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Healthy Oatmeal Pancakes With Fresh Blueberry Topping

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My go-to eating plan is low-carb. I enjoy it – feel great on it – and I lose weight! Only problem, carbs keep “calling” me and, eventually, I do find them again. When that happens, the weight comes back, too. 

That is why Trim Healthy Mama  caught my attention, as my friend Sarah was shrinking before my eyes (Sarah lost 24 pounds in her first month on THM – her hubby lost 29 – and she looked radiantly beautiful! I couldn’t help but notice.)

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The clincher was when I found out I could stick with my beloved low-carb eating and still have an occasional healthy high carb (+ LOW fat) meal that would jumpstart me into quicker weight loss. Quicker? Really? Oh yeah!

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These oatmeal pancakes are one of my favorite THM – E meals (E is for energy. That is what the high friendly-carb – low fat meal is called.) Someday I may write about the whole plan but I am still a beginner so I’ll wait on that.

This “beginner” has lost 11 pounds painlessly and I am loving THM all the more. That 11 pound weight loss came with many stops and starts, I might add. Such as the windstorm that knocked our electric out for 5 days (“McD’s driveup here we come!”) followed by a 26 inch snowstorm just a few days later and hubby in the hospital – seriously ill – twice. Each time, I did not concern myself with any special plan. We were in “survival mode.” Interestingly, I never gained back any weight. I held steady until I went back on THM and began to lose again. Amazing.
There is no need to be on Trim Healthy Mama to enjoy these pancakes. The ingredients are healthy and they taste great. Some people like to grind the oatmeal into a flour-like consistency. I actually prefer them made with the oatmeal straight out of the round box. It adds lots of texture and taste. The pancakes are so filling that you may say “this is just ONE serving?” But, trust me, it is!
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*Inspired by the THM oatmeal pancake recipe page 259 of the Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook.

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Healthy Oatmeal Pancake Recipe

Ingredients

1/3 cup low fat cottage cheese
2 egg whites
1/4 cup club soda – OR – 1/2 tsp baking powder*
1 pinch pink Himalayan salt
1/3 – 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
1/4 – 1/2 tsp butter
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Directions

Heat a non-stick skillet on medium heat.
Spray with amcoconut oil pan spray or other non-stick spray.
Beat egg whites slightly in a medium size bowl.
Add cottage cheese, oatmeal, Truvia, salt and baking powder.
Mix well.
Spoon into three round pancakes.
Cook until edges turn golden.
Flip over to cook other side.
Remove and serve on a dinner plate.
Top with warm blueberry topping and 1/2 tsp. butter (optional)

Topping

Place the blueberries in very warm water before starting the recipe.
Drain them well.
Spoon on top of the pancakes and top with 1/4 tsp butter.
*Tip – 1/4 cup of club soda works so much better than baking soda. Use one or the other to add fluffiness.

Enjoy!

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Gooey Chocolate Lava Cake in a Mug

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Is it cake? Is it pudding? Gooey Chocolate Lava Cake in a mug is the most decadent chocolaty dessert anybody ever ate and still lost weight – yes, it is low-carb!
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Low carb eating agrees with me. I love the food. I always feel better. When I follow a low-carb regimen I have more energy and lose weight, too. So why has it been such a struggle to stick with? Well, frankly, I missed carbs. And I especially missed yummy desserts!

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Now that I have discovered Trim Healthy Mama, problem solved! The plan allows me to include healthy carbs while following a significantly low-carb strategy. Best part?  I get to have awesome desserts, too.


As a rank beginner, I first came up with my Dreamy Creamy Cheesecake You Will Love… in a Mug. What a great dessert! It truly is a low-carb dream come true. I continue to enjoy it over and over again.

My most recent obsession is a chocolate lover’s dream ⇒ Gooey Chocolate Lava Cake in a Mug! And, I am losing weight. 8.5 pounds in 4 months. Oh, others have lost faster but my goal is to get to the finish line and stay there – not necessarily set a record for speed!

This chocolate mug cake recipe can be enjoyed on pretty much any low-carb plan. Read the labels on the ingredients and you will see that it is true. The THM philosophy is desserts don’t have to be tacked onto the end of a meal. Instead, have it as a meal! Cake for breakfast? Sure! No wonder I love THM!

I came up with the recipe from their Volcano Lava Mudslide Muffin. I didn’t have all the ingredients in the house – and I was desperate for chocolate! So, I used what I had and “Voila” – my lava cake in a mug was born.

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Chocolate Lava Cake in a Mug Recipe

Adapted from the THM Volcano Mudslide Muffin Recipe page #274 of Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook – Eat Up, Trim Down


Ingredients

1/3 cup frozen raspberries, thawed
1 egg
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp cocoa powder, unsweetened
1 tbsp golden flaxseed meal, heaping
1 tbsp salted butter, softened
2 tbsp water

2 big squirts low carb whipped cream topping to garnish (optional)

 

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Directions

Beat egg and thawed raspberries in a mug.
Add all of the remaining ingredients, stir well.
Microwave on high 45 seconds.
Remove.
Cool slightly. 
Top with whipped cream.
Enjoy!





Quick Low Carb Tofu Zucchini Stir Fry Recipe

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It is a mystery to me why I stray from low carb eating. I always lose weight. I always feel better – and I love the food!  Now that I have found THM [Trim Healthy Mama] and CAN have “carbalicious” delicacies, I am back in the groove and returning to my favorites. Stir fry zucchini with tofu is one of them.
I usually have this dish for lunch, though it can be a side or even breakfast. It is so easy to make and so tasty. Surely you don’t have to be on a diet to enjoy it but it is nice to know that it is very friendly to any low-carb plan.

Here is how to make it:

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Quick Low Carb Tofu Zucchini Stir Fry Recipe

Ingredients

2 T. olive oil
1/4 brick extra firm tofu
1/2 cup zucchini squash cut in bite sized pieces
Garlic powder to taste
Himalayan Pink salt – a sprinkle
1/4 – 1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

Heat oil in non-stick skillet on medium-high.
Drain the water from the tofu.*
Slice 1/4 off the brick of tofu.
*Return the larger part to a plastic container filled with fresh water. Seal and refrigerate for future use.
Press with clean paper towel to get the excess water out.
Cut the tofu in bite-size squares.
Add to the skillet.
Sprinkle with garlic powder and salt.
Toss gently using a spatula.
Add zucchini pieces and continue to lightly turn it so that it doesn’t stick.
When tofu is slightly golden and zucchini softened a bit, top with mozzarella till it melts.
Slide it out of the skillet onto a plate and dig in!

Enjoy!

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