Slimming World Pancakes

Usually when it is a work day I will have over night oats or all bran for my breakfast.  Same old thing every day, as it is easy to take to work and eat it at my desk.  However as today is a-stay-at-home-and-be-lazy Saturday, I can spend as much time as I like making a yummy breakfast.  I opted for pancakes obviously. Yippee!

If you want to follow along and have these too then you will need...

35g of plain oats
1 TSP of vanilla extract
2 medium eggs
2 TBSP of muller light yogurt (I'm using vanilla with dark chocolate)
Stevia sachet or a TSP for sweetness

This easy recipe which literally takes no time at all to prep (and eat).  Here's what you do.

1// Weigh out your oats then add them in to your blender cup (I use the nutribullet) a long with two beaten eggs, vanilla extract, stevia and muller light - then blend it all up until smooth.  If you want to make it more textured, don't over blend.

2// Whilst your ingredients are whizzing up - spray Fry light in to a frying pan (you want the pan to be hot hot hot before adding mixture).

3// Pour in mixture.  You can either make lots if little bite sized pancakes or three medium (or one giant one).  Depends what takes your fancy.

4// You will be able to tell it's cooking when the texture of the pancake begins to solidify and small bubbles appear.  When this happens use a fish slice and flip it and cook for a further minute.

Helpful tip: when you go to make the next pancake spray the fry light again, as the pan would of dried out.  Don't want your pancake to stick do we?

Now you're done, eat them straight away with some fruit on top.  I added half a banana and some muller light. 

Enjoy.

Angela x

Healthy Bean Salad Recipe

Beans. 

Totally underrated I think. They are really good for us as they are full of nutrients and a great source of fibre - which is excellent for keeping our you know what in check *wink wink*. 

I usually associate beans with a morning fry up or a chilli con carne, however I was really keen to add them in to a salad. I was having a summer BBQ, so it was perfect timing to experiment.  It is really fast to make (under 10 minutes), plus you'll probably have most items at home in your cupboards already. 

To make this you're going to need... 

One can of beans (pinto, borlotti, mixed beans - not BAKED beans)
Canned corn - around three to four tablespoons

Onion (spring onions or red onions)

An apple (you could exchange the apple for celery if you want)

Fresh herbs (example mint, parsley, basil) 

Fresh lemon juice or a bottle lemon juice. 

Apple cider vinegar 

Olive oil (remember this has syns)

Salt and pepper

And here are the steps...

1// Rinse your beans and corn under running water in a sieve. You will not need to cook them. 

2// Whilst they drain, chop and dice half an apple and half an onion (or two large spring onions)

3// Add your beans and corn to the apple and onions then stir together. 

4// Season with salt and pepper. 

5// Add your chopped fresh herbs. 

6// Using a tablespoon measure add one of lemon juice, apple cider vinegar and olive oil.

Give it all a stir and taste it. Add any extra salt and pepper if you think it needs it.

This may not look like anything too fancy, but this is really quite refreshing to have with a fish dish or a summer BBQ.  It is also quite adaptable - you can use different beans, celery instead and apple, leave out the olive oil if you want to make it syn free.... it's really up to you.  This is perfect if you are also vegan/vegetarian. 

If you wish to, you can see a step by step video right HERE on my YouTube channel.

Enjoy.

Angela x

Grab A Sharpie

When you join Slimming World (or even Weight Watchers to a point) you will be introduced to the syn world. The treats, the naughty stuff, the not so naughty foods, but still contain a syn value.

Being clued up about what syns are in your cupboards is the key to success I think.  One tip you might like to use is the Sharpie trick. It probably helps to not buy the naughty stuff at all, but if you have children or a partner would isn't on Slimming World - then you will come into contact with these syns.  Plus having some goodies in your house is not necessarily a terrible thing.

The trick is when you first get home from the supermarket grab a marker pen / Sharpie and using the app or computer find out the syns for everything. No guessing let's be honest people. Write it on the packaging somewhere visible and when you feel like dipping in to those Oeros because you are caving the sweet stuff ... you'll instantly know the value of the item.  And it may even put you off eating it all together.

Hope this helps!

Enjoy.

Angela x