Healthy Pancakes?!

Happy Sunday! I woke up early feeling rested and energized! I think I have finally caught up on sleep just in time for a crazy week to start :).

I haven't been home on the weekends to cook very much recently so I wanted to make something a little more special for breakfast today. One of my favorite blogs is The Fitnessista... she has great fitness ideas and nutritional recipes. Today I tried her Protein Pancakes and they were delicious! I made a few adjustments below.

I'm so excited to have a healthier, nutritious pancake that is quick and easy to make! This is something you could easily whip up at night before bed and cook quickly in the morning for work.

Protein Pancakes
(Adapted from The Fitnessista)

• 1.5 Tablespoons of vanilla protein powder (I like Whole Foods whey protein)
• 2 Tablespoons whole wheat flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• Pinch of nutmeg
• Pinch of salt
• 1 egg white
• 1/4 cup vanilla almond milk (use whatever milk you like)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:
Whisk together the dry ingredients in a small bowl. Add in the egg white, almond milk and vanilla. Heat up a skillet, cook and enjoy with your favorite toppings (try almond butter and agave syrup... amazing!).

Avocado Pasta

More pasta recipes... this must mean that I need to plan a trip to Italy ASAP! I have been hearing about using avocado to help form a sauce in summer pastas and wanted to try it. Below is a great recipe for these warm summer nights keeping it healthy with whole grain pasta and lots of veggies. This recipe was for 2 people so just adjust as needed. Also there aren't any measurements for the veggies... just throw in as much as you want!

Ingredients:
2 servings of whole wheat pasta
1 avocado chopped
Chopped broccoli
Fresh baby spinach
Goat cheese crumbles

Quick sate of broccoli with olive oil, salt and pepper. Cook pasta. Put broccoli, spinach and avocado in a bowl. Add pasta and goat cheese, let melt and mix together. Enjoy!

 

Summer Nail Trend

Hi all! I hope your summer is going well. I have to admit that I wasn't the greatest blogger during the month of July, but I am back! A quick post tonight on a new nail trend that I've been seeing on the fashion blogs. The idea is to have one nail on your hand (I've been seeing the ring finger) that is different than the rest of your nails. I have seen quite a few manis with one glitter nail on each hand and that's what I went with. I used Essie "Cute as a Button" as the base for all nails and then used Sephora "Traffic Stopper Cooper" as the glitter polish on the ring finger nails. I think this is really fun! Let me know if you try it :).