Protein pancakes are a nutritious and delicious treat to make whether you’re trying to bulk or cut.  Here are the ingredients and instructions on how to make them.  All you need is Quaker’s Old Fashion Oatmeal (which is much better for you than instant oatmeal), eggs, low-fat cottage cheese, cinnamon, and vanilla extract.

Get a blender, toss in a cup of cottage cheese, a cup of oatmeal, and 4 eggs or 10 egg whites,  add a teaspoon or two of vanilla extract and add cinnamon for some added taste.  Blend it up and poor it onto a griddle at medium heat just like you’re making pancakes and flip when the middle starts to bubble.  This should be good for two servings – you could always heat up the extra pancakes later which come out just as fine in the microwave.  You could also add vanilla protein powder if you’re trying to boost the protein content.

When you eat can be just as important as what you eat.  The timing of when you eat your meals is very important in order for your body to utilize the nutrients you take in throughout the day.  Follow a few simple “rules” when timing when you eat and your way to losing fat will become much easier.

You should consume most of your carbs right after you workout out to ensure growth and recovery.  This will help you build muscle and boost your metabolism.  You should also eat most of your calories earlier in the day, rather than later.  Your body’s metabolism is at its peak early in the day and then slows down at night, so when your eating late at night your body won’t be burning off what you’re consuming, and those foods will be stored as fat.