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Banana Walnut Protein Pancakes [Recipe] + WIAW

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WIAW is on the move again this week!

Because I haven’t had enough  moving…

Here’s the deal.  What I Ate Wednesday has been jumping around to give mamma Jenn a break.  She’s entrusted me this week with hosting duties (which may be a sign she’s taken up a crack habit… is rehab where she’s disappeared to?!). 

Since I’m sooooo known for sugar coating things, I’m going to come out and say that the link up got a bit out of control and Jenny from the block was suffering from exhaustion. WIAW was meant to just be a day of eats.  Don’t be linking shit from 5 weeks ago, everything you ate for the past 3 weeks, or some unrelated giveaway you’re trying to get more traffic for.  Follow the rules and don’t be greedy.  In short, don’t be a dick.

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If you have no idea what I’m talking about, don’t worry.  Check out this post for more info on what it’s all about.

That said, on to my WIAW.  Be sure to link up below, check out Jenn’s blog and show the create some love, and scroll down to all the links below to check out everyone else’s titillating treats!

Breakfast:

Vegas and I started out with our morning cocktail.  I had my morning sludge.

Then it was banana pancake time.  These banana-walnut protein pancakes might be among the fluffiest I’ve ever made.  It’s between these and the cauliflower.  I think Vegas was actually surprised these we so good.  She’s a good sport, but still a little leery of my protein creations.  #sorryimnotsorry

Banana Walnut Protein Pancakes

Banana Walnut Protein Pancakes

  • 1 scoop vanilla rice protein powder (I use Growing Naturals)
  • 2 T coconut flour
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 banana, mashed
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 T cashew milk
  • 1/4 tsp almond extract
  • 2 T walnuts

In large bowl, mix together dry ingredients.  Stir in mashed banana and wet ingredients, then let mixture stand ~5 mins to thicken.

Grease a medium skillet over medium heat.  Scoop out pancake batter, cooking ~ 4 mins* on each side.

Plate and top as desired.  I used SF syrup and blackberries.

*I find the the secret to coconut flour-based pancakes is to keep the heat relatively low and be patient.

Post-Workout Snack:

Vegas and I snuck away from work to hit the gym mid-morning.  We have to go at off hours to avoid the cluster fuck phobia.  I’m “meh” about the gym I found in San Diego – it’s small and gets really crowded – but it’s walking distance so whatever.

Chocolate-Banana-Blackberry Protein Bowl

Post-workout it was smoothie bowl time.  This one was Chocolate-Banana-Blackberry.

  • 1 scoop of chocolate protein powder
  • 1/2 banana
  • Handful of blackberries
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp glutamine
  • 1/8 tsp guar gum (to thicken)
  • Ice + water 

Lunch:

Leftovers, reimagined.  I took the kelp noodles in peanut sauce I made last night and added salmon and scrambled egg to make quick stir fry.  The recipe is coming Friday for the #strangebutgood link up!

Peanut sauce noodles and salmon

Dinner:

Sprouted grain tortillas filled with greens, roasted cauliflower and tomatoes in BBQ sauce, and rotisserie chicken tossed in more BBQ sauce.  Topped with Greek yogurt mixed with salsa and nutritional yeast.  Semi-homemade… holla at Whole Paycheck Foods!

Rotisserie BBQ Chicken Tacos

Followed by unpictured kombucha and dark chocolate.

You’re up!  Play nice…



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Don’t be a dick should be a general life rule…no?

Are you loving smoothies more now that warm weather is back?  San Diego demands them!

Do you repurpose leftovers or eat them as-is more often?

Comments

  1. I’ve been in smoothie mode ever since I won my Blendtec. I also just won a Magic Bullet, so I just may go into smoothie overdrive. Those pancakes look delicious by the way.

  2. I tried to link up a picture of my face. I got a facetransplant and it isn’t being approved.

    Lol, so random but one of the things I remembered about San Diego was the bad gym I went to…but their whole foods made up for it. Can I have those tacos?

  5. you ALSO HAD ME at giving mamaJENN a break.
    I love her.
    she needs a break.
    and you are SO the right person to do the break proffering 🙂

  18. I want those pancakes and the tortillas now. I am basically starving and everything looks so good 😛
    I would totally work at Whole Foods for board and lodging!
    If I don’t like a gym I would always find excuses not to go. But on the other hand walking distance is a selling point!

    • I’m not sure if working at Whole Foods would be more or less dangerous… I hear they get a good discount!

  19. Haha ‘Don’t Be a Dick’ should definitely be a general life rule. Your dinner looks awesome and I totally want that tonight now. I suck at re-purposing leftovers because I completely lack creativity in the kitchen. I usually just eat them as-is or wait too long and have to throw them out. Sad, but true.

    • Thank you! Meal prep made me become really goo about leftovers. 🙂 That recipe is on my blog today now!

  20. I see others post “strange but good” food creations, but I have to say yours are the ones that ALWAYS sound delicious to me! Somehow or another they just work 🙂

    • Hey! Not sure why you got that message, but I have you linked and posted as #39 here. Happy WIAW!

