Showing posts with label breakfast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label breakfast. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

A New "Pancake" Breakfast

I now have a new breakfast that I am addicted to. And I am happy to report that it is NOT meat and broth nor does it involve anything with meat or broth! However, it is still GAPS Diet friendly!

There isn't even really a name for this and the ingredients are so random that I could only come up with one clever name, "A New Pancake Breakfast." Clever, right?! This recipe is (mostly) in the GAPS Diet Book. However, I have altered it a little bit. It's supposed to be Pancakes (which works perfectly for my psyche because anyone who knows me knows that I could eat 10 big, fluffy pancakes in one sitting if I could - my days prior to GAPS)! This is what it starts out looking like:

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Unfortunately, though, this is also what it ends up looking like as well! I have even tried making tiny, little "cakes." That also does not work. Either I am a terrible pancake maker or the ingredients just don't allow for it to truly take pancake-form (which is probably the case because these "pancakes" lack flour).

In any case, the final product tastes fabulous! The final product is basically like a very thick pudding or chunky oatmeal even maybe. The consistency is a little off, but that does not change the wonderful taste. I love it so much that I even have it for dessert sometimes!

I encourage you to try it out! Here's how I do it:

Ingredients (This "batch" will make me about 3-4 servings):
  • 5-6 Zucchini
  • 2 Egg Yolks
  • 1 Tbsp. Raw Nut Butter (Your choice - I have used Almond and Walnut)
  • 1 Banana - extremely Ripened
  • 1 Tbsp. Coconut Oil
Steps:
  1. Peel and cut up about 5-6 zuchinni.
  2. Put the zucchini in a boiling pot of water and cook until the zucchini is very soft.
  3. Drain the water and transfer the zucchini to a mixing bowl and whip.
  4. Add the 2 Egg Yolks. Continue whipping.
  5. Mash the extremely ripened banana, add to the mixture and whip all 3.
  6. Add the Nut Butter. Stir.
  7. Pour the mixture onto a pan (melt the Coconut Butter on the pan instead of using Pan Spray).
  8. Cook for as long as you'd like. I typically only cook it for 3-5 minutes. 
And that's it! Whatever you don't eat, you can refrigerate and it will taste wonderful cold as well!


Let me know if you try it and how you like it!


Time for some P90X Yoga X.... Cheers!

Monday, July 20, 2009

Protein Pancake

Day 99.

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day! And it should be, too. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I will never miss a breakfast meal.

I love pancakes. I used to love these Honey Wheat Pancakes at the Original Pancake House in Minnesota. I would eat a whole plate of them. Ryan would eat a whole plate of the Chocolate Chip Pancakes. Pancakes are like dessert for breakfast - cake in the morning - terrible sugar to get you going for the day!

Once I started working out a lot, I discovered Protein Pancakes. I made these almost every morning. They consisted of: 1 scoop protein powder, 1/2 c. Oatmeal and 3 egg whites. I would cook them with Pan Spray and then use Sugar Free syrup to top them off. Better....I was surely on my way to a "healthier" pancake.

Fast forward to me finding out that Eggs are a huge no-no for me. Now what was I supposed to do?

Today I figured it out! And now, here's a great new breakfast for all of you Fitness Buffs (or non-fitness buffs) to try out:
  • 1 serving Chocolate Nutribiotic Rice Protein
  • 1/4 c. Bob's Rolled Oats
  • 2 Tbsp Flax + 6 Tbsp Water (Yes, my egg substitute!)
  • Pinch cinnamon
  • Pinch stevia
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I did not use any unnatural pan spray (but you need to use something, or it sticks too much - try Olive Oil Spray). I also did not use any unnatural syrups (Note: To make your own natural syrup, buy the flavor of fruit you like and freeze it. As it unthaws the leftover juice makes a great, natural syrup. ie. Blueberries). I literally just enjoyed the pancake as it was. Protein. Complex Carbs. Healthy Fats. My day started out fabulous!

Here was my day:


Breakfast (Post-Workout)
  • 1/4 Fruit Fusion
  • Protein Pancake
  • Cafe Au Lait (Vanilla Soy + Stevia)
Lunch
  • (Steamed) Spinach + ACV + sea salt
  • 1/2 c. Quinoa mixed with XLean Turkey + dill
  • Nutribiotic Vanilla Rice Protein Powder with Unsweetened Rice Milk, Coconut Light Milk, Flax, 4 raspberries and Stevia
Snack
  • Coconut-Hemp Smoothie
  • Lean Turkey
Dinner
  • Organic, Raw Carrot
  • Romaine Lettuce + spirulina
  • Grilled Tuna + Spinach - cooked in Coconut Oil
  • Maple Syrup + Balsamic Vinaigrette + Vanilla Extract
  • Organic Apple
I'm starting to get fairly bloated. Left side pain today and bloat. My mouth is definitely annoyed again; about a 7/8 today. My right eye twitched a few times. I'm breaking out a little. Overall, the weekend has caught up with me:(

But hey, tomorrow is another day....and a glorious morning with my new Protein Pancake!