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Chocolate Protein Pancakes

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I wanted pancakes, but I wanted healthy and I wanted to stay on track so I made these. They don’t have any extra sugar in them other than what is in your protein powder, and bananas. A bit of honey is what they needed to top them off. They were delicious, and exactly what I wanted.

This is gluten free, dairy free because I use (Vega protein powder), vegetarian, full of protein, low in fat, and have fiber in them.

  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 3/4 cup rolled oats, uncooked
  • 1/4 cup chocolate protein powder ( I use Vega)
  • 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp coconut oil, for cooking
  • fruit garnish (I had frozen fruit)
  • Honey for serving

Directions:

Take all ingredients and blend together in the blender.

Cook them as you would a regular pancake.

Keep in mind when you cook anything chocolate it can be hard to tell when something is done due to the darkness of the batter.

Calories/Stats: Serving Size 2 servings, sans honey and fruit

Calories 800, Fat 31.6 g, Fiber 11.5 g, Carbs 80.7 g, Sodium 835.9 mg, Protein 56.7 g

I hope you all get a chance to try this out. Let me know what you think, and if you have a chance to try it out.

Spicy Mango Fruit Bowl

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Ok this may seem strange to you, but this is such a tasty snack and healthy to boot. Its full of fiber, vitamins, good fats, and protein. It is gluten free, vegan, and did I mention it is tasty.

Cayenne pepper is so good on tropical fruits. I love the sweet and spicy mixture. My mango was a little under ripe so it was a little more acidic. But just as tasty.

Enough of my jabbering here is the recipe.

Spicy Mango Fruit Bowl

Ingredients:

  1. 1 mango diced
  2. 1 banana
  3. 1/4 cup or 24 grams of roasted almonds
  4. 10 grams of unsweetened tasted coconut
  5. Cayenne pepper to taste (beware the pepper packs a kick)

Directions:

  1. Dice mango up, slice banana, add roasted almonds, sprinkle on the cayenne, sprinkle on the tasted coconut.
  2. Mix together and enjoy

Stats:

Calories 371, Fat 12.9 g, Fiber 8.6 g, Carbs 63.7 g, Sodium 13.5 mg, Protein 8 g

I hope you get a chance to try this. It is one of my favorite snacks. Its a whole food snack, spicy, and tasty. Did I mention that it is easy to make. All you have to do is cut up the fruit. You could make it ahead of time and put it in a reusable container and take it to work with you.

Onigiri Rice Bowl – Spicy Salmon Mayo

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I am half Japanese and I tend to have cravings that sometimes are hard to fulfill. Sometimes it is just a lot of extra work to form them into balls. So I just made it into a bowl.

I would normally add seaweed to it, but I ran out. I know… I know… I am going to loose my Asian card cause I don’t have seaweed in my house.

So when I don’t have time between my job, and dealing with my kids, and the rest of the household chores I just made it in to a bowl.

In Japan there is a thing that is famous around the world. Used for lunch boxes all over the country. I remember getting them in my lunch box and I would get so excited. Onigiri! Onigiri is what we call rice balls. There are many kinds of onigiri with many kinds of fillings. I love many of these flavors/combos, Umeboshi (pickled plumb, a favorite of mine), Tuna Mayo, kombu (simmered seaweed), shrimp, just to name a few. Another one of my favorite is spicy salmon mayo or Shake Mayo (pronounced sha kay mah yo).

Today I made a spicy salmon mayo onigiri bowl.

I really recommend you try it if you can. Luckily it is super easy. I added other fresh veggies to it cause I wanted some more veggies.

Spicy Salmon Mayo Onigiri Bowl

Ingredients:

  1. 1 cup of cooked rice
  2. 1/2 cup shredded raw carrots
  3. 1/2 cup of sliced mushrooms raw
  4. 1 green onion sliced raw
  5. 2 radishes sliced raw
  6. 2.5 oz of salmon in a pouch/can
  7. 1 tbs of mayo
  8. Sriracha to taste
  9. salt and pepper to taste
  10. seaweed (optional but so tasty)

Directions:

  1. Cook rice to direction on package
  2. Mix together salmon, mayo, sriracha, salt and pepper.
  3. Add salmon mixture to rice, add veggies to rice, and enjoy.
  4. (alternate toppings to add, seaweed, sesame seeds, umeboshi)
This is not my image. It is just the product I use.

