R.D.C.V.

July 11, 2008 in Post
Tags: apple butter, flax seed, Kashi Go Lean Crunch, kefir, oats, pancakes, plum jam

I probably could use T.G.I.F. as my title every Friday morning, but well, that would get boring.  So I went for the french translation–Remerciez Dieu c’est vendredi (R.D.C.V.) but I honestly do not think the french use this at all.  RDCV doesn’t have nearly the ring to it that TGIF does.  Okay, sorry for my terrible sense of humor this morning, I’m still waiting for the caffeine from my coffee to kick in.

Last night after getting things ready for tomorrow and abs, I did have an evening snack.

That is a mixture of Annie’s Chocolate Chip bunnies, some chocolate chips, some kashi go lean crunch and some dried fruit.  In the small mason jar is about 1/4 cup of light soy milk.  I have been craving ice cold milk lately.  There is just something about it that really quenches my thirst.

This morning I woke up and weighed myself.  I don’t think I told you guys but last Thursday I weighed myself and I weighed the exact same (to the tenth) that I had the week before.  Today I was down .5lbs from last week.  I don’t know if I am surprised or not.  I am trying not to set a goal or an aim for weight loss.  I look pretty decent in a bathing suit and I can ride a bike for 90 minutes once a week without any problem, so I am assuming I am pretty healthy.  I am just interested to see where my body wants to be while I am feeding it whole grain, healthy, natural nourishing things.

EEEEEEP!  I just noticed that I forgot my wedding rings today.  I never do that.  It feels bizarre and I know I will feel self conscious about it all day.  I don’t like not having them on!

Breakfast
So I broke out of the box today and tried something new for breakfast.  I usually am not experimental for breakfast because I don’t have much time and I don’t want to be let down that early in the morning.  But today I mixed together 1/4 cup of quick oats with 1/4 cup of normal oats.  I mixed this with 1/3 cup of liquid egg whites plus water to equal 1/2 cup.  I stirred in some cinnamon and a bit of baking powder. I let this mixture sit for about 30 minutes to let the oats absorb the liquid.

Then I split this into 2 lumps and cooked them on a hot non-stick griddle for about 4 minutes a side.

(Sorry about the dark photo, don’t know why the flash didn’t work)

I then spread apple butter, 1/2T of flax seed and some raisins on one.

On the other one I spread all natural plum jam with another 1/2T of flax seed.

(once again, no flash, GRRR!)

Because I was running so late, I had to take these to go with me and eat on the ride to work.

(there is a plum hiding in the background that I brought with me to work but I don’t think I’ll be eating.  My plum always ends up getting shunned.)

Reviews
The consistency was actually really good.  They held together amazingly and were cooked all the way through.  They felt very dense and filling.  I was not a huge fan of the apple butter one.  I don’t know why but I tasted the eggs A LOT more in this one than the other one, which made the sweetness of the AB and raisins a little off setting.  After eating this one, I thought this creation would be much better with cheese and maybe a slice of bacon on top.  It was more savory than sweet.

Then I tasted the natural jam one and it was perfection.  No overwhelming egg taste and no offsetting flavor.  The oat pancake mixed perfectly well with the sweetness of the jam.  Glad I finished with this one.  I do think these would be INCREDIBLE with peanut butter!!!!

Now I will see if they keep me as full as long as my normal bowl of oats. 

AM Snack
I had something totally different planned for my morning snack but because I was running late and obviously disheveled (i.e. forgetting my wedding rings), I went for something boring.  Kefir and Kashi Go Lean.  I used up the last of my kefir.

That’s about 3/4 a cup of non-fat kefir with 1/4 cup of Kashi Go Lean.

Okay, and this may be cheesy, but I found it really heartwarming and sweet.  (Please disregard the background music.  I think that is what giving it the cheesiness…that and the finally message.) But anyway…