wheat grass — Blog — Fit Foodie Le

anybody else used to buy those tiny wheatgrass shots from Jamba juice? i did it more than a handful of times. seeing this wheatgrass powder at Sprouts Farmers Market reminded me of my frivolous spending days.

i cracked the bag open for the first time yesterday and made some maple wheatgrass pancakes with it! turned out good enough to share. so i will.

maple wheatgrass pancakes:

the stuff: ?

1/2 cup oat bran ?
2-3 heaping tbsp wheat grass powder ?
1 tsp maple extract ?
1 tsp vanilla ?
2 egg whites ?
1/2 tsp baking powder ?
4 tbsp unsweetened vanilla almond milk (or more if batter is too thick)
1-2 packets stevia ?
2 tbsp unsweetened apple sauce

do this:

combine real good and cook up like cakes in your no-stick cooking spray coated, medium heated skillet! 3-4 minutes each side. top however you like - i chose pecan pieces and Walden Farms zero calorie pancake syrup.

stats:

197 cals, 4g fat, 160mg sodium, 39g carbs, 8g fiber, 5g sugar, 16g protein. ???????????????

i took a FULL rest day yesterday and did some grocery shopping . Walmart was planned. Whole Foods was not.

after sacking 43 lbs of sweet potatoes in Wally World, my eyes caught ahold of a big end cap of these One Step French Fry Cutters. *jaw drops* and then i saw the price directly below them: $9.88. *jaw drops lower*. i threw the cutter as well as all the skepticism 'as seen on tv' products come with in my buggy and kept truckin'.

i'd say it worked pretty well, wouldn't you!? great investment. i like to chop my veggies by hand, but you can use this thing to chop up a bunch of other stuff too (garlic, shallots, etc). here's an IMPORTANT TIP though: nuke your potatoes for 1.5 minutes or so (really depending on size) AND cut them in half so it will fit in the gadget (think hamburger style, not hot dog). and be super careful not to over cook them! it will create a huge mess. don't ask me how i know. ugh.

i tried it out on my Spicy Smoky Sweet Potato fries from my ebook!

so about Whole Foods... it never fails. i always come out with extra stuff and a biggER bill. i went to get some Bob's Red Mill Whole Wheat Pastry Flour which i could not even find (nor could the store associate) so i got some from the bulk bins. and on the way out i found these two gems:

vegan, gluten-free, organic Sprinklez by Let's Do Organic (cause they DO exist apparently), and vegan (dairy-free, gluten-free, egg-free) Chocolate Chip cookie dough by Eat Pastry. why did i even bring this up in my house :shock:

i entered a crazy fluffernutter (marshmallow fluff) challenge on IG last night at the last-minute using what i had and made a big fluffernutter pazookie pie!

since the dough is egg-free i'm definitely eating the rest raw. go get somma that DOUGH.