These almond pancakes are a must try. The almonds have a mild sweetness to them and are delicious.

I make my own almond meal and this takes a little prep work. I first soak the almonds in water and a pinch of salt over night. In the morning the skins are really loose on them and are easy to peel off. Peeling the skins does not take a long time to do and the kids love helping! I then take my skinless wet almonds and stick them in the back of the fridge with no lid. My husband says our fridge has an evaporator in it – so in a day or two my almonds are dry. Other ways of drying out the soaked almonds is by putting them in a dehydrator, toaster oven, or regular oven. Once my almonds are dry and I am ready to use them, I just put them in a coffee grinder and buzz away – and my almond meal is ready.

The other alternative is to just buy almond flour at your local health food store or health food section in the grocery stores.

Pancakes

¾ cup almond meal
2 teaspoon arrowroot flour
1.5 teaspoon baking powder
3 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
½ cup full fat milk
Pinch of salt
1 tablespoon of butter

Mix the dry ingredients into a medium size bowl – almond flour, arrowroot flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well. Next add the eggs, vanilla, milk into the bowl. Mix well. Heat up a frying pan, add butter and spoon out the batter onto the hot pan. Flip the pancake when the edges look cooked and golden.

Makes 6 pancakes

Nutritional Information per Serving

Calories 140.8, Total Fat 11.1 g, Sodium 187.8 mg, Total Carbohydrate 4.7 g, Sugars 1.7 g, Protein 6.3 g

Low carb sugar free toppings that I use:
- Butter with cashew butter (a very creamy and sweet nut butter)
- Butter and sprinkle cinnamon
- Pancake spread made out of 2 tablespoons cream cheese, 4 tablespoons yogurt, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 2 drops of stevia extract.

Regular Toppings for my kids:
- Butter, honey, yogurt and berries

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I don’t know if you could tell from reading my blog – but I love the Atkins diet! I find myself feeling so balanced. This past week I have not been eating as much protein (skipped my salad with a protein for lunch) and have had more cravings and a weight gain. I had an overall “off” feeling with the food obsession coming back. But now I am back on track and feeling great. The few pounds that I gained are melting away.

As a former vegetarian/vegan I used to balk at anyone who mentioned the Atkins diet. Eating a diet high in saturated fats and shying away from grains and high carbohydrate foods goes against most “diet” guidelines. We have been bombarded with media and books to eat “low fat” foods and stick with eating only chicken breasts, egg whites, and skim milk. These foods are naturally high in fat and there is a good reason for that. Our bodies need that fat. To take out the fat means that we are altering the foods that we are eating to nourish and feed our bodies. “Low Fat” diets have made people fat – as a vegetarian/vegan I have been there and done that!

Saturated fat satiates us, slows our digestion, and helps us assimilate fat-soluble vitamins.

Saturated fat does not promote heart disease. I was surprised to find out that Dr. Atkins was a cardiologist and has helped many people at his clinic beat diabetes and heart disease. I recommend to anyone wanting to try the Atkins diet to pick up his book (Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution) and read it. He has a great way of explaining how important regulating insulin is to health and why saturated fats are important for optimal health.

So what am I eating to lose weight?

Breakfast
3 whole eggs and 1 orange pepper

After Workout Snack
2 medium sized garden fresh carrots
Kefir Cereal – ¼ cup dried coconut, ¼ cup walnuts,  ½ cup plain kefir, 2 tblsp Chia Seeds, ½ tsp cinnamon, squeeze of lemon and one drop of Stevia. Mix and enjoy! Its yummy.

Lunch
2 servings of organic liver, 2 slices of organic low nitrate bacon (with all the drippings) , 1 tomato, 3 cups of salad

Snack
More plain kefir (1 cup) and a few slices of organic Havarti Cheese

Dinner
Raw green beans – about 2 cups
Roast beef (local, organic) with gravy and extra butter added

The kids had their end of the season soccer party. They had pizza and I brought some home for my husband. The smell of doughy yeasty pizza was very appetizing driving home in the car but I had no physical craving for it. Before Atkins I would have devoured at least half a large pizza. Now I just pass the food by without drooling! This truly is a “diet” someone can be on for a lifetime.

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