Q: Can pancakes be healthy and actually help you lose fat and gain muscle, AND still taste good?
A: Yes, if you follow the recipe. Otherwise they’ll probably just contribute to type II diabetes, poor energy levels, cravings, heart disease and extra body-fat.
Ingredients
| 1 cup non-instant oats | 300 |
| 7 egg whites | 120 |
| 1cup fat-free cottage cheese (don’t worry, the pancakes taste nothing like cottage cheese) | 160 |
| 1⁄2 tsp vanilla extract | |
| 1⁄2 tsp cinnamon | |
| 1 tbs Splenda | |
| 1 cup blueberries | 82 |
| 1⁄2 cup sugar-free maple syrup | 40 |
| 6 pieces of turkey bacon (Wellshire Farms turkey bacon from Whole Foods is a good choice) | 120 |
| Cooking spray | 100 |
Instructions
- 1. Turn on medium flame under a non-stick skillet.
- 2. Place everything but the blueberries into a blender and blend until smooth ~ 60 sec.
- 3. Transfer to another bowl and add blueberries.
- 4. Apply small amount of non-stick spray – i.e. PAM, and cook pancakes until done.
- 5. Serve with 2 tbs of sugar-free syrup, and 3 pieces of turkey bacon
Nutrition
Makes 3 servings @ 307 kcal per serving