Culinary Simplifications
Courtney’s been having these "power pancakes" for a couple meals a day in her diet. Actually, it’s extremely simple… 5 egg whites and some quick oats, then some flavor be it sugar free syrup, cinnamon, whatever works. Conveniently, 1 packet of oatmeal is the perfect amount so alas I’ve become quite addicted to them. Yes, I’m getting a bit more sugars from using flavored packets, but my nutritional needs are still well above hers. I haven’t even cut back that much on the carbs, but it’s been enough to be gradually leaning out the last month or so. So this afternoon I made up a few of ‘em, ate one, and sliced up the others to keep in the fridge for later. Since the variety pack of oatmeal I get has a few unflavored packets, I’m tempted to see if mixing in a scoop of whey in it will work for flavoring and not mess up the consistency much. Might need an extra egg white or two, I dunno… That time will come soon enough. For now at least, it’s nice to be able to spend just a little time in the kitchen and have some snacks taken care of for a little while. I still need to meet up with Doneker sometime and get a better handle on my diet overall, get some measurements taken and calipered, etc. to benchmark and better track and changes from here on.
