Cashew and Oat Hotcakes

Tell me you don't want to sink your teeth into this breakfast treat, served up to us by Beachbody trainer Autumn Calabrese? Cashews, oats and berries? Yes, please!

Total Time: 20 min.
Prep Time: 10 min.
Cooking Time: 10 min.
Yield: 7 servings, 2 hotcakes each

Ingredients:
2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
½ cup raw cashews
1 dash Himalayan salt (or sea salt)
1 large egg
1 Tbsp. coconut oil, melted
1⅓ cups distilled water
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1¾ cup mixed berries

Preparation:
1. Place oats, cashews, and salt in food processor or blender; pulse until coarsely ground.
2. Add egg, oil, water, and extract; pulse until well blended. Batter will be thick, but if it is as thick as paste add 2 to 3 additional Tbsp. of water.
3. Heat medium nonstick skillet over medium heat.
4. Spoon about ¼ cup batter into skillet for each pancake; cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until bubbles form on top.
5. Flip with spatula and cook for 30 seconds.
6. Repeat with remaining batter.
7. Serve pancakes topped evenly with berries.

Insanity: Max 30 Journey Day 14 - Rest

During the course of two months, I'd like to take you into my journey as I strive to retain a healthy lifestyle through a healthy balanced nutrition program and Beachbody trainer extraordinaire -- and Men's Health cover man -- Shaun T's brand new workout regimen Insanity Max 30.

Day 14: Rest

Another week in the books, and a day off is in store. Of late, I had a little bit of a battle with urges of not-so-clean food floating in my mind.Today, since I have gone with a 100/0 percent ratio of clean to junk eating, I decided to succumb to those urges.

However, despite falling victim to those urges, it has been two weeks since starting this journey, and I didn't want to feel too guilty about having a carnitas dish, so I decided to go into my inventory of Beachbody workouts and grabbed Autumn Calabrese's 21-Day Fix Extreme yoga workout.

I haven't done the 21-Day Fix Extreme program yet, but if the yoga workout is any indication of what to expect, it is definitely worth the challenge. Perhaps my next journey will be a three-week soiree.

I got a good burn for 30 minutes with Autumn, and got another good stretch in on the day off. I'm definitely ready for week three and seeing how I have progressed over the past seven days. Next up: Cardio Challenge.