My high protein pancakes topped with 1/2 banana and no-sugar-added jam. Yum! Are you looking for a high protein alternative to nutrient-lacking pancakes? I saw a recipe in Oxygen magazine and changed it up a bit. The taste was great -- although I'd add on fruit, sugar-free jam or sugar-free maple syrup to pump up the flavor.

You'll end up with 3 belly-filling pancakes for 240 calories. That's low enough to be able to add on fruit or sugar-free jam and keep it within a reasonable calorie count per meal.

Here's the recipe:

Here's a quick and easy recipe I eat after every weight training session. It's a scrambled egg recipe high in protein and chock full of vegetables. The key is to use egg whites and 1 whole egg to give you a filling, low calorie meal. Please keep in mind, I'm not the best of cooks, so it's a pretty simple recipe.... :-)

Whatever your reasons, starting a diet (or changing your way of eating) can be an exciting and invigorating idea. But after a few weeks, or even days, dieting isn't quite so appealing. You may be missing some of your old food choices, you may feel hungrier, or you may just feel deprived and angry.

But there are success strategies that will help you stick to your diet and reach your goals without stalling out. When you understand diet basics and tips for maintaining your progress, you'll reach your goal in no time.

Quite a few people are blaming a poor diet on a bad economy. They believe that the recession is preventing them from eating right because food costs are high and that it's difficult to shop healthy in this type of situation. Eating healthy for many has become a very low priority in the face of increasing financial stress.

While this attitude is understandable, it's ultimately self-defeating. A poor diet contributes to poor health and with so much bad news everywhere it's vital for people to continue taking care of themselves lest they make a bad situation worse. A bad diet can lead to cardiovascular disease, obesity, strokes, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, strokes etc. while also putting a person at risk of getting cancer.

Clearly, we have an obesity problem in America and many other countries across our planet. Yet, I propose that we do not have a weight loss problem today. In case you’re confused at this apparent contradiction, consider these statistics: According to a study from Oxford University published in the International Journal of Obesity, within 3 to 5 years, about 80 percent of all ‘weight losers’ have regained the lost weight, and often gained back a little extra. According to research by the National Weight Control Registry, that relapse rate may be as high as 95 percent. For comparison, relapse rates for drug, alcohol and tobacco dependency have been reported in the range of 50-90%. This means that lots and lots of people have “successfully” lost weight. But not many have kept it off. Therefore, we don’t have a weight loss problem, we have a weight-relapse problem; we have a “not sticking with it” problem. Wouldn’t you agree?

All we ever seem to do is rush, rush, rush. When it comes to food, one of the worse things you can do is rush things. Here are 11 great tips to helps slow you down and enjoy food again.