A Beastly Breakfast for Building

Are you hungry when you wake up? Most likely that I'd the case seeing as how your body has been without food for at least 8 hrs! It is important to fuel the body in the morning upon waking. I use the word fuel because I equate the food situation with that of a top of the line sports car and using premium fuel only. Your body is something you want to take care of and you want it to work for a long time right? Ok so let start using premium fuel! So what's premium fuel for the body you ask? Well depending in the time of day of you meal your food selection usually will be different. For the morning however, a nice balance of protein and complex carbohydrates is the perfect choice. Eggs and old fashioned oats should be a staple in your diet even if you are not a bodybuilder. The combination provides a source of lean protein (using egg whites) and complex carbohydrates that creates for an ideal pair. However, I do know that plain ole egg whites and plain ole old fashioned oats can get boring, and I'm only 20. Nobody likes the same thing all the time especially when it's plain to the extreme. So, I will include a recipe that I usually enjoy on a daily basis... the protein pancake. Yes, that's right, PANCAKE!

French Toast Pancakes

Ingredients (makes one serving):

-        2 tbsp cold milled flax

-       ½ cup ground/blended oats

-       12 Capella flavor drops (French Toast flavor)

-       1 tbsp splenda

-       2 tsp cinnamon

-       4 egg whites

-       Pam Olive Oil cooking spray (optional)

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Nutrition Facts:

            Carbs: 30 g

            Protein: 30g

            Fat: 8g

            Calories: 278

Cooking instructions:

1.     Mix all ingredients into a bowl in no particular order.

2.     Spray cooking pan with cooking spray.

3.     Pour ingredients into pan and let cook for 2 – 3 minutes and then flip and let cook for 2 – 3 until done.

4.     Plate and serve!

5.     If you want to enjoy with syrup, you can try Walden’s Farm Calorie Free Syrup.

Tip #1:  If blended oats are too much of a hassle, use whole oats.  If you decide to use whole oats, it helps if you mix all the ingredients and let sit over night to let the oats soak up the whites.  If you let sit over night you may have to add a tad bit of water when cooking.

Tip #2: When dieting for a show you can adjust the amount of oats that you use in this recipe as well as eliminate which ever ingredients that your diet does not allow.

Tip #3: The taste just as delicious without the Capella drop’s and you can use store brand sugar free syrup if you can’t find Walden’s Farm brand.