Stats for the lunch:
Calories 401, Fat 12.9 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Carbs 51.5 g, Sodium 536.3 mg, Protein 17.9 g

The salmon mixture is what you may find in a spicy salmon mayo onigiri. I just put it on the outside, because I don’t have time to mold the rice into balls. But you know what it tastes phenomenal and looks beautiful to boot. Is it in the cute shape of a rice ball with seaweed? Nope but it is just as good.

Its also healthy, full of fresh veggies, low in fat, full of protein, and oh so tasty.

Like I said I would have added seaweed, but I did not have any.

I love this kind of lunch. I thought you all might. So I thought I would share it with you. I hope you get a chance to try this. Let me know what you think. Thanks for reading this.

Pumpkin Pie Protein Waffle

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Pumpkin Protein Pancakes

Yup I did it. I made pumpkin pie flavored protein pancakes this morning. I have 2.5 to 3 hours of training to do today. So I needed a good breakfast that stuck with me. The best part is it was delicious.

This is both light and full of protein so that it will take longer to digest. Its so good, and my husband and kiddos said that the topping tastes like pumpkin pie.

I added whipped cream to my waffle, and made a pumpkin pie puree topping.

Pumpkin Pie Protein Waffles

Ingredients Batter: (yield 7 servings)

  1. 2 cups Birch Benders Protein Pancakes
  2. 1 egg
  3. 1/2 cup organic pumpkin puree
  4. 2 tbl veggie oil
  5. 1 tsp of cinnamon
  6. 1/2 tsp of pumpkin pie spice
  7. 1 1/2 cup of water

Ingredients Pumpkin Pie Topping: (yield 4 servings)

  1. 1 cup pumpkin puree
  2. cinnamon to taste
  3. pumpkin pie spice to taste
  4. 2 tbs maple syrup

Directions:

  1. Mix 2 cups of Birch Benders mix, with oil, water, egg and pumpkin puree.
  2. Heat up your waffle iron, spray with pan spray
  3. Fill the waffle iron with 1/2 cup of mix
  4. Cook till done

Directions for topping:

  1. Mix together 1 cup of pumpkin puree, the spices, and the maple syrup.

Stats: For 1 waffle the recipe made 7 waffles.

155 calories, 5.4 g Fat, 1.14 g fiber, 16.28 g carbs, 183.71 mg salt, 10.3 g protein

Stats: For 1 servings topping

46 calories, 0 g fat, 2 g fiber, 11.7 g carbs, 3.4 mg sodium, 0.5 g protein

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These were so tasty, low in fat, vegetarian, and very low in sugar.

I hope you get a chance to try these. It was a hit with the kiddos and husband. Let me know what you think if you get a chance to. I loved them. Thank you for reading, and keep trying to be the best you can be. My respects to you and your family.

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Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Want a quick easy soup that you can make for your family? Oh yeah anything quick and easy on a school night is the best.

Here you go. This was husband and kid approved. It was easy and I was able to set it and forget it till dinner time. This is great for the cooler weather when it is nice to have a hearty warm soup.

Ingredients:

  1. 2 lbs of chicken breasts
  2. 2 cans of black beans rinsed
  3. 1 can of enchilada sauce
  4. 1 can of fire roasted green chilies
  5. 1 can of fire roasted diced tomatoes
  6. 2 cloves of garlic chopped
  7. 1 onion chopped
  8. 1/2 tbs of cumin
  9. 1 tsp of chili powder
  10. Frozen corn
  11. Salt to taste
  12. 4 cups of unsalted chicken stock
    Toppings
  13. tortilla chips
  14. sour cream
  15. shredded cheese
  16. avocado
  17. jalapeno sliced

Directions:

  1. Saute onions in olive oil till translucent (if you have an InstaPot, you can do this in the pot, if you have a slow cooker sautee on the stove)
  2. In the InstaPot or Crock Pot – add diced garlic, add canned chilies, canned tomatoes, canned enchelada sauce, canned beans, chili powder, cumin, chicken stock, salt to taste.
  3. Add boneless skinless chicken into soup
  4. Settings for appliances:
    1. for crock pot set to high for 4 hours, or low for 8 hours
    2. for an InstaPot set it to pressure, high, 9 minutes, and turn the valve to seal
  5. Once soup is done cooking, take out chicken and shredded chicken, add chicken back in and add frozen corn. Stir together.
  6. Top with toppings you like.

Two cups of this soup has about 260 calories, and 36 calories from fat. That of course is before you put the toppings on it.

I hope you like this recipe. Let me know if you get a chance to try it. Thanks for reading. Have a great day!

