#apple carrot superhero muffins

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Apple and Carrot “Superhero” Muffins

As someone who has been sugar free for about a year, I actually have to reduce the honey a little bit when we make these because I am too sensitive to sweets. 😅 But most health nuts love them, and most average eaters think they’re pretty good, considering.

PREP TIME: 20 minutes

COOK TIME: 25 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 45 minutes

YIELD: 12 muffins

Ingredients:

2 cups packed almond meal OR almond flour OR oat flour (10 ounces)

1 cup old-fashioned oats (certified gluten free, if necessary)

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon fine sea salt

Optional mix-ins: ½ cup chopped walnuts (I used pecans), or raisins, or chocolate chips

½ cup honey or maple syrup

3 eggs

6 tablespoons refined coconut oil, melted

1 1/2 cups grated Granny Smith or Gala apples

1 cup peeled and grated carrots (about 3 carrots, or 18 fat baby carrots)

1 tbsp golden monk fruit sugar or coconut sugar

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper muffin cups (I didn’t because I have full faith in my muffin pan, but use them if you’re uncertain).

In a large bowl, combine the almond meal, oats, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and optional mix-ins, if using.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the honey, eggs and butter. Whisk in the grated apple and carrots. Pour the mixture into the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined.

Spoon the batter into the muffin cups, filling each to the brim. Bake until the muffins are nicely browned on top and a knife inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Allow muffins to cool completely before storing.

Notes:

Store leftover muffins in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer. If you like them warm, reheat them on low power in the microwave.

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Fitness Diary

I took a rare moment last night to browse reddit, the r/xxfitness subreddit to be specific. Often, people ask for Instagram “fitspo” or inspiring blogs to follow. But last night, I clicked on a thread asking about the concept of “fitness diaries,” where you can read about a person’s day to day life with a focus on their fitness regimen. The closest thing that was linked refinery 29′s “wellness diaries.” This post is inspired by what I read, and a chance for me to reflect on what I do day to day to promote wellness within my life. I’m also going to take the opportunity to also include my day to day spending here, as it feels like a less stressful way to take a look at my budget. 

Saturday 8/17

Following an unexpected late day at work (in the OR until after 9:30pm), I slept in later than I usually like. One thing residency has taught me though, is to not feel badly about getting the sleep I need. After sleeping in, I headed over to a local coffee shop, and got a breakfast sandwich (egg, bacon, cheese) on a bagel with spicy cream cheese ($7.50)  Sat outside and enjoyed the food and lovely weather, with some premium dog watching. I tried to work a bit on our wedding website, but my computer had limited battery. Other things on the docket for the day; laundry and getting the quarters I need to do it, grocery shopping and meal prepping. I’ve also been interested in walking to Outdoor Voices and looking at my favorite shirt that they released in a new color, which I put off last weekend after a 24hr Friday shift and 14hr Sunday shift left me with limited time. 

In the end, I got my quarters and then took a walk to Outdoor Voices, where I bought my favorite shirt in new cactus green, then accidentally fell in love with a tank that I hadn't expected to find. I justified it as fitness motivation (totally legit, right?). Hit to my wallet; $85. After that, I sat outside on a little bench and ate a green apple I had in my backpack. Still hungry and thinking about my walk ahead, I stopped at sweet greens for a harvest bowl ($11). Spent a few lovely minutes eating it by the water, then started my trek home. Total distance walked for this portion of my day came to 7.1 miles. 

Once home, I cleaned a bit and gathered my laundry. Then, in an attempt to cut down on my morning expenditures, I made a batch of superhero muffins from my favorite cook book Run Fast, Eat Slow. Made with zucchini, carrots and almond flour, I count these muffins as a way to get vegetables into my breakfast and cut out some carbs (in comparison to days I eat a bagel for breakfast). I usually stick these muffins in the freezer, because I find they mold quickly in the summer heat of my apartment. Then, every morning, I take 2-3 out and bring to work - they are shockingly good even if they are still a bit frozen. (Though my fiance swears it is really sad that I eat them frozen, he says they taste like “sadness” because I don’t have time to let them defrost before I chow down.)

I end up meeting a friend for ceviche, and we also order fries and amazing frozen yogurt to split ($18). Then I head home and ride a 30 minute peloton ride while the wash cycle on my laundry is going. Emma Lovewell kills me on this ride, but during the cool down I notice I’m about 3 away from beating my 30minute PR, so I power through the cool down instead of taking it easy. New PR! Then bonus 4 flights of stairs one way to get my laundry. 

5 minute core workout. I can’t bring myself to do the full 10 minute program I’ve been doing, but 5 is better than none. Plus I have that new tank to motivate me! Shower then off to bed.

