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Breakfast Rolls

A little fun breakfast treat this week - French Toast Rolls! It's okay to treat yourself once in awhile with a "kid-friendly" kinda dish. These are simple to make and you can make this gluten-free by stopping at Whisked Gluten-Free on Ellesmere and picking up their sandwich bread! It's perfect for these hand-held eats! You can also experiment with different spreads and fruit - like strawberries or try fresh local Ontario peaches that are in season right now!

French Toast Rolls

Ingredients:

1-2 Bananas, cut in half, then sliced lengthwise
8 Slices of Gluten-free Sandwich Bread, crusts off, and slightly flattened
2 Eggs
1/4 Cup Almond Milk
Chocolate Almond Spread (or you can use any nut spread...yes Nutella works!)
Butter 
Cinnamon
Maple Syrup

1. In a shallow bowl, whisk your eggs and milk together.
2. Spread each slice of bread with the chocolate spread and place 1-2 slices of banana on top. Roll the slice up tightly and dip in the egg mixture.
3. In a non-stick pan, melt the butter over medium-high heat and place the rolls in the pan and cook until golden brown on all sides.
4. Remove from pan and dust with cinnamon and serve immediately with maple syrup as dip!

Post-Wod "Freezies"

On The Go Packs

Beach WOD is this weekend, and there's still time to pack some post-competition WOD snack that will keep you cool in the hot sun of Wasaga Beach. These are easy to make and if you can find them, look for those small ziploc bags that are shaped like freezies or even use the 100 cal snack pack bags for this yummy treat. Use your favourite ProG recovery flavour with this - I suggest using the Belgium Chocolate as it works best with bananas!

Go-Freezies (makes 4 servings)

Ingredients:

4 Bananas, ripened, peeled and cut
1 Scoop Belgium Chocolate ProG Recovery
1/4 Cup Cocoa Powder
2 Tbsp Coconut or Almond Milk

1. In a blender, combine all the ingredients until they are smooth.
2. Fill the ziploc bags with even portions of the mixture.
3. Freeze for at least 2 hours.
4. Grab your cooler, and pack them in and head to the beach!

Banana Protein Cookies

Protein Cookies

Sometimes you just need to have protein in another form than a shake, so why not combine it with some bananas, oats, coconut, and cacao bits? Try this super easy cookie recipe that can be ready in less than 20 minutes!



Ingredients:

2 Ripe Bananas
1 Scoop of your Favourite Protein (Try a Progenex or Beyond Yourself protein!)
1 Cup Rolled Oats
1/2 Cup Shredded Coconut (Unsweetened)
1/2 Cup Cacao Nibs (or if you prefer, semi-sweet, or dark chocolate chips)
1 Tbsp Coconut Oil
Sea Salt

1. In your blender, add in the bananas, oats, coconut oil and a pinch of sea salt and blend until smooth. Then mix in the coconut and nibs (or chips).
2. Heat the oven to 350F.
3. On a greased baking sheet (use coconut oil), or super slick cookie sheet, dollop spoonfuls of the cookie dough, leaving about an inch or two space between. Lightly flatten the dough for better baking.
4. Place in oven and bake for approximately 15-20 minutes or until the cookie is lightly browned on the bottom - don't over bake them!
5. Remove from the oven and cool on a cooling rack...then gobble them up!