Raspberry/banana Protein Pancakes

Yet another variation on my lovely pancake recipe!

For this, follow my usual recipe for banana pancakes here:  Banana Protein Pancakes

The only change you need to make is to smash some raspberries up and drop them onto each pancake before you flip it over in the pan :-)

I have tried mixing the raspberries into the pancake mixture but it makes each pancake really hard to flip and can result in burning because of the sugars in the fruit.

I enjoy mine with a dollop of Greek yoghurt and a sprinkle of cacao flaxseed!

ENJOY :-) x

Zucchini / courgette noodles!

So we all know about the slim noodles and zero noodles which have become highly popular... Mainly for those wanting to loose weight. Losing weight isn't what I'm wanting to do though so I wanted to find a nutricious alternative with low carbs.... This is when courgette noodles were born!!

So basically all you need is a courgette and a Julienne peeler:

Stand your courgette vertical and slice the peeler down each length until you've reached the core! The peeler creates lots of noodle strands!

In this example I sautéed the noodles in a pan to soften them then added a tomato and herb sauce. To this I added edamame beens and some veg and sprinkled some cheese on top! You can add meat, fish.. Whatever takes your fancy!

Delicious, nutricious and clean!

Pretty good when you consider one nest of whole wheat noodles contains 180 calories and 38carbs and one courgette 'noodled' is only 30 calories and 1 carb!! BOOM! 

Healthy High Protein Bacon Breakfast Idea

So I've recently moved house and found myself conveniently close to a Waitrose which = amazing top quality food, but more importantly ...an amazing selection of gluten free/health foods!!

So on my most recent visit I stumbled across Organic Wholegrain Biona Millet Bread. I generally don't eat much bread anyway but this doesn't really resemble bread... More like a seedy, fibre-filled, cakey-textured, nutty-flavoured accompaniment to a healthy meal. It's MUCH healthier than your average slice of bread!

So the other day I decided I needed such an accompaniment to my protein-packed breakfast of scrambled egg whites and grilled crispy bacon with avocado.......

DEEEElicious! A breakfast that kept me sustained through until lunch time and a perfect to have following a gym session the previous evening or pre-breakfast :-)