Blueberry-Coconut Macadamia Muffins

BLUEBERRY – COCONUT – MACADAMIA muffins! 

I’m not usually a big muffin fan BUT…these are BOMB! And with busy ams, I feel good about giving my kiddos these healthy muffins!

Enjoy! xo Coach Jen

Ingredients

1/4 cup unsweetened coconut
2 tablespoons plus 3/4 cup all-purpose wheat flour, divided (I used gluten free)
1/2 cup agave nectar
5 tablespoons chopped macadamia nuts
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour (I used gluten free)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 large egg
1 large egg white

3/4 cup almond milk
2 tablespoons grassfed butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon coconut or vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray.

2. Combine coconut, 2 tablespoons  flour, 2 tablespoons agave and 2 tablespoons macadamia nuts
in a small bowl. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil; stir to combine. Set aside.

3. Whisk the remaining 3/4 cup flour, whole-wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon
in a medium bowl. Whisk the remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar, the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, egg, egg white,
buttermilk, butter and coconut (or vanilla) extract in a medium bowl until well combined. Make a well in the center
of the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients; stir until just combined. Add blueberries and the remaining 3
tablespoons nuts; stir just to combine. Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle with the reserved
coconut topping and gently press into the batter.

4. Bake the muffins until golden brown and a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20
minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan and let cool on a wire rack at least 5 minutes
more before serving.

Coach Kyle’s chunky monkey oatmeal!

Kyle’s Chunky Monkey Oatmeal! The perfect pre-workout energy surge or post-workout powerhouse meal.

1/3 Cup Old Fashioned Oats

1/2 Banana

1 or 2 Spoons of Peanut Butter

1 Cup Almond Milk or to your liking

1/2 tsp Cinnamon

**Microwave 2 minutes**

Stir in 1 Scoop IsaLean Creamy Dutch Chocolate by Isagenix to finish it off.

Add more almond milk or water to get the consistency you like.

Feel free to change up the ingredients a bit to get the taste and nutrition you are looking for 😊

Happy Nom-nom-nomming!

Coach Kyle

Chicken Avocado Burritos

These are so good, I may or may not have had them 3x last week!!! Enjoy! xo Coach jen

Chicken and Avocado Burritos

Burritos stuffed with juicy chicken, cool and creamy
avocado, spicy salsa verde and
sour cream!

4 burrito sized tortillas (corn tortillas for glutenfree)
1 pound cooked chicken, sliced or shredded
1 large avocado, diced
1/4 cup salsa verde
1/4 cup greek yogurt
2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped

 

Weight loss vs. Fat loss!

WEIGHT LOSS vs FAT LOSS!

Weight loss is always a hot topic, everyone wants to “lose weight”. But in reality what you really want to lose is body fat.

Let me break it down…

  • Weight Loss. You want to lower your body-weight, the weight of your bones, muscles, organs, body fat, …
  • Fat Loss. You want to lower your body fat, the amount of fat your body carries.

With weight loss…

  • Your body-weight can fluctuate daily since it’s influenced by your stomach/bowel/bladder content, water loss/retention, muscle loss/gain, fat loss/gain, … You’ll have no idea what’s going on. Take a poop…you’ll lose a pound!
  • 2 people with similar height can weigh the same, but look completely different because one has lower body fat than the the other.

To promote actual Fat loss… Build muscle!

  • Get Stronger. Strength training builds muscle & prevents muscle loss. In addition, your met rate is directly related to how much muscle you have
  • Eat Healthy. Eat whole unprocessed foods 90% of the time.

Bottom line, LIFT WEIGHTS and EAT HEALTHY!

xo Jen