Preparation:
 
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Heat olive oil in fry pan. Add diced turkey bacon and cook on medium high until almost crisp. Add diced onions and sauté until onions are opaque. Cool. Beat egg whites, egg, buttermilk, garlic powder, red pepper flakes and nutmeg in a large mixing bowl. Add cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, turkey bacon, onion, and bread crumbs to egg mixture. Salt and pepper to taste and mix all ingredients well. Spray mini muffin pan with olive oil spray. Fill muffin cups to top, sprinkle lightly with Paprika, and bake in 375 degree oven for 12-15 minutes. Remove muffins from pan and let stand for 10 minutes.
Makes 24 mini muffins

Muffins freeze well. Just pop in microwave on 6 power for 2 minutes if frozen or 1 minute if thawed.

HINT: Make your own healthy bread crumbs by toasting your favorite whole wheat bread and then process in food processor to fine consistency. Three slices of bread equals approximately one cup of bread crumbs.

 
 
 
Nutrition Info:

Makes approximately 24 muffins.
Below Nutritional Value is based on 1 muffin.

 
CHOOSE AND CREATE YOUR ULTIMATE PANCAKE DREAM!!!!
 

Directions:

Combine all ingredients (accept apples and nuts depending on the recipe) in Magic Bullet or blender.  Blend until smooth.  Spray frying pan with a non-stick spray.  Poor batter into frying pan and cook on med/low heat until golden brown on each side.

Note: When cooking a recipe that has apples or nuts in it, add the chopped apples or nuts to the batter after it has been blended.

 
Topping ideas:

1/2 c. fresh or frozen fruit of your choice blended or pureed with  2-3 T. water (or 2-3 T. yogurt or cottage cheese for a creamy fruit spread) and 3 packets of no calorie sweetener.  Warm in microwave for one minute if you choose.

1/4 Sugar Free Syrup

1 T. powdered sugar or Truvia

Fresh Fruit

Yogurt

Nutritional info:

Each recipe above yields one serving and should make two medium sized pancakes.  Depending on what recipe you choose the cals, sugar and fat will differ slightly.   Below is the average nutritional info between the base recipe with only fruit or pumpkin added.  Please add in the nutritional facts for any extras such as nuts if you decide to use them.

Ingredients:

Preparation:

Pre-heat the grill. Cut each slice of bread in 3-4 strips and set aside.  Add the rest of the ingredients in magic bullet or blender and blend until smooth.  Soak the strips of bread in mixture until completely soaked.  Spray baking sheet with a non-stick spray and place saturated sticks on pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 depending on desired level of crunch.  Flip the sticks halfway through baking so they are golden brown on each side.  Sprinkle with cinnamon and/or no cal sweetener or your favorite topping such as powdered sugar, low sugar syrup, jam etc.

Great for breakfast or on the go snacks!  For those of you who need a bit more protein, try adding a scoop of you favorite protein powder to the wet mixture and soaking the bread.

Nutrition Info:

Nutritional info is based on 1 serving of 5 sticks.
This recipe makes two servings.

 
Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup quinoa, rinsed
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup almond or skim milk — if you don’t want to use milk you can substitute 1/2 cup water here again
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 dash cinnamon

• 1 dash nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
• Choose 1/2 cup of any of the following: canned pumpkin, blueberries, apples, strawberries, 1/2 banana, raisins, cranberries etc!
• 1 tablespoon peacans, toasted and coarsley chopped

OPTIONAL Feel free to add any of the below ingredients to spice up your hummus recipe! Get creative!

Preparation:
 
Bring the quinoa, milk and/or water, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and maple syrup or honey to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Mix in the choice of pumpkin or fruit then remove from heat and top with the pecans.

Hint: Add more milk, water fruit to make more and to make a bit more soupy like porridge!
 
 
 
Nutrition Info:

Makes 2 Servings
Nutrition facts based on 1 Servings