Suzy Black

     It's Saturday morning and it seems like everyone is either turning into Krispy Kreme or that little donut shop around the corner and you think to yourself....hmmm it's Saturday I wouldn't mind having a donut.      If you love donuts then incorporate a healthy recipe for donuts.  Diabetes is destroying the health of millions of our fellow Americans and I am saddened when I see little kids that are obese....THERE IS A BETTER WAY!   I never enjoyed cooking when I was younger, but after losing over 115 pounds and knowing that I never wanted to fight that battle again, but I didn't want to feel deprived either...I discovered the way and that way is sending you into the kitchen to cook them yourself without all the grease, sugar and calories.       I cheated on these donuts because I used my Low Carb Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffin Mix and then grabbed a 1/3 less fat cream cheese I had in the fridge. ...

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day partly because I know that by eating breakfast I increase my metabolism by up to 10%.  That's right eating breakfast increases your metabolism. Another reason is because I love pancakes and I have fun making them. All my recipes are healthy, but you can add blueberries, sugar free chocolate chips, sugar free syrup while at the same time eating a healthy meal. These are  my blueberry pancakes- Recipe Serves 2 - 3 1 cup old fashioned oat meal 1/2 cup 2% fat cottage cheese 1 whole egg 2 eggwhites 1/4 cup almond milk 1 tsp baking powder 2 Tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil Optional: sprinkle blueberries on top before flipping Place all ingredients into a blender, blend until smooth. Quickly spray your griddle with Pam (there is a reason I say quickly) Then pour batter on top of the griddle... makes 6 to 8 pancakes. Once there are bubbles on the top of the entire pancake, flip until totally cooked. Should be a golden brown Add...