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BUCKLE is Cooking it up again! Oatmeal/ProteinPlus Pancakes Kids LOVE ‘em

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

OK, many people ask me what to eat for breakfast. When I respond I almost always eat egg whites or oatmeal I get the eye roll and a response that goes something like, “I HATE egg whites” or ” I cannot eat oatmeal”…when I ask why they cannot eat oatmeal the response comes back, “because I HATE OATMEAL”. I just kid, sort of, but the truth is these are important staple foods anyone truly interested in fitness and health should use. I believe people need to make a serious effort in working these foods into their diets. The reality is that , in the beginning, it may be difficult for people to start making the right nutritional adjustments… in fact, it is difficult because it is a learning process that takes time. So I decided to experiment with some new ideas and I came up with this recipe. The good news is it tasted REALLY good, to my wife, myself and most importantly my little one who loves sugar and spice and everything nice. Once it passed the KIDS test I figured I should pass it along to our bFit247.com subscribers and members.

In the recipe I use instant oatmeal because in the morning most of use are in a hurry (this could be a dessert also), and I prefer Kashi Go-lean as it has a higher protein value and flax seeds in it already, for the Omega-3 fatty acids. If you have another variety of oatmeal you can add flax seeds or oil.

OATMEAL-PROTEIN PANCAKES (made 4 medium pancakes)

1 Package Instant oatmeal
1 scoop Vanilla Protein(your choice)… I guess you could use chocolate if you prefer
2 tbls flax seeds or oil
2 tbls FiberSure ( I added this because most people do not get enough fiber and this product is great…blends right in and has no flavor)
3 tbls raisins
3-4 egg whites.

Cook the oatmeal as per the package Instructions. Then add in all the other ingredients except egg whites. Add the egg whites until it is the proper consitency for a batter. In a hot skillet ( I sprayed Canola oil for non stick) drop the batter and cook approx. 2 minuets per side. The oats are cooked already and egg whites cook quickly so watch carefully.

We enjoyed these with nothing else.. not even sugar free syrup.

You get your fiber, your protein and your carbs… NOW THERE IS SOMETHING NEW FOR BREAKFAST OTHER THAN EGG WHITES OR OATMEAL…sort of!