Hearty Breakfast Cookies
Cookies for breakfast? Why not? My main requirements for a healthy breakfast are that the meal fills me up for a while and provides a good amount of nutrients that I wouldn’t get from a sugary bowl of cereal or a fast-food breakfast; and these cookies actually fit the bill. Truth be told, I didn’t set out to create a cookie made specifically for breakfast; I just wanted to see how much I could tweak a regular peanut butter cookie recipe with healthier ingredients before it became something that could no longer be considered a cookie. Turns out, there’s a lot of substitutions...
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To be honest, I’ve never been able to get on board with the “healthy pancakes” trend. I gave protein pancakes a few tries with no success, which led me to determine pancakes simply aren’t meant to be health food; they’re to be enjoyed in all their buttery, syrupy goodness on a Sunday morning when it’s perfectly acceptable to enter a carb-and-sugar coma after breakfast. But last weekend I woke up thinking about oatmeal pancakes. I don’t know what inspired the idea, but a quick Google search revealed it’s not an original one. Still, I loved the...
Read MoreAbout Miami Housewife
Welcome, I'm Kristen! I'm a 20-something mother of two working to make exercise and healthy eating a simpler and more enjoyable part of life. I love lifting, running, being outdoors and enjoying food in all it's healthy and not-so-healthy forms. I believe that happiness is as essential to 'healthy living' as exercise and vegetables - that's why I never turn down dessert! Connect With Me!
