I know what you’re thinking. “FoodFash has turned into Kristin’s Pancake Blog”. But I just can’t help myself. Over the past few weekends, I’ve been inspired by a new fruit. And by inspired I mean I wanted to shred X fruit to pieces and plop said shreds into pancake batter.
FoodFash Apple Cinnamon Chia Buckwheat Pancakes (yields 8 pancakes)
3/4 cup of buckwheat pancake mix
1/2 cup of almond milk
1 egg
1 gala apple, shredded
3 tablespoons of chia seeds
3 tablespoons of maple syrup
3/4 teaspoons of cinnamon
I woke up so stoked for Week 2, Day 1!
I hopped out of bed, put on my running gear, and headed to Ybor City. This was my first time running through Ybor and I really enjoyed it for a morning run. The streets were super empty and I was shaded by pretty brick buildings.
With that said, I really struggled this morning. I love, love, love getting a workout out of the way first thing, but I don’t have near as much energy as I do around the 5 o’clock zone.
Do you prefer morning or evening exercise? Does one tend to be easier for you than the other?
I love the pancakes. Chia seeds sounds like an interesting addition. Seen them, and grew a chai pet once. A funny Christmas gift from the hubby lol but never ate them.
Oh my gosh Ybor?? I heard lots of nighttime stories, rough. You best be careful some of those crazies aren’t sleeping in the park!
BTW – my son lives in Tampa too.
I love Ybor! It was a “scary” place a little while back, but it’s pretty safe during the day and at night on the main streets. Do you visit your son here often?
Oh my gosh I wish. Can you believe things are so bad I can’t afford the gas to drive to Tampa??? Ugghh something has got to give soon!
I’m sorry to hear that 🙁 Hopefully things turn around soon!
Did you eat a tiny bit before you ran? We did this whole “energy” workshop here at work, and they suggested eating before you worked out… even just like 5 almonds. It tells your body ‘you’re not going to starve,’ and kicks off your energy for the day by leveling your blood sugar. I was skeptical, but it really works!!
Yup! I had a boiled egg before this Saturday’s workout and peanut butter and bee pollen before last Saturday’s workout. I don’t know what the deal is!