Wheat Free Pancakes

I know I said that my next post would be about how my diet change helped my anxiety and depression, but I'm not going to write about that today.

It's the weekend! The weekend is about having fun, and anxiety and depression are the exact opposite of fun.

So tell me, what are you going to do this weekend to live your best life?

Read that book you've been dying to read? Cuddle with your pup on the couch? Go for a walk on the beach? Take a yoga class? Start training for that 5k? Nothing but relax, relax, relax?!

How about trying out a new recipe? I've found that weekends are a great time to try new recipes that include ingredients I've never worked with before or ones that might require a little tweaking or experimenting to get them right. Once you've mastered it, you can easily incorporate it into your weekly meal plan without it feeling like extra work.

Last weekend I made wheat free pancakes from She Cooks He Cleans. I have tried many wheat free pancake recipes and these are the closest to the real deal that I've had. They are actually fluffy!

Give them a try, and if you don't like them, don't give up on wheat free pancakes (that is, if you really like pancakes and are looking for a good WF alternative). As I said, I tried many recipes before I found one I really, really liked.*

Have them with a side of eggs to get that protein and to help reduce the insulin spike from honey or pure maple syrup toppings.

A note about coconut flour: it soaks up a lot of moisture, so have your syrup on the side or you'll keep needing to add more.

Happy eating, and remember...you only have one chance to live this life. Make it a good one!

*If you find you don't like the pancakes from She Cleans He Cooks, here are a few others to try...
(The first two from Elana's Pantry are made with almond flour and I find them to be too dense)

http://www.elanaspantry.com/pancakes/

http://www.elanaspantry.com/silver-dollar-pancakes/

http://www.thepaleomom.com/2012/09/perfect-paleo-pancakes.html

Also, if I remember correctly, I've made pancakes by mixing two eggs and a banana together. These are okay...a little thin and they kinda taste like egg and banana...I wonder why.