Total distance walked: 8.09 miles

Total Peloton Peloton’d: 30 minutes + 5 minute core

Total day cost: $121.5 (eek!)

Planning to post later tonight with my Sunday. Hopefully I can be more succinct and spend less....

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TV THAT I LIKE Dexter | So You Think You Can Dance? | Big Brother | Teen Mom | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Modern Family | Skins | Shameless | Big Time Rush | iCarly | Tosh.0 | Pokemon Black & White | Parenthood | Million Dollar Listing | Millionaire Matchmaker | Work of Art: The Next Great Artist | Flipping Out | Amazing Race | World’s Strictest Parents | Top Chef | Teen Wolf | Bucket and Skinner’s Epic Adventures | MOVIES THAT I LIKE A Clockwork Orange | Funny Games | Donnie Darko | Daydream Nation | Inglourious Basterds | Hanna | Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series | Kick-Ass | Scott Pilgrim | Like Minds | High School Musical Series | Transformers Series | 28 Days Later | The Evil Dead | Hard Candy | Super 8 | Win Win | HappyThankYouMorePlease | MUSIC THAT I LIKE Sparks the Rescue | Fall Out Boy | Forever the Sickest Kids | Big Time Rush | Justin Bieber | Young Love | Matt and Kim | The Maine | Angels and Airwaves | Something Corporate | All Time Low | The Bravery | Panic! At the Disco | Foster the People | Jack’s Mannequin | Lady Gaga | Ke$ha | Britney Spears | The Drums | Kids of 88 | INTERNET THINGS THAT I LIKE Tumblr | Facebook | Reddit | WhenItDrops | IMDB | Listography | Oh No They Didn’t | Jenna Marbles (Youtube) | Kids React (Youtube) | TV Tropes | Cracked | Creepypasta | Sporcle | Last.FM | Nutsybolts | StumbleUpon | 30 Day Challenges | .gif images | Bejeweled | Formspring | Neopets | THINGS THAT I LIKE TO INGEST chocolate chip granola bars | Go-Gurt | mini-muffins | no bake cookies | Double Stuf Oreos | Godiva Milk Chocolate | Reese’s Cups | pizza bagels | Totino’s Pepperoni Pizza Rolls | Little Caesar’s Pizza | good ranch dressing | McDonald’s Fries | Mocha Frappuccinos | Tim Horton’s Iced Cappuccinos | glazed donuts | Peanut M&Ms | Chex Mix | Sun Chips | spinach lasagna | soft pretzels with cheese | Dippin Dots | Fla-Vor-Ice | Fun Dips | toast with honey | cartoon shaped Kraft Macaroni and Cheese| Chef Boyardee Micro Ravioli | Teriyaki chicken | crab rangoons | baked potatoes | filet mignon | broccoli | zucchini | chicken tenders | 2% milk | Kool-Aid | Berry Burst Ice Cream Oreos | THINGS THAT I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED broken a world record | fed giraffes | gone to the drive-in | graduated high school | been kissed | been on a roller coaster | ridden in a limousine | got my driver’s license | flown in a plane | gotten a strike while bowling | gotten a hole-in-one at putt-putt | been to a sold out concert | gone to prom | THINGS THAT I HAVEN’T DONE drank alcohol | gambled at a casino | had sex | ice skated | seen a shooting star | been in a wedding | failed a class | smoked anything | been to a real party| shoplifted | gone tanning | gotten a tattoo | won an award | been baptized | fired a gun | cheated on someone | snuck out | had a cavity | been on a motorcycle | THINGS THAT I CAN DO swim | spell well | ride a bike | sign the alphabet | lick my elbow | drive | name all of the Pokemon| make grilled cheese | pogo | make origami | make daisy chains | put in contact lenses | make gifs | locate and name all 50 US states | roll my rs | THINGS THAT I CANNOT DO draw well | sing well | whistle | play an instrument | use the quadratic formula | dance well | french braid | code much HTML | do the splits | run long distances | drive a stick shift | change a tire | throw a football | crochet | do a cartwheel | curl my tongue | roller blade | speak another language | OTHER RANDOM THINGS THAT I LIKE wind turbines | arcades | satchels | high heels | Apple products | Starbucks | lists | conversation | off-the-cuff humor | Pokemon | swings | sunny days | TM26 Earthquake | Nickelodeon | piano music | songs with clapping | being in the audience | alliteration | boys with glasses | singing randomly | puns | wedge heels | trivia games | mermaids | airplanes | Shaun White | whales | Travis Wall | driving | Bo Burnham | learning | going to the cinema | RANDOM THINGS THAT I DISLIKE being single | internet dating (now)| alcohol | carrots | female fronted bands | ferris wheels | superhero movies | Judd Apatow style comedy | homophobia | Vevo | stretched ears | ebooks | capri pants or leggings | math | cold weather | wearing pants | flats | feather extensions | spiders | CG animation | facial hair | cuddling | unnecessary romance in movies | Toms shoes | Justin Bieber hate | name-dropping | elevators | bugs | spoof films | euchre | tea | gifs of people blinking |

