Sweet Potato Quinoa Pancakes

I was feeling a little adventurous this morning and in the cooking mood so I decided to make: 

Sweet Potato Protein Quinoa Pancakes!

They were de-lish-i-oso:

• 1 medium sweet potato
• 1/2 cup cooked quinoa 
• 1 scoop whey protein powder (mine is french vanilla flavored)
• 1/2 cup egg whites
• 1/4 cup almond milk
• 1 tablespoon flax seeds
• Vanilla
• Cinnamon
• Honey/Syrup

1. Poke holes with a knife and cook sweet potato in the microwave on high for 10-12 minutes

2. Put cooked sweet potato in a food processor/blender and smooth out

3. Mix sweet potato, quinoa, protein, egg whites, almond milk, flax seeds, vanilla, and cinnamon together

4. Spray skillet with cooking spray and plop some pancakes!! 

They were pretty good! Maybe more added sweetener next time. My roommate and I ate ours topped with a banana, honey, and more cinnamon. I'm sure they would be great with peanut butter or with nuts/raisins added in the batter. 

Enjoy and have a happy hump day! :)

Pinterest Success: Hanging Heels

Hanging Heel Rack 

This past weekend my boyfriend and I spent time together after being apart for 3 weeks 

(his spring break then my spring break).

It was great to see him of course and we were surprisingly very productive! 

For breakfast I made: 

• Fruit Parfaits with Greek yogurt and assorted berries :)
• Turkey Kebassa Sausage
• ZUCCHINI PANCAKES

If you've never had zucchini pancakes (aka fritters) you need to reconsider your food choices. They are absolutely amazing. Don't get confused with the pancake title, they are more savory and are best with salsa and Greek yogurt as sour cream.
Soososoo good, we finished the whole batch!

Next, we went to Lowe's to get our supplies:

We picked out a strip of wall trimming and Ryan nailed it to the wall with no drill, stud finder, or tools than a basic hammer. 

He is amazing. 

It's definitely safe to say I have a fabulous handyman that I am so in love with!!

So much more room for activities! and more shoes ;) 

Monday Motivation: Beach Body Boot Camp

Every Monday I teach Spinning at 4 pm and Boot Camp at 5:30.

 For a little Monday Motivation and to get that Beach Body ready for 
SPRING BREAK try this!!

This is about 45 minutes with a solid 4 minute warm up and 4 minute cool down.

Don't forget those are both very important when exercising!

Drink lots of water and take breaks when needed...good luck!

Let me know if anyone tries it out and what you think :)

Happy Monday everyone:)

FIT & FAB

I've decided the direction I'd like to go with this blog is to provide you all with fitness exercises I create to teach in my group exercise and spinning classes. More will be coming! 

As for now, I found this crazy video on the 44 most challenging/hardest body weight exercises! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POdzasJklxw

Some of them are absolutely insane. It is amazing what the body can do if you put your mind to it. 

Looking forward to sharing my own personal fitness routines :) 

For now, here's a little motivation to keep you going

Audrina Patridge