Recipes for 2: One with a BIG appetite and One with a Healthy appetite

So my husband used to be a thin, lean,  mid-distance running machine but since our collegiate careers were done, he moved on to body building. What??! Yea, so I have been learning a lot, and cooking is more of a challenge. However, I think I am getting the hang of it, and it's fun! This, also, can be helpful for anyone cooking for their man who simply just wants to eat more and less healthier than you. If you know anything about body building--I only know via Shane--most go through a Bulk/Cut phase in which they spend months working out hard and eating an extra amount of calories per day for the Bulk Phase.  For the cut phase, they still work out hard but eat extremely healthy and clean (that's what I am talking about!).  Supposedly, more gains will be made for the long term using this method than trying to gain lean muscle from the start.  Therefore, my goal is to make him MORE FOOD and by more I mean more than I initially think is a lot of food for one person.  Most of the time, I make him a full meal while I have something small like a salad or a protein smoothie if I just finished a run.  The following recipes are ones that I made for both of us at the same time for both of our individual tastes. Here is what I mean:

My half of the pizza = veggie pizza in the leftover container for my lunch the next day :)

Veggie Pizza 1/2 + Bacon Pepperoni pizza 1/2

Ingredients:

One can of Pillsbury Wheat Pizza Dough

One can of Pizza Snack Sauce (I used Kroger brand)

Desired amount of pepperonis 

Raw Kale leaves--- maybe 3 stems

Chopped 1/2 green bell pepper

Chopped 1/4 white onion

Shredded Parmesan Cheese

Shredded Mexican cheese

2 Pieces of lightly cooked bacon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375.  Roll out dough to desired thickness.  Place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes until the dough rises a bit in the middle. 

2. Chop bell pepper and onions. Wash kale and chop leaves to thin strips.

3. Cook bacon in microwave for two minutes with a paper towel underneath and on top.  This saves the mess in the skillet and keeps it from getting too well done before going into the oven. Chop into bite pieces. ( I actually chopped them before I cooked them )

4.  Spread pizza sauce over entire pizza. To one half, add onions, kale, bell pepper, and top with Parmesan cheese. I added a few pepperonis as well.

5. To the other half, add bacon and cheddar cheese with pepperonis on top.

6. Bake the additional time as explained on the Pillsbury can or until golden brown.

Shane and I loved our halves ! The kale tasted just like spinach and was yummy! I did try to make the dough from scratch in the past, but it made our stomach hurts. The Pillsbury wheat is just too easy and good, so we will stick to that. I had leftovers for the next day while Shane's was just enough for his dinner.  

Cinnamon-Sugar Pancakes + Almond Chia Pancakes:

We make breakfast for dinner a lot usually when my creativity level is LOW. You can easily guess whose was whose. Obviously, I could not make these at the same exact time, but it did have similar ingredients and tools in the kitchen.  Thus, it helped save double the mess and time. I literally made up the almond chia recipe and expected it to be just O.K. I was surprised at how delicious it was, and Shane even tasted them and liked them (not usual).  I have had chia gel in my fridge which I have been using every day in something such as smoothies or oatmeal. Here's how:  http://eatingwithpurpose.com/2011/10/how-to-make-chia-gel/

Ingredients for Cinnamon-Sugar Pancakes:

Bisquick pancake mix: according to the box to make 8-11 pancakes

-milk

-1 egg

-vegetable oil

Cinnamon

Sugar

Butter

Powdered Sugar

Hungry Jack's Butter syrup

Directions: 

Every thing is according to the box. Just make cinnamon-sugar in a small pinch bowl. I kept adding until I got the mix to a neutral color.  For Shane, the sweeter the better. I spread butter on top of each pancake and sprinkled powdered sugar on top of the snack.  The amount of syrup was in his reign!

Here's the Challenge..

Ingredients for Almond Chia Pancakes:

1/3 c of Almond Meal/Flour

2/3 c of all purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 egg

9 tbsp. of chia gel

2/3 c of milk

1 tbsp of oil

Directions:

1. Mix all dry ingredients.

2. Add egg, chia gel, milk, and oil and mix until consistent.

3. Add to the skillet and done ! 

I did use the same syrup instead of making my own. (Sometimes I do this with honey orange juice and salt) It was great.  The pancakes look like little potato cakes, but once you add the syrup, it's hard to tell the difference.   I am interested to try this recipe without the egg and the oil and with more chia gel.  It seems, from what I have read about them, that you can substitute them and make it even more healthier! I am sure it would not taste as good, if you're standard of good is to taste like a normal unhealthy pancake.  I wish I had pictures of these, but we ate them too fast!! Mine were enough to have leftovers for the next day-- it also made about 8-11 cakes depending on size.  Shane ate all of his at one sitting though. Yes, I made him enough !