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Super Bowl Sunday Without the Next-Day Slump: A Macro-Friendly Game Day Plan

Food

February 4, 2025

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You Love Super Bowl Sunday… But Hate the Way You Feel After?

You wake up the next morning bloated, sluggish, and regretting those extra wings and nachos.

But heck yeah…Super Bowl Sunday is about fun, food, and football. 

You don’t want to be the person eating dry chicken and a sad salad while everyone else digs into game-day favorites.

So, how do you enjoy the food without wrecking your energy, metabolism, or gut health the next day?

💡 It’s all about balance. 

And I’ve got a macro-friendly Super Bowl game plan that gives you all the flavor and ZERO regret.

The Macro-Friendly Super Bowl Swap: Slow-Cooked Brisket

Instead of wings, try the slow-cooked brisket it’s:

✔️ Packed with protein to keep you full and fueled

✔️ Slow-cooked to perfection for deep, rich flavor

✔️ Versatile. You can serve it as a sandwich, in a bowl, or as a taco filling with gut-friendly pickled onions

✔️ A better alternative to fried, overly fatty meats

Here’s how to make the Slow Cooker Brisket

Ingredients:

2.5 lb. Beef Brisket (whole, lean only)

2 yellow onions (sliced)

1 head garlic (peeled)

0.25 cup water

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp black pepper

1 tsp sea salt

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp red or cayenne pepper

Instructions:

Season brisket with salt and pepper.

Sear brisket in a large pan or cast-iron skillet for 5 minutes on each side.

Add half the onions and garlic cloves to the crockpot and set to low.

Once the brisket is seared, add it to the crockpot and top with the remaining seasonings, onions, and garlic.

Cook for 6 hours on low heat (or 4 hours on high heat).

Once cooked, remove brisket, onion, and garlic to a serving dish and serve warm.

Pair It Like a Pro

To round out the brisket, pair it with:

🥒 Pickled onions or gherkins (great for gut health and digestion)

🥔 Mashed potatoes or potato salad (because carbs fuel your body, and they belong here)

🥬 A side of greens (spinach, collard greens, or roasted veggies)

This combo gives you all the satisfaction of game-day food but keeps you feeling good the next day.

Want More Macro-Friendly Super Bowl Recipes?

If you want more high-protein, easy-to-prep game day recipes, I’ve compiled a free downloadable guide with SIX of our healthy favorites! CLICK THE IMAGE BELOW! 👇 👇 👇

🏈 3-Minute Prep Chili

🏈 Slow Cooker Brisket

🏈 Grilled Chicken Kabobs

🏈 Turkey Balls

🏈 Frozen Peanut Butter Chocolate Bites

🏈 Coco Protein Balls

📩 Sign up here to grab your free PDF!

Super Bowl Sunday should be about the fun, the food, and the game, and not feeling sluggish the next day. 

Let’s make it delicious AND macro-friendly.

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Nutrition coach, chef's wife, foodie, '74 summer baby and a firm believer that life's too short to skip the foie and tartare. My faith, family time, and date nights keep me going. You'll find me everyday at the Pilates studio, on weekends at the thrift store or accidentally killing my plants at home if not binge-ing on another true crime documentary.

I'm sharing how you can feel great in your own skin, especially during perimenopause. No magic pills or insta diets. It's straight talk and tough love about health and eating well...with a side of  French 75. *clink* 🥂

I'm toni gonzalez

Hey!