Whole Wheat Blueberry Pancakes

3/4 cup oatmeal (use old fashioned oats, not instant!)
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup ground flax seeds (found near vitamins and supplements)
1/4 - 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1 1/2 cups vanilla soy milk
4 cups fresh strawberries
1/2 cup whipped cream

Preheat griddle (medium-high heat) ad spray lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Mix dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Gradually blend in the soy milk. When well blended stir in blueberries. Pour about 1/4 cup batter per pancake. When pancakes are bubbly, flip. These are not the pancakes you're probably used to. They are heavier (due to the whole wheat flour) and darker. But still completely delicious! Top each serving with 2 tbsp whipped cream and 1 cup strawberries.

Makes 4 servings of 2 pancakes.

Calories 315
Fat 11g
Sodium 726mg
Carbs 49g
Fiber 10g
Sugar 14g
Protein 10g

Strawberry Yogurt Parfait

Parfait can be pretty unhealthy depending on what kinds of yogurt and granola you use, so be picky!!

1/2 cup non-fat plain yogurt
2 fresh strawberries, sliced
2 tbsp of low-fat granola with or without raisins
1/4 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp Splenda

Pour 1/2 cup of non-fat plain yogurt in a dish and mix in the vanilla and splenda. Top with the low fat granola and the strawberries and ENJOY! You can use other berries or fruits instead of strawberries.

Makes 1 serving.

Calories 85
Fat 2g
Sodium 86mg
Carbs 10.5g
Fiber 0.6g
Sugar 9g
Protein 6.5g

Veggie "Omelet"

(This particular day I used all egg whites and added a little chopped tomato to the veggies.)

I call this an "omelet", but I'm a TERRIBLE omelet maker! So it's basically just scrambled eggs and veggies. :)

1 cup chopped spinach
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup copped mushrooms
1 whole egg*
2 egg whites
1 tbsp Parmesan cheese
salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste

Scrambled the eggs with desired seasonings. Saute the onion and mushrooms with some non-stick cooking spray. When the onions are soft and the mushrooms are starting to brown add the spinach. Once it's wilted, add the eggs. When the eggs are cooked, sprinkle with cheese and enjoy! Sometimes I'll put salsa on this too. So yummy!!

Makes 1 serving.

*I used to use the whole egg until I realized that I like plain egg whites just fine. Now I use three egg whites and I don't even notice the difference. And the egg whites are fat free!!

Calories 157
Fat 7g
Sodium 292mg (without added salt)
Carbs 6g
Fiber 1.5g
Sugar 0.5g
Protein 18g

Kiwi Berry Smoothie

1/2 cup fresh spinach
1 small kiwi fruit
4 strawberries
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/4 cup vanilla soy milk

Blend the milk and spinach. Add in the strawberries and kiwi. Last, add the frozen blueberries. You can always add a little more soy milk if it's too thick. Or more frozen berries if it's too thin! Don't worry, the spinach taste will be completely covered by the fruit and soy milk. If the spinach taste bothers you at all, add a little Splenda.

Makes 1 serving.

Calories 129
Fat 2g
Sodium 41mg
Carbs 27g
Fiber 6g
Sugar 8g
Protein 3.5g