It might seem a bit strange for a lifting app to be publishing a recipe, but we all need to eat, and as the saying goes, abs are made in the kitchen!
Usually I love rolling up my sleeves to a long and complicated new recipe, but you know what, Monday mornings aren't usually when I'm feeling my most adventurous in the kitchen. On Monday mornings, my mind is filled with thoughts more along the lines of: "How is my alarm going off…I just fell asleep 5 minutes ago…wait, how is that the time?!?"
When I wake up in the morning I need two things: caffeine and food, preferably in large quantities. Here’s an incredibly easy, no guilt, and high protein pancake recipe that I've come to rely on that never fails me, and with just three ingredients it’s hard to mess this up even at 5 am on a Monday.
Mix together in a bowl:
- 45 grams (or ⅓ cup) low carb baking mix--I use this one
- 113 grams (or ½ cup) egg whites
- 113 grams (or ½ cup) 0% fat cottage cheese
You can blend it up to smooth out the cottage cheese, but I promise they are amazing if you don't bother. Who wants a blender to clean if you don't have to?
Cook on a hot frying pan with some butter or oil of your choice, and top with whatever you have on hand. This morning I had mine with butter and Walden Farms Caramel Sauce. Macros for the entire batch with the baking mix I linked to above are: 324 calories, 25 grams carbs (5 of which are sugar, and 9 of which are fiber), 3 grams fat, 47 grams protein.
This is what ⅓ of the recipe looks like smothered in toppings
It really doesn't get much better than this. A big plate of pancakes with a hefty punch of protein, sided with a massive amount of caffeine makes Monday so much better. Hope it helps yours as well!
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Sarah handles all things marketing for Gravitus. An avid baker, she enjoys developing macro friendly recipes. She's been lifting heavy since 2013, and loves the barbell like she loves cute puppies.