The Cure to all Mornings: Clean Oatmeal Pancakes

I don’t like eggs... Well, I do like eggs in cake, pie, cookies...

Ahem...let me rephrase…

I don’t like breakfast eggs.

Now, as a person who is egg-averse, breakfast tends to be more of a desert than an actual meal: waffles with whipped cream, crepes with nutella… I mean YUM, but who has room in their pants for such indulgences every day? Well, what about pop-tarts or bars? Cereals? Freezer solutions are abounding! …all I have to say is read the ingredients people…

This is one of those back-pocket, every-day, microwave-friendly, just add fresh berries PERFECT recipes! A staple in our houss-i mean-apartment :) if you want a more traditional pancake texture, I would recommend grinding the oats first, but if you don’t, it’s just as tasty! This tasty treat will give you a GREAT boost to start your day, keep you full for hours, and all with as little as 150 calories per pancake!

Feel free to substitute/add other ingredients to the batter for a change of flavor! Bananas, Strawberries, even walnuts!  I always eat mine with fresh strawberries as a topping ..mmm!

Clean Eating Savory Mushroom Oatmeal

We are about to dive into a new obsession of mine: http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/

She is a real help with clean eating! We have bought several cookbooks, and continue to scour the internet for clean recipes to keep our taste buds dancing.. but this little lady is one stop shopping!!

Well, we are on a two week, sugar free challenge. Voluntarily.

I almost broke a few times so far (its day 7)… wanting a glass of wine, a cookie, (I’m a desert FIEND), shortbread!  But Steve has really been pushing me to finish this one with my head held high and victory in my hand! And I will!!

We have discovered many recipes on this challenge, some good, some not so suited for our refined pallets (well, mine really, Steve will eat anything…)

Here is a GOODIE!

This is wonderful for a lazy weekend brunch-y moment (it’s SO easy!), or maybe when you're feeling a little famished and want something to really fill you up in the morning without lying like a brick in your stomach. yum yum YUM!! I added more mushrooms because they are wonderful… Play around!

(original recipe found here)

Clean Eating... The Saga Begins (Sorry Milky Way...)

So it has been a while since I have posted. And rightfully so! Wedding planning, working…. Alright I don’t have much of an excuse! But it’s been a fun little five months of neglect! Needless to say in this five months Steve and I have decided to get our act together! We’re eating CLEAN (dun dun dunnn)

This delicious phenomenon is centered about eating things closer to their natural state (sorry Butterfingers). No additives (sorry Schmuckers), no Red #41 (sorry Gushers) and no Rybovlavinosilishkn-iem… (sorry Smartfood)

Foolish?

Why give up all these wonderful culinary delights? Well, since they aren’t really “food” I suppose we should take the word “culinary” out of it… Why give up these wonderful delights? Well, since after eating them I get cottage cheese ass and feel like I’m walking in molasses we should take the word “delight” out of there… Why  give up these wonderful? What’s more wonderful: vanilla “flavoring” or vanilla?

Thought so.

I rest my case.

Now, I understand as a Fenton, soon to be Kaub, it is impossible to truly eat 100% clean at first blush. I mean I love cooking and eating fresh and understanding where my food is coming from and respecting my body… but sometimes I’m just lazy. I will falter. I will kick myself. But, I will get back up and I will be healthier.

So,

Here’s to reducing the size of that tire or that thigh (that has its own gravitational pull), going for that run (wanting to go for that run), enjoying the simple things (remember apples?), and not getting so stressed that I want to order dominos…

Take One people. Take one.