  26. I’m all for don’t be a dick hahah!!! It’s so a lifestyle choice lmao!! Must try those pancakes & kelp noodles mmmmm & stir fry. I can go onnnn lol!! Good job hosting haha!! Keep shooting straight girl lol! It’s why we love ya!!

  27. Yes, “don’t be a dick” is a plain and simple rule that all should follow!

    I had links to Jenn’s and your blog, but inLinkz told me otherwise. Hopefully all looks good to you because I don’t want to be a dick……besides the fact my name is Richard…..

    Happy #WIAW! Thanks for hosting this week, your eats look awesome!

  28. Haha the ‘dont be a dick’ comment really made me laugh – it’s what our coach tells us all at CrossFit… can you imagine that being yelled out loud by a man with a very strong Scottish accent…!!!
    Thanks for hosting the awesomeness!

    • Hey! Not sure why you got that message, but I have you linked and posted as #7 here. Happy WIAW!

  35. I need to get into protein pancakes. These look so good! I love eggs and protein shakes but I rarely remember that protein pancakes are a possibility and they always look so good! YUM! hanks for sharing your WIAW – I love sharing mine and spying on everyone else’s meals for inspiration!

  38. Something weird is happening with me for the link-up and it’s saying I have no backlink, which I do. So strange. Nonetheless, finding a gym that you can call your “third place” is important, so I hope this one grows on you or you find another. Your eats are fab. As expected. Thanks for hosting, Laura! 🙂

    • Hi! Not sure why it did that to a few people, but I have you up there. Sorry for the confusion! 🙂

  39. I’ve been on the hunt for a good, easy protein pancake recipe and yours looks like a winner! Maybe they should add ‘don’t be a dick’ to the list of things learned in kindergarten, along with the “I message” and how to share. By the way the link-up didn’t recognize my link back to WIAW/peasandcrayons.com, but I promise it is there in my post!

  40. Haha, I love your instructions at the top. Sounds like a plan! Your eats look fantastic. I need those pancakes, and I have also been all over blackberries this week. Thanks for hosting the link-up this week! 🙂

  42. Thanks for hosting the beloved linkup today! I’m very intrigued by your morning cocktail, and might need to try that in place of my bulletproof coffee one of these days. I’m also practically drooling over those pancakes. I’ve basically already decided that today is a breakfast-for-lunch kind of day. Cheers!

  44. Mmm those pancakes. Need them!
    I should join in the #strangebutgood linkup again one of these days. One of my friends asked me, “So how do you decide what goes into those crazy concoctions you make?” Apparently, oatmeal, peanut butter, and banana is a weird combination to some people. I don’t understand.

  46. NOM to those pancakes!!
    I’ve never joined the WIAW link up, but I think a don’t-be-a-dick link up would be brilliant! Basically, you can add ONE post to the link up. If you don’t 1) link back to the host blog, 2) visit at least 2 other blogs in the link up + comment 3) comment on the host’s blog – everyone else in the link up will come to your blog and write in bold letters in the comments DON’T BE A DICK!
    Cool? I’ll get that started!

    • I’d join that link up in a heart beat. Seriously… it would be a fund social experiment.

    • Thanks for hosting! Love your food pics, so swoon worthy! xoxo, ganeeban

      PS- I backlinked to your page and Jenn’s but for some reason it wasn’t reading my links 🙂 Anywho! Thanks for hosting!

      • Weird… I don’t know why it’s doing that to some people, but I have your link approved! Thanks for stopping by and commenting!

  50. Bahahaa I LOVE your intro about WIAW. Thank you for that. I HATE when people post “What I Ate…..All Month”. Or giveaways—-I immediately judge. MORONS. You know how I feel about morons. WIAW brings out a bunch of them. I understand Jenn’s frustration—she is a trooper! Thanks for taking charge this week.

    I’m a failure at recording my eats. I don’t link up because I’m inconsistent and I don’t want to share a half-assed day of meals (because WIAW has rules, and I respect those rules). I am so NOT a food photographer. I’ve tried to make WIAW happen, but I inhale my lunch, then I’m like….fudge. I totally didn’t take a pic.

    The banana walnut pancakes sound amaaaaaazing! I think I asked you to try a waffle with this same recipe a while back. But pancakes, waffles? They’re interchangeable, really. Thank you.

    My contribution to WIAW is beer. I’m drinking Yuengling #3 right now. It was a LONG hump day. I consider this carb-loading for the Cooper River Bridge Run on Saturday morning. Doesn’t matter where the carbs come from…right?

    • You’re such a rockstar rule follower.

      I totally forgot you asked about that… this is why people make lists. I have the memory of a goldfish, I swear.

      Booze totally counts for a carb-load. I ran my fastest 5K ever after having drank a bottle of champagne the night before.

      • I raced a 10K this morning. I shacked up with some sweet (booze free) folks, but I woke up with a clear head, probably benefited my run. Not so clear right now though…work hard, play hard?

  52. I LOVE that you don’t sugarcoat things :). Also, I love those banana walnut protein pancakes. They look so good!

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