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I love the idea of a #yaylist (as described by @meaghanbmurphy, interviewed by @aliontherun1). By looking for reasons to be excited and happy, we'll find them! Yesterday, I challenged myself to make all four variations of Superhero Muffins, from the recipes in #runfasteatslow and #runfastcookfasteatslow. Would I be able to keep it all straight? I did! Clockwise from upper left: Apple & Carrot, Zucchini & Carrot, Pumpkin, Beet Blueberry. @elysekopecky @shalaneflanagan (at Carrboro, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsTay3tHP0L/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rmrpalcjf6gn

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Apple & Carrot “Superhero” Muffins

Apple & Carrot “Superhero” Muffins

In the mood for some fall baking? Me, too! I’m cozying up with these apple carrot muffins and a cup of coffee. Cookie is hoping for some crumbs.

My sweet publisher sent me a cookbook called Run Fast. Cook Fast. Eat Slow. a few months ago. The cookbook was co-written by Olympian/NYC Marathon champ Shalane Flanagan and chef/nutrition coach Elyse Kopecky.

I should confess that I haterunning and…

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TV THAT I LIKE Dexter | So You Think You Can Dance? | Big Brother | Teen Mom | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Modern Family | Skins | Shameless | Big Time Rush | iCarly | Tosh.0 | Pokemon Black & White | Parenthood | Million Dollar Listing | Millionaire Matchmaker | Work of Art: The Next Great Artist | Flipping Out | Amazing Race | World’s Strictest Parents | Top Chef | Teen Wolf | Bucket and Skinner’s Epic Adventures |

MOVIES THAT I LIKE A Clockwork Orange | Funny Games | Donnie Darko | Daydream Nation | Inglourious Basterds | Hanna | Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series | Kick-Ass | Scott Pilgrim | Like Minds | High School Musical Series | Transformers Series | 28 Days Later | The Evil Dead | Hard Candy | Super 8 | Win Win | HappyThankYouMorePlease |

MUSIC THAT I LIKE Sparks the Rescue | Fall Out Boy | Forever the Sickest Kids | Big Time Rush | Justin Bieber | Young Love | Matt and Kim | The Maine | Angels and Airwaves | Something Corporate | All Time Low | The Bravery | Panic! At the Disco | Foster the People | Jack’s Mannequin | Lady Gaga | Ke$ha | Britney Spears | The Drums | Kids of 88 |

INTERNET THINGS THAT I LIKE Tumblr | Facebook | Reddit | WhenItDrops | IMDB | Listography | Oh No They Didn’t | Jenna Marbles (Youtube) | Kids React (Youtube) | TV Tropes | Cracked | Creepypasta | Sporcle | Last.FM | Nutsybolts | StumbleUpon | 30 Day Challenges | .gif images | Bejeweled | Formspring | Neopets |

THINGS THAT I LIKE TO INGEST chocolate chip granola bars | Go-Gurt | mini-muffins | no bake cookies | Double Stuf Oreos | Godiva Milk Chocolate | Reese’s Cups | pizza bagels | Totino’s Pepperoni Pizza Rolls | Little Caesar’s Pizza | good ranch dressing | McDonald’s Fries | Mocha Frappuccinos | Tim Horton’s Iced Cappuccinos | glazed donuts | Peanut M&Ms | Chex Mix | Sun Chips | spinach lasagna | soft pretzels with cheese | Dippin Dots | Fla-Vor-Ice | Fun Dips | toast with honey | cartoon shaped Kraft Macaroni and Cheese | Chef Boyardee Micro Ravioli | Teriyaki chicken | crab rangoons | baked potatoes | filet mignon | broccoli | zucchini | chicken tenders | 2% milk | Kool-Aid | Berry Burst Ice Cream Oreos |

THINGS THAT I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED broken a world record | fed giraffes | gone to the drive-in | graduated high school | been kissed | been on a roller coaster | ridden in a limousine | got my driver’s license| flown in a plane | gotten a strike while bowling | gotten a hole-in-one at putt-putt | been to a sold out concert | gone to prom |

