  • ¾ cup cold milk of choice
  • Ice and a dash of cinnamon

Method

  1. Shake the sachet with a little milk until smooth.
  2. Add the rest of the milk and the coffee.
  3. Pour over ice and dust with cinnamon.
18gPROTEIN
Snack · 2 min

Eggs & Kesong Puti Plate

Boiled eggs · white cheese · fruit

No cooking and no blender. A simple plate for busy afternoons.

Serves 12 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 hard-boiled eggs
  • 40g kesong puti or cottage cheese
  • A few slices of mango or apple
  • A small handful of peanuts

Method

  1. Keep boiled eggs ready in the fridge at the start of the week.
  2. Plate with the cheese, fruit and nuts.
  3. Season the eggs with a little salt and pepper.
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