Protein Pancakes – The perfect way to celebrate National Hot Breakfast Month!
Happy Labor Day! I hope you all had a chance to take some well deserved R&R for yourself this weekend. I think Wayne had high hopes of doing the same thing until I came up with a BRILLANT project for him. I knew he would get bored while I was working away, so really it was pure thoughtfulness on my part when I asked him to build a buffet table for our dining room. You’re welcome babe!
Thankfully he just so happens to be GREAT with a saw and never turns down a challenge; so as I headed off to work Thursday, he headed into the garage. I have to say, I was quite impressed with the final turnout!
The only caveat to my master plan was that I had to cook for him. Lucky for me this was a treat since I had been out of the kitchen all week and was dying to come up with a new Simple-Swap. Since Wayne is in the final weeks of training for his Spartan Beast race, I decided to take a twist on the Simple-Swap Pancake and try to boost their protein content. Before I divulge the recipe, stay with me and check out the 4-1-1 on protein.
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Provides 4 calories per gram
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Daily Recommended Intakes: 0.8 gm/kg of body weight
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Women: 46 gm/day
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Men: 56 gm/day
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Essential macronutrient, composed of amino acids (some of which are naturally present in our bodies, while others we MUST consume in our diets)
- Vital for providing structure, movement, building enzymes, hormones and other compounds (i.e. the brown pigment melanin uses an amino acid to color our eyes, hair, and skin), transporting substances, maintaining fluid & electrolyte balance, as well as a variety of other roles!
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Aids in muscle repair for highly trained athletes
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Athletes need closer to 1.4-2 gm/kg protein daily
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High quality protein sources are best derived from foods!
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Lean beef, poultry, and dairy (yogurts & cheese)
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Bread, legumes, pasta and other complex carbohydrates like oatmeal also provide protein, however are not a “complete” protein. These must be paired with a “complimentary amino acid” to get the full SHA-BANG of an animal protein.
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Protein supplements (powders, bars, beverages) are widely used in sports nutrition to assist with providing an extra boost to athletes who participate in lengthy training sessions and need more calories than they can simply eat at meals.
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Research supports using whey protein to assist with muscle repair and recovery post strength training to increase lean body mass, strength and muscle size.
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DIY Protein Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour
- 2 scoops vanilla whey protein powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tbsp cane sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Mix all dry ingredients together. Gradually add dry into wet and mix until smooth.
- Heat griddle on stove top. Spray lightly with cooking spray and pour 1 scoop of batter onto pan. They cook faster than Simple-Swap original pancakes, so keep an eye and turn them quickly!
Makenna says
Love this pancake recipe!!! Best type of breakfast!
Melanie says
That buffet table is beautiful! I love the pumpkin pie spice in this recipe. Pinning now!
Elizabeth Shaw says
Thanks Melanie- he does good work I tell you! I guess I’ll keep him around 🙂