Dandelion Bread Recipe

Recently, I had an explosion of dandelions in my yard.
They bloomed in record numbers on one warm, sunny day.
My yard was a brilliant sea of yellow and green.

I have posted about dandelions before. They are one of the healthiest plants that you can find.

Full of vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, and antioxidants, they are considered the vitamin shop of the plant world.

I had recently watched another informative video on the benefits of dandelions so I figured I would take advantage of this plentiful bounty and make something healthy with it.

I decided to try dandelion bread.

So the first step was to harvest a bunch of dandelions.

You want to get about two cups worth of dandelion flowers.

Then, after a thorough washing and drying, I cut the flowers off of the stems.

Once I had about two cups worth of flowers, I assembled the rest of my ingredients.

For this bread, I used the following ingredients:

2 cups of dandelion flowers
2 cups of coconut flower
1 tbsp of baking soda
3 tbsp of cinnamon
1 tbsp of sea salt
2 scoops of BioTrust Chocolate Protein Powder
4 whole eggs
3 tbsp of MCT oil
3 tbsp of coconut oil
4 tbsp of raw organic honey
3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
6 packets of stevia

I then mixed and blended all of the ingredients in a bowl and spread the batter out on a baking sheet.
I would have used a rectangular or circular bread tin but I didn't have one at the time. 
It didn't look pretty but it worked.

I baked in the oven at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. 

Make sure that you check it to see that it is baked all the way through before pulling it out.

I let it cool and then cut it up into brownie sized squares.

It tasted really good. 

It wasn't perfect, but it did the job, and provided me with a very healthy addition to my meal plan.

This isn't something that I would do often, but it was a fun change to the same old stuff.

I had some flowers left over so I made dandelion tea to go with the bread. 

I'll do a post on the tea soon.

Dandelions are super healthy and available for free. 

Give it a try!

Eric Dempsey

MS, NASM Fitness Nutrition Specialist

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Eric Dempsey

MS, NASM Fitness Nutrition Specialist

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New Protein Pancake Recipe

For my first post fasting meal today, I wanted something different but healthy.

I watched a video on Navajo fry bread and thought it was pretty cool.

But it had white flour as the main ingredient so I didn't like that.

I decided to experiment and create some type of healthy pancake.

Using only what I had on hand, I mixed up a crazy batter and cooked it up.

It actually turned out way better than I imagined.

Here is what I used for the batter ingredients:

2 whole eggs

1 scoop of BioTrust low carb chocolate protein powder

1 cup of organic shredded coconut

1 cup of hulled hemp seeds

3 tablespoons of MCT oil

1 tablespoon of baking soda

2 tablespoons of almond butter

I mixed all of the ingredients in a bowl.

Heated up the frying pan with a decent covering of extra virgin olive oil.

Then I poured the batter in the pan, forming one large pancake.

I let it cook until the bottom side was solid, then

I flipped it and let the other side cook until it was done.

I put it on a plate and spread a light coating of strawberry jam all over it.

I scarfed it down like a hungry dog. It filled me up quick.

It was way better than I thought it would be.

Never be afraid to experiment. 

Give it a try.

Eric Dempsey
MS, NASM Fitness Nutrition Specialist
Dempseys Resolution Fitness

Fighting the Urge to Rely On Comfort Foods

Many people think that fitness and dieting are all about the physical stuff, like doing cardio and counting calories. Sadly, that is far from true. While those things have their place, they are not the real power players.

The true, powerful forces behind whether you succeed or fail are your mindset, and your psychological disposition. Emotional eating can be devastating to your health and your mind. You must be in charge of yourself.

Too often people eat to make themselves feel better rather than to satisfy their hunger. When you eat for this reason, the foods you crave are usually those loaded with sugar or fat rather than healthy fruits and veggies. In order to develop healthy eating habits, the reliance on comfort foods needs to be reduced or eliminated completely.

Reflect On Why You Eat

Before reaching for a candy bar when you’re in line at the grocery store, ask yourself if you really need some chocolate and why. If you’ve had a stressful day at work or you’ve been under emotional strain, put the candy back and try to find a healthier way to make yourself feel better. Replacing exercise with eating will not only maximize any weight loss goals, it will increase your endorphins and give you a huge self esteem boost.

Healthy Eating For Dessert

A delicious dessert at the end of a hard day can be the highlight of the evening for a lot of people. Rather than eating a piece of cake or bowl of ice cream, have a fresh bowl fruit salad or some low-fat frozen yogurt. Substituting your high calorie desserts for something a little healthier can be a guilt free way to finish your day.

Clear Out Your Cupboards

Keeping chips and cookies in the cupboards is too tempting for most people, especially after a rough day. Throw out all your junk food and when a craving hits you, you won’t be tempted by fatty snack foods and you’ll be more likely to munch on something much better for you. Willpower can only take you so far in your healthy eating goals, so avoid the candy aisles and don’t even look in the vending machines you walk past until you’ve trained yourself to resist your junk food cravings.

Don’t Negotiate

It’s easy to talk yourself into having just one piece of cake or thinking that because you’ve had a rough day you deserve it. After eating that one piece it’s pretty likely that you’ll feel guilty for doing so and you may end up feeling worse than you did before. By just being strict and laying down the law, you’ll probably feel much prouder of yourself for choosing the apple instead of the cookie.

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Eric Dempsey

MS, NASM Fitness Nutrition Specialist

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