Protein waffles

I dont have too many kitchen gadgets.

I have purchased a few and end of giving them away as they just collect dust in the cupboards.. there at three (4 including the toaster) that I do use regularly. .my Hand immersion blender, my KitchenAid stand mixer (cant live without this!), and my waffle maker.

I bought it on a whim...I think after a sunny vacation stay in a hotel where they had one on the breakfast buffet..you know the kind where you put in the batter, flip it and when the green light goes on.. taa daaaa!!!! A beautiful,  light, fluffy and warm waffle... a far cry from the frozen toaster variety. Sooo..out I went and bought a waffle maker as close to the professional variety as I could find and I haven't looked back since!

I always make my own pancake batter ..and to throw it into the waffle maker instead of a fry pan is is just as easy and the kids love it!

You can literally cook anything in it... from traditional waffles..to stuffed ones..to filled ones to sandwiches to stuffing.

You have probably seen my protein pancake recipe..which is great in a fry pan...below is how I made it in my waffle iron and it awesome!! Flavour town.

I am very rough in measurements when it comes to this so here goes...

A handful of oatmeal, 2 eggs, handful of coconut,  3ish teaspoons of ground flax, 1 small banana, 2scoops Arbonne vanilla protein powder...mix and throw it in.. delish!

Make a few up..pop them in the fridge and toast in the morning (1/2 a waffle is tons!) And top with almonds & maple syrup, or pb, or blueberries stewed with some balsamic, sliced strawberries and drizzle of macademia nut oil and a touch of honey, add dome ginger, cloves and cinnamon to the batter and tip woth applesauce.....or however you want! So filling, tons of protein, complex carbs and healthy fats.

Start your day off right..eat!

♥Kara

Clean eating day 3

Happy Wednesday! 

Today was a bit different as I was busy setting up some decor for this weekend and well... I forgot to talk pictures of my snacks but here is a list with as many pics as I have :)

WATER

Started with breakfast of a protein pancake. I ate half.. other half still in the fridge for another day. (Oatmeal, protein powder, fiber boost, mashed banana, flax, 2 eggs.mix and cook..so yummy! Serve with REAL maple syrup) black coffee

Milk and vitamins

Snack was post workout shake with water

Arbonne fizz tab in my 2nd liter of water after the gym

Packed bag in the morning with lunch and healthy snacks to keep me on track!

Lunch was at a hall I was taking down decorating from.. i put aside a few meatballs from when I was making supper and had some leftover veges cooked up so add a little low sodium soy sauce and it makes for a great lunch! Prepping extra of things makes it easier the rest of the week.

Snack (only pic is of me setting up holding my snack???) Tim Hortons black dark roast coffee and an orange (frig they are juicy and good right now)

Supper was at my sister in laws. I started at home with a glass of the Arbonne full control which is a fiber based drink that gells in your tummy making you feel full (While giving you vitamins, antioxidants,  and minerals too.) It is excellent to help control portion size. Tastes like watermelon, and also adds to your daily liquid count.

Supper at Lornas pork tenderloin, wild rice,  carrots, salad, and roasted leeks. Yum.

Snack I had two protein balls and a cup of tea. I was up late and needed soemthing around 11:30 so I ate two celery with peanut butter.

Healthy choices!
Kara

Clean Eating day 2

Day #2 started much the same.. :)

Up at 715ish and I had a big glass of water and ate the leftover thai curry from supper the night before.. about a 2c serving.

I was very full from this right through snack so I had a mango and coffee.

Lunch (11:45)was two pieces of rye toast with a mashed avocado, pink salt and pepper..SO yummy! !!! I also had a protein ball and then headed to the gym.

Post workout was at 2:30 (and after my second liter of water) and I had an Arbonne shake (protein powder and fiber boost) with just water, some raw almonds and a banana.

While making supper I had a green tea.

Supper was meatballs made from extra lean ground beef, eggs, fiber boost powder, and oatmeal flour (grind up oats till powder..taaadaaa! ) . I made a french onion soup as a "sauce" (easy on the cheese) and served with mashed cauliflower and peas and garlic bread (which I didnt have) .

Evening snack was an orange, two Arbonne fit chews (protein and fruit bites that hit the spot when wanting something
Sweet!), and at 9:30 a Chai tea "latte" which is basically a chai tea bag steeped in hot milk..delicious, no sweetener needed and is really filling.

Feed your body!
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Kara

Chocolate dipped Strawberry Protein Bars

I swear this is not a cruel joke.. I'm not lying to you either.

These are Heaven.

I have been doing my very best to stay out of the kids Halloween candy and frankly,  its been going quite well but only becasue I have come up with a plan... make healthy treats!

I have made my fair share of protein balls to curb the sweet cravings and though I absolutly love them and make them slightly different each time.. I needed a change... and well.. here it is!

Simple, few ingredients, no bake, and so yummy ..... pretty proud of this!

21/2c strawberries (I only had frozen on hand.. thawed and they worked great) blend till smooth
Add
1cup of each coconut flour and vegan vanilla protein powder.. mix together till forms a soft dough and spread it on wax paper on sheet.. thickness is up to you.

Place in fridge and melt 1c (ish ;) ) dark chocolate  and spread over strawberry protein base.

I added sliced almonds to half leaving the other clear so kiddos could pack it in their lunches (no nut school policy) .

Once dark chocolate has hardened up, remove from fridge, cut into bars or squares, pack up and back to fridge...

Try them!

*** other protein powders will work ok too but the pea & brown rice combo of Arbonne really is better for flavour and easily digestible.  It is also vegan, gmo free, and doesnt contain artificial colour or flavours. The flavour of your protein is paramount in this recipie!!!

Xo
Kara