Still fighting the morning rush and trying to find some quick and easy breakfasts. That’s when I decided to play around and make mini protein pancakes! This recipe has no flour in it and is filled with natural protein. And guess who liked it!

Yep that’s right, Zane loved these little things!

Next time I may add some of my frozen berries, bananas or even a couple chocolate chips to make them even more fun.

You could make a large batch and then freeze these pancakes to just heat up on the mornings you are on a rush. They would also be great for a breakfast on the go too!

Pepper Ferguson

Healthy Mom = Healthy Family - That is my life motto and I hope to encourage it to be yours too. January 2011 I made the decision to lose weight and lost 80+ pounds. I saw my boys start getting active with me and I realized I wasn't only changing my life but also my boys.

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Happy Dr Seuss Day!

Isn’t it just perfect that Dr Seuss Day landed on a Friday! Here we are on Frittata Friday and I made this frittata to use for a St Patrick post, but then realized it’s perfect for Dr Seuss Day.

I thought this might be a good way to try and sneak some greens into my boys. Zane didn’t like them – Zarek did, but don’t listen to Zane he doesn’t like kiwis because they are green.

I thought for fun I would interview Zane about Dr Seuss and Green Eggs and Ham since he is just starting to learn to read and is really getting into these books!

Interview with Zane:

What is your favorite Dr Seuss book?

Green Eggs & Ham

Why do you like that book?

Because Sam is so funny because he thinks Cat in the Hat likes green eggs and ham.

Did you try green eggs?

Yeah, but I didn’t like them.

Why do you think it is important to try new things?

Because you might want to know if you like it.

Pepper Ferguson

Healthy Mom = Healthy Family - That is my life motto and I hope to encourage it to be yours too. January 2011 I made the decision to lose weight and lost 80+ pounds. I saw my boys start getting active with me and I realized I wasn't only changing my life but also my boys.

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I got ham at an amazing price the other day $3.99 for a 3 pound black forest ham. I quickly grabbed up two because I knew I could chop it up for easy frittata use. I am hoping to make up some mini frittatas this week for quick grab and go breakfasts.

As for the cheese in this frittata I quickly grabbed one of my hubby’s favorite cheese sticks and chopped it up. So if you want just a bit of cheese for a small recipe like this don’t be afraid to grab something like a cheese stick to use. Cheese sticks come in a few different flavors are easy to grab and chop up. Plus you don’t have to worry about using up a whole block of cheese really quick.

Pepper Ferguson

Healthy Mom = Healthy Family - That is my life motto and I hope to encourage it to be yours too. January 2011 I made the decision to lose weight and lost 80+ pounds. I saw my boys start getting active with me and I realized I wasn't only changing my life but also my boys.

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I’ve seen people who freeze their smoothies in muffin tins or ice cube trays but I just couldn’t figure out why you would want to dirty your blender twice. For me the worse part is cleaning all the dishes so freezing and then re-blending doesn’t seem to save me anything actually it seems to add work.

So I wanted to share a new trick I learned for busy mornings. I found the perfect solution.

Freeze the smoothie in sandwich bags  and then the night before serving just toss them in the fridge to defrost slightly to pour in your glass the next morning. You can even pour them in into the glass by simply using scissors to snip a corner off the bag.

To try this out I made a large batch of the smoothie and then placed servings into sandwich bags. I do 1/2 servings for each of my boys as they don’t drink as much as I do of the smoothies. I marked what they were and wrote down the calories for me for my food journal. I tossed them in the freezer to freeze.

The night before one of the days I had to work I tossed the bags into the fridge to defrost.

It worked out great! The boys smoothies were not as icy as mine, but they didn’t care at all, they still slurped them down. Plus I didn’t have to worry about cleaning the blender that morning.

Pepper Ferguson

Healthy Mom = Healthy Family - That is my life motto and I hope to encourage it to be yours too. January 2011 I made the decision to lose weight and lost 80+ pounds. I saw my boys start getting active with me and I realized I wasn't only changing my life but also my boys.

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Today is just a very simple, simple frittata – a great example that you can use what you have in the fridge to create a great frittata. Sweet potatoes were on sale at a local store this week, so I decided to try them out in a frittata.

I have also recently just added something new to my diet, coconut oil. I had mentioned my research on why coconut oil is considered so good for you even with the added calories. I’m considering switching all my cooking to using small amounts of coconut oil. I’m curious to see how it will work for me as I start working on my weight loss goals again.

Pepper Ferguson

Healthy Mom = Healthy Family - That is my life motto and I hope to encourage it to be yours too. January 2011 I made the decision to lose weight and lost 80+ pounds. I saw my boys start getting active with me and I realized I wasn't only changing my life but also my boys.

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It’s a new year and I thought about getting rid of Frittata Friday – but you know what I still am in love with this awesome meal. High in protein, low in carbs, easy to make and you can use whatever you want from your fridge!

Today I had some bacon and cabbage leftover from my meal plan this week so I quickly tossed this awesome little frittata together.

Pepper Ferguson

Healthy Mom = Healthy Family - That is my life motto and I hope to encourage it to be yours too. January 2011 I made the decision to lose weight and lost 80+ pounds. I saw my boys start getting active with me and I realized I wasn't only changing my life but also my boys.

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I’m still enjoying making my frittatas and this one is great for any meal of the day. Have fun and have pizza for breakfast. Or enjoy a low carb lunch. Or if you don’t want to spend much time cooking dinner this only takes about 10 minutes to make!

The little green tomatoes are not in my recipe, they were a special find. I was visiting with my neighbor by her little garden and I saw the kids were playing with green tomatoes. I picked one up as I was leaving. I knew I could do something fun with it. And it was great on my frittata pizza.

That is one fun thing about this recipe is that you can add anything to your pizza that you have in your fridge you want to use. Get creative try zucchini or grill some onions. You can even use your leftover taco meat from the night before.

Pepper Ferguson

Healthy Mom = Healthy Family - That is my life motto and I hope to encourage it to be yours too. January 2011 I made the decision to lose weight and lost 80+ pounds. I saw my boys start getting active with me and I realized I wasn't only changing my life but also my boys.

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I had never tried goat cheese until I started eating healthier. I don’t remember who introduced me to this healthy yummy cheese filled with flavor, but I have to say it is one of my favorites.

If you like a cheese that is full of flavor then you will like goat cheese. I have found that I like to buy the individually wrapped ounces from Trader Joe’s. The small 6 ounce logs tend to dry up on me as I don’t use it fast enough since I’m the only one in my house that likes goat cheese.

Pepper Ferguson

Healthy Mom = Healthy Family - That is my life motto and I hope to encourage it to be yours too. January 2011 I made the decision to lose weight and lost 80+ pounds. I saw my boys start getting active with me and I realized I wasn't only changing my life but also my boys.

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We were having breakfast for dinner again, I love breakfast for dinner. But this evening I wasn’t feeling like having a lot of sweet. So I decided to go savory.

Hubby and I loved these. It would be a great way to have breakfast on the go. I would love trying to make them and then tossing them in the fridge to try zapping in the morning.

My boys liked pulling out the ingredients and eating them individually, but they don’t eat burritos or anything where the food is really mixed together.

I tried making my eggs nice and flat, but it didn’t seem to make a difference once rolled up.  Try both ways if you like and see what works for you.

Pepper Ferguson

Healthy Mom = Healthy Family - That is my life motto and I hope to encourage it to be yours too. January 2011 I made the decision to lose weight and lost 80+ pounds. I saw my boys start getting active with me and I realized I wasn't only changing my life but also my boys.

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