THINGS THAT I HAVEN’T DONE drank alcohol | gambled at a casino | had sex | ice skated | seen a shooting star | been in a wedding | failed a class | smoked anything | been to a real party | shoplifted | gone tanning | gotten a tattoo | won an award | been baptized | fired a gun | cheated on someone | snuck out | had a cavity | been on a motorcycle |

THINGS THAT I CAN DO swim | spell well | ride a bike | sign the alphabet | lick my elbow | drive | name all of the Pokemon| make grilled cheese | pogo | make origami | make daisy chains | put in contact lenses | make gifs | locate and name all 50 US states | roll my rs |

THINGS THAT I CANNOT DO draw well | sing well | whistle | play an instrument | use the quadratic formula | dance well | french braid | code much HTML | do the splits | run long distances | drive a stick shift | change a tire | throw a football | crochet | do a cartwheel | curl my tongue | roller blade | speak another language |

OTHER RANDOM THINGS THAT I LIKE wind turbines | arcades | satchels | high heels | Apple products | Starbucks | lists | conversation | off-the-cuff humor | Pokemon | swings | sunny days | TM26 Earthquake | Nickelodeon | piano music | songs with clapping | being in the audience | alliteration | boys with glasses | singing randomly | puns | wedge heels | trivia games | mermaids | airplanes | Shaun White | whales | Travis Wall | driving | Bo Burnham | learning | going to the cinema |

RANDOM THINGS THAT I DISLIKE being single | internet dating | alcohol | carrots | female fronted bands | ferris wheels | superhero movies | Judd Apatow style comedy | homophobia | Vevo | stretched ears | ebooks | capri pants or leggings | math | cold weather | wearing pants | flats | feather extensions | spiders | CG animation | facial hair | cuddling | unnecessary romance in movies | Toms shoes | Justin Bieber hate | name-dropping | elevators | bugs | spoof films | euchre | tea | gifs of people blinking |

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5 Quick Things Making Me So Happy

In 5 minutes or less and in no particular order, here they are:

being able to exercise regularly! I feel like this year is the first year I’m really taking my health seriously, and trying to do EVERYTHING in my power to do what’s right for my body. I’m definitely eating way more veggies than ever before, and in February so far I’ve been able to fit in a run every other day. This past week, for example, I ran Monday, Wednesday, yesterday, and today, stretched on Tuesday, went for a long walk on Thursday, and did 40 squats and 40 lunges on Friday. It’s all feeling pretty balanced and I thank the Lord for not feeling sick and therefore being able to keep up a routine.

getting a pedicure yesterday! My feet feel so moisturized and soft and I have the loveliest shade of lilac on my toes to (hopefully) welcome spring!

deciding to work for only two hours this weekend. I find my work often expands to fill time so if I say I’m going to do a certain amount of planning or marking, that could take anywhere from 30 minutes to 5 hours of drawn out puttering around. Keeping it to a timed two hours means I get things done but don’t get too stressed.

seeing my family a lot. I’m looking forward to the Raptors game this afternoon!

my new cookbook. Jnils got me “Run Fast, Cook Fast, Eat Slow” for my birthday and I’m really enjoying cooking through it, one recipe at a time. Up next: Apple Carrot Superhero Muffins!

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  Happy New Year!  Here is a simple and healthy muffin recipe adapted from Run Fast. Cook Fast Eat Slow. by Shalane Flanagan and Elyse Kopecky.  I highly recommend this cookbook!

A 2019 goal of mine is to spend more time in this space because I know it is good for me and it’s time to focus on a little more on self-care.  More recipes and stories to come soon. Thank you for reading!

Superhero Apple-Carrot Muffins

Recipe Adapted from Run Fast. Cook Fast Eat Slow.

Makes 12 muffins

Ingredients:

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup old fashion oats

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

½ cup golden raisins

3 eggs

1 cup grated Granny Smith apple (about 1 apple)

1 cup grated carrots (about 2 carrots, peeled)

8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

½ cup pure maple syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

Pre-heat the oven to 350F.  Position rack in the center of the oven.  Line a 12-cup standard muffin pan with liners.  Set aside.

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat or in the microwave.  Set aside.

Grab a large bowl and combine flour, oats, cinnamon, baking soda, kosher salt, chocolate chips, and raisins.  Set aside.

Grab a separate medium-sized bowl and whisk together the eggs, apple, carrots, melted butter, syrup, and vanilla.  Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.

Add the batter to the prepared muffin cup, filling it to the top.  Bake until the muffins are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 25-30 minutes.  Allow muffins to cool completely on a wire rack before storing in an air-tight container.  These muffins taste great warm with a healthy slab of butter on top.  Enjoy!

5 