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How The Protein Powered Baking Mix Keeps My Blood Sugar Happy
When I first developed the Protein Powered Protein Baking Mix pancake recipe, I thought I was looking for a solution for other people.
I had pretty much zero desire to eat pancakes, because my experience with regular pancakes left me tired and starving again in about 40 minutes. They would spike and then ultimately crash my blood sugar.
Nutritionally speaking, eating conventional pancakes for breakfast is like eating cake and icing. It's a terrible way to start the day.
As I mentioned in the previo…
How the recipe for Protein Powered Pancakes was born & developed.
Everyone loves a good before and after right?
The protein powered brand was born in part by personal necessity and as I mentioned in the previous post, with a few hints, pushes and resources, provided by the universe along the way!
The personal necessity part was that I really hated meat as a child, and after 13 years of being a lacto-vegetarian, I have pretty much have always struggled to get optimal protein in my diet.
Even after deciding to put vegetarianism behind me - with my aversion to eati…
How the seed was planted for Protein Powered (and resources to start your own food biz)
It all started when I was seeking more ways to provide healthy convenience options to my weight loss clients who struggle to find the time and energy for cooking, and complained about the time it takes to mae whole foods from scratch.
At the time, I was making homemade protein bars and other low carb and sugar free treats that were getting a lot of attention on Instagram and I thought to myself that maybe I should sell them.
Then I thought, “what if I started a low carb prepared food delivery s…
Vanilla Protein Cupcakes
11 grams of protein per cupcake, nice dessert option to round up a protein forward meal!
What you will need:
1 cup almond flour
1/3 cup coconut flour
1/2 cup protein powered pancake mix
1/3 cup maple syrup (or Good Good Sugar Free if you want to keep it lower carb)
1/4 cup MCT oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 whole eggs
1 Tbsp vanilla
1 Tbsp lemon or lime juice
optional: Choc Chips, fresh berries or freeze dried ones
How to do it:
Step 1: Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2: Put everything into the…
We are more than JUST a protein pancake.
9 Ways Our Grass Fed Protein Pancake is Different:
- Low carb, gluten free and high protein (it's really hard to find a high protein gluten free pancake that is also low carb, because most gluten free flours are super starchy and actually have more carbs than wheat). Keto pancakes are not high protein.
- It tastes and cooks up reminiscent of wheat giving both diabetics and celiacs and other gluten free (and low carb) people, that “flour like feeling’ they crave, without compromising their health…
Protein Powered Mission
We are on a mission to help people prioritize protein on their plate!
Time, Money & Energy Mission:
- Make people’s lives easier in the kitchen.
- Healthy home made food, in less time.
- Affordable and sustainable complete protein source.
- Enjoy the convenience of cereal and actually have it be a healthy well balanced breakfast.
- Healthy whole food, fast food.
Health Mission:
- Meet people’s protein needs and restore their muscle mass for optimal health (preventative health and treat the def…
Yogurt Sourdough Protein Pancakes
Makes 5 small pancakes
What you will need:
1/4 cup sweet natured protein pancake mix
1/4 cup plain unsweetened yogurt
1 tsp - Tbsp water or milk or milk alternative (depending on how watery the brand of yogurt that you use is)
How to do it:
Step 1: Put a generous amount of oil in pan and bring to medium heat.
Step 2: Using a fork, whisk 1/4 cup of the mix, with 1/4 cup yogurt (optional: let sit on the counter overnight to sour more)
Step 3: Whisk in 1 tsp - Tbsp water or milk or milk alternative…
Food Pre - Prep to Make Making Pancakes Even Easier!
The truth is that making a meal of savoury pancakes in minutes is super simple to do - even on a bad day when you don't have an ounce of time or energy to spare.
All you have to do is simply chop some veggies and throw them into the batter with some grated cheese and voila, you've got a delicious healthy and balanced meal in minutes!
But what if you could make protein pancake meal prep even easier? Is that something you would like to know more about?
Who doesn't love a quick tip in the kitche…
Taco Pancakes
Perfect for when you can't eat gluten or corn or don't have any shells on hand, but you crave the taco flavour!
What you will need:
1/4 cup protein powered pancake mix
3 Tbsp water (or 1/4 cup milk or milk alternative)
1/2 cup shredded cheddar
1/4 cup ground beef or beans sauteed in butter and taco seasoning
1/4 cup green onions
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
salt and pepper to taste
Fresh Toppings to taste:
Cilantro
Tomatoes
Avocado
Sour cream
How to do it:
Step 1: Put a generous amount of oil in pan and bri…
Spinach Parmesan Pancakes
This recipe adds a 3/4 cup shredded parmesan, which is 27 grams of protein on it's own - our mix is 16 grams of protein per serving sooooooo this is a super sonic high protein meal for a total of 43 grams of protein.....so satiating!
Yes, vegan cheese will work, but you'll be adding a lot of carbs and bringing down the protein count - it will still taste good though!
Makes 5 small pancakes (or 1 large)
What you will need:
1/4 cup protein powered pancake mix
3 Tbsp water (or 1/4 cup milk or milk…