Overnight Oats w/ Raisins, Chia, and Nuts

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This is great photography let me tell you. My breakfast in the seat of my car at 4:35 am, and a quick snap shot when I got 5 minutes to eat in the hallway at work.

So I work early in the morning. Very early at a bakery. I wake up and I normally don’t eat till after my work is done. When I calculated how long I went without food for I was surprised. I went 14.5 to 15 hours before eating. So to remedy this I tried making overnight oats.

Now this was the first time making this and I used what had on hand to make something I could eat in the morning.

I used oats, chia seeds, nuts, raisins, honey, and whole milk. I usually like soy or almond milk. So I used what I had.

I am happy to say it was delicious. I can’t wait to make and try out other variations.

It was quick, and easy. I mean it took me 5 minutes to mix together and put nuts in a baggie. Then it sits in the fridge overnight.That is a great plus. It tastes great and it was quick and easy. On not to mention healthy.

Overnight Oatmeal w/ Raisins, Chia, and Nuts

Ingredients:

  1. 1/2 cup or 4 tbs old fashioned oats
  2. 1/8 cup or 2 tbs of chia seeds
  3. 3/4 cup of milk (use dairy, or my favorite Soy or Almond Milk)
  4. 1/8 cup or 2 tbs of raisins
  5. 1 tsp of honey
  6. 1 tsp vanilla
  7. pinch of salt
    Toppings
  8. 2 tbsp of Nut-rition mix

Directions:

  1. Mix together oats, chia, milk, raisins, honey, vanilla, and salt. Mix well.
  2. Let it sit overnight.
  3. Take with you to work, and add toppings before eating.

Calories/Stats:
Calories 556, Fat 23 g ,Fiber 14.3 g, Carbs 75 g, Sodium 110 mg, Protein 18 g

I am going to try to see if I can get my husband to eat it. If he likes it that is great. It is healthy and full of fiber. Score one for the wife and healthy foods.

This is full of fiber, only has natural sugars, and gluten free. Depending on what you put into it. This can be dairy free, nut free, and fat free.

Try it out, and let me know what you think. Thanks for reading my blog. Go out and eat healthy. =) If you get a chance to try this let me know if you liked it.

Healthy Lunch…Tasty Tuna Salad on a Ricecake

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Tired of the boring tuna salads. Try this one it is got great flavor, awesome texture, and loads of crunch.

I had to make lunch for myself and my husband. I had tuna, I thought I had pickles but alas my kids ate them all. But good thing they did remove the old empty jar out of the refrigerator. So instead I used Giardiniera. Giardiniera is a pickled vegetable mix. It is hot/spicy and tart. I added onion, tomato, and some mayonnaise. On the one rice cake I put sliced avocado, with some lime juice, and topped it with the tuna salad mixture. On the other rice cake I put sliced of cucumber then topped it with the tuna mixture. I added no other salt. The salt from the Giardiniera and the tuna itself was plenty.

My husband loved the avocado one better, but he liked both of them. I loved both of them.

If you are looking for a lunch version without extra carbohydrates, I like to put my salad a half of an avocado and just eat it that way. You lose the nice crunch of the rice cake but it is still equally tasty.

Tasty Tuna Salad Recipe: (Yield, 4 rice cakes or 2 servings)

Ingredients:

  1. 2.5 oz of Tuna (I used Tuna Creations this one is herb and garlic, you can use a canned tuna as well. I would add some powdered garlic)
  2. 10 cherry tomatoes cut into quarters
  3. 2 tbs or 20 g of onion diced
  4. 2 tbs or 20 g of Giardiniera diced
  5. 1.5 tbs or 21 g or mayonnaise
  6. 4 rice cakes
  7. 1/2 avocado
  8. 20 sliced of cucumber

Directions:

Cut veggies. Mix together Giardiniera, onion, tuna, tomato, and mayonnaise. Arrange rice cakes, layer veggies on the rice cakes, and then add your tuna mixture to the cakes. Serve and enjoy.

Stats/Calories for 1 serving or 2 rice cakes

Caloires 368, Fat 19.1 g, Fiber 9 g, Carbs 41.2 g, Sodium 475 mg, Protein 13 g.

Stats/Calories for the entire recipe or 4 rice cakes

Calories 736, Fat 38.2 g, Fiber 17.1 g, Carbs 82.4 g, Sodium 954.7 mg, Protien 26.1 g.

Tips: you can add pickles instead of the Giardiniera. You can omit the mayonnaise, but I would add something like mustard to give it a binding ingredient. If you are going to omit pickles or pickled veggies, I would add the juice of a lime to give you some acidity.