Recent Eats and Turbofire!

Happy Friday!


I hope everyone is having an awesome day so far! The husband and I are going over to his grandparents' house later to have a small BBQ. It should be fun! I'm bringing a crunchy asian slaw (It's a Hungry Girl recipe and so yummy!) and a bacon potato salad, which I must say is by far the best potato salad I've ever had! When I was working, one of my co-workers brought it to a potluck we were having and I could just not stop eating it! It was that good! Anyways, if you would like to make it also, click here for the recipe. You can change it up however you want. I substituted fat free ranch and light mayo for the full fat stuff, and I used the pre-cooked bacon that you just have to microwave, as I think it's a bit lower in calories than the raw bacon. 


So, I know a couple posts back I said I was starting the Jillian Michael's Body Revolution program, and I did get through the first week, but to me it seemed like it wasn't giving me a high intensity workout and I wasn't pushing myself to get through it like some other workouts I have done in the past. Since I visit my parents at least every 4 months for 2 weeks at a time, I kept in mind the equipment that was required in different programs as I looked for a new one. P90X was out of the question and so was Chalean Extreme. So that left me with only 2 other options: Turbofire or Insanity. I have never done Turbofire before, but I did get through the first 2 weeks of Insanity before I had to stop because it was hurting my feet like crazy, even with shoes on! So Turbofire it was! I'm on day 13 of 90, and I've never had this much fun working out before. And I have to say that the workouts kick my butt as well! I literally have sweat dripping off of me by the time the video is over. So, is it easy?..No!   Fun?...YES!!  

I've been bad about taking pictures of meals lately, so here are a few pictures I did manage to get before scarfing down my food. :)

Breakfast 

Blueberry Banana Oats

Cinnamon Apple Cranberry Oats

Too much of this lately..This has been my breakfast everyday for the last week or so. I'm coo-coo for pancakes!

Along with a side of watermelon..which doesn't seem to last long at all in our house. 

Snacks

Green Monster!! RAWRRRR! :)

"I can't believe it's not a milkshake!" Milkshake

And..more of this. I'm going to turn into a watermelon soon.

Lunch/Dinner

Turkey Pastrami Wrap with a side of cukes

Apple Raisin Chicken Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette

My infamous chef salad..so delicious. We eat this on a regular basis. 

And here's some cute kitty pictures. :)

He's such a happy kitty...and spoiled! hehe

Enjoy your weekend!

Fluffy Diner-Style Pancakes..that are healthy!

Within this past year, my love for pancakes has grown out of control..almost. :) I used to always prefer a nice crispy belgian waffle, over a stack of giant fluffy pancakes. However, that changed when I discovered protein pancakes. While protein pancakes are delicious, they are just not as yummy as the real deal. So when I came across this recipe, I was so happy until I saw that coconut flour can be pretty pricey. I put this recipe aside until I could get my hands on some coconut flour. Well, this day came sooner than expected when I found 8 oz. bags of USDA certified organic coconut flour at my local 99 cent only store! I only bought 2 bags, as I didn't know if I would even like the texture of coconut flour, but now I wish I had bought more.

And now I present to you Fluffy Coconut Flour Pancakes... here's the recipe!

Fluffy Coconut Flour Pancakes
Adapted from Healthy Indulgences


Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp milk (I used Silk Pure Almond Unsweetened Vanilla)
• 4 tbsp water
• 1/3 cup liquid egg whites (or 2 egg whites or 1 whole egg)
• 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 2 tbsp coconut flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp stevia
• dash of salt 

Directions:

1. Add the dry ingredients to a small bowl and stir out any lumps with a fork. 

2. Add the wet ingredients directly to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. 

3. Heat a non-stick skillet on medium and then pour 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake. 

4. Cook until bubbles start to appear on the surface, then flip and cook for a minute on the other side.

5. Plate them up and serve with sugar free syrup and fresh fruit! Yum!

Makes 3-4 medium pancakes. Serves One.

~200 calories for the whole recipe!