Healthy Banana Pancakes

Yesterday I had a bit more time to spend on making something for breakfast, so instead of my normal eggs and banana (as seen here) I decided to do something different. Cassey of Blogilates, a food & fitness blogger, posted a video on how to make delicious banana pancakes (here). I've changed it up ever so slightly and it is so good. I had to share it with you guys.

The only two ingredients you will need for this are a banana and an egg. Cassey uses two eggs in her recipe, but people warned that it tastes more like a banana omelette with two in there. This will make about two medium sized pancakes, but do keep in mind that I used a smaller banana here.

Slice up the banana and crack the egg into one bowl, and mix the two together. You'll still have some pieces of banana that haven't been completely mixed in, but don't worry too much about it.

Then, just start cooking like you would if you were making a normal pancake. I've discovered that I am terrible at flipping these.

I topped mine off with some strawberries for some extra sweetness, but they do taste good on their own. Let me know if you try these out! Enjoy!

Sweet Summertime: Smoothie Edition

I have now deemed this month's Thursday theme to be "Sweet Summertime." It may be raining outside right now, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy the summer, right? You may remember the post I talked about last week all about the meal plan I'm currently on (click here to see). Today, I wanted to share with you all one of the recipes. It is super easy, quick, and delicious-- perfect for the summer.

The recipe calls for the following:
-1 cup calcium-fortified unsweetened soy milk (oops, we went with the vanilla kind)
-1 small banana (or 1/2 of a bigger banana)
-1/2 cup frozen berries of choice
-2 to 3 ice cubes

According to the plan, this would be a breakfast meal along with 10 almonds or 20 pistachios. Just put it in the blender, let it go...

And enjoy! It really is simple and tasty. I made this to go along with my lunch today and then proceeded to spill half of it on my couch. Oh well. No sense crying over spilt... smoothie.

Healthy Eating

If you read this post, then you might be aware that I'm trying to get back into a healthy routine. This past week I was in Annapolis, and I must confess, I ate a lot of food. A lot. So, to jump start this healthy routine I am going on the Daniel Fast Diet, which I have done in the past. I know fad diets are not the answer to weight loss or anything of that sort, but I think it'll really help me get into that routine I want to. This will be the boost that I need, and then I will be on my own to make healthy choices.

You can read more about the diet on their website here, but I'll give you the general outlines. The diet I am following is actually one that my mom cut out in a health magazine way back and I think it is a little different from the one on the website. You have a few meal options you can choose from as your main meals, and you can eat as many fruits, veggies, or nuts as you please. The only beverage you drink is water, and you don't eat any meat. Really, I don't see it as a "diet." You're basically just eating whole grains, fruits, veggies, and water, and the meal options are helpful to keep you on track and add a little variety.

I'd love to talk about this more if you guys are interested. Just let me know! I think it's a 21 day diet, but I'll be starting it today and continuing through the end of June. If anything, I'll let you guys know what results I see at the end of the month. I'm also going to be exercising along with this, and I'll definitely let you all know how that's going. I'm really excited to be starting!


The photos above are not mine! All were found on Pinterest.

Photo Friday

Here are a couple extra snapshots from this wonderful week! I honestly couldn't have asked for a better welcome to my blog. So many of you have already left such sweet comments and it has made me so happy. I cannot wait to continue sharing with you all, I hope you'll stick around!

On the way to one of my favorite shops. I'll post about it in the next few days!

A happy accident: my camera went out of focus, but I kind of love the result.

I went frolicking through this fountain and (surprisingly) didn't get wet!

I've been trying to eat healthy and fresh as I mentioned here, and I'm loving it.

Picked one of these shades for my nails. Come back Tuesday to see what I chose!

I've been home a week and still haven't unpacked & I'm out of matching socks.

Have a wonderful weekend!