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Apple Cinnamon Protein Mini Muffins



Ugh. Today has been weird. Oh well!

For lunch, I had some steamed cabbage and olive oil mayo (YUM!), along with a tuna pouch. Exciting, right? I know. ;)

I also had some steamed broccoli to munch on...

BUT, my pre-workout snack stole the show! Apple Cinnamon Protein Mini Muffins!




APPLE CINNAMON PROTEIN MINI MUFFINS
105g (1c) Oat bran
2oz (2 scoops) All the Whey Protein Blend - Cinnamon Bun
138g (3 servings) liquid egg whites
1c unsweetened applesauce
3/4c Splenda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

1) Preheat oven to 350. Spray muffin tin w/ non-stick spray.
2) Dump all ingredients into bowl and mix.
3) Using a cookie dough scoop (it's easier this way -- the perfect size!) fill mini muffin tin 3/4 full of batter
4) Bake for 15 minutes

This recipe made 28 mini muffins for me. The nutritional breakdown can be found below.
Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 28
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 27.6
  • Total Fat: 0.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 74.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 3.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
  • Protein: 2.9 g

ENJOY!! These babies got rave reviews from the husband. :)

I'M LATE!


OOF!!! I totally crashed and burned last night. I felt like I got hit by a MAC truck. I wish it were a M.A.C. cosmetics truck. The boys were hootin' and hollerin' watching the UK game (which you would have thought would have been a close game if you heard the raucous coming from the living room), while I took a hot Red Velvet Cake bubble bath. Afterwards, I laid in bed and Tweeted and caught up on e-mails from my iTouch.

This may be one of my least favorite Philosophy scents. I adore the other ones I have tried, but their chocolate scents do not do it for me.

Anyways, last night, I totally went to the gym. Seth was playing ball. I haste-fully waited until he was finished with his game, then told him I was not up to lifting. Walking up the steps was muy dificil. Seth cooked dinner... chicken fajitas! Except, he forgot the peppers and onions. LOL!! I heated up a microwavable pouch of Fiesta Rice and a pouch of Black Beans from the Old El Paso Heat & Serve line (LOVE!) and chowed down on a salad that was to die for!

That's shredded lettuce, black beans, fiesta rice, salsa, chicken, sautéed mushrooms, red onions, and light avocado ranch dressing with lime! Delish!

Fast forward to this morning...

I woke up hella late! People don't say hella any more, huh? This Kentucky girl is behind in the times. I had 30 minutes to prep my meals for the day, pack my gym clothes, pack my lunches, eat breakfast, and of course, get ready for work. Thankfully, I am feeling much more human today... more congested, but MUCH better.

I threw some Gerber squash baby food, oat bran, egg whites, cinnamon bun protein powder, and Saigon cinnamon into the Magic Bullet, and poured the batter into the omelet trays of my George Foreman grill.

One of the squash cakes ended up being miniature! I gobbled that one right up!

While that was cooking, I nuked a Bag-O-Beans (BOB? lol!) to pack up for two of today's work meals.


Once they were cooked, I tossed them in containers with last night's leftover chicken!


By then, my hot cakes were finished cooking, so I tossed them in a container (minus the reject mini-cake that I ate!), topped it with my homemade syrup (recipe will be in next post for easy access), and I plan on eating them pre-workout!


FINALLY, my meals were packed! PHEW!! Oh wait!! I only had THREE MINUTES to get out the door and I still hadn't eaten breakfast! I mixed some All the Whey Cupcake Batter with about 1-2 tablespoons of water and added it to my coffee (mixing it with water first prevents clumps when adding it to the HOT coffee). I also tossed in some Splenda and pumpkin pie spice. Take that Starbucks! NEENER! NEENER!



I also grabbed some Tamari almonds (YUM!) and an apple to round out the meal!



There you have it! Not too shabby for meal packing on the fly! Reason #139,081 why not having time is NOT a valid excuse! Now I just have to log all this stuff and see what I kind of macros I have left for tonight! :)

See ya later! TGIF!! WOO HOO!

When oops = awesome!


MORNING PEEPS!! This morning was a struggle! I woke up congested, groggy, and my throat hurts like a mofo. I'm still thinking it's from sinus drainage. I love the warm weather, but man does it have me sneezing! and itching... you get the point. I woke up late, chugged down my coffee, and incline walked on the treadmill for thirty minutes, laptop in hand, planning my meals for the day.

My girl Jenn had a kitchen mishap the other day that ended up awesome. I had one during breakfast this morning. I had fully intended on having pancakes slathered in coconut oil and drenched in blueberry syrup. As my pancake was cooking, I went to the freezer to get my berries... but we were all out! So, in a brief moment of panic, I went to the cupboard and grabbed the first thing that wasn't too, too carby -- squash baby food! I mixed it in the pancake, and ended up with this:


Cinnamony Squash Oat Bran! My pancake base was simply egg whites and oat bran. I smooshed that all around with my pureed squash (which I like more than canned pumpkin! and baby food is cheaper and comes in individual portions!) and topped it with my beloved Saigon cinnamon, homemade sugar-free syrup (I will post this recipe later. I just need to find the exact measurements.), and some homemade all natural peanut butter. SO GOOD! I will be having this again soon!

For meal number two...


Yum!

I'm really excited about lunch. I made some chocolate Amazing Grass muffins for pre-workout fuel. I'll let ya know how they turn out! If they're good, I will definitely post the recipe! :)

Later dudes! Let's make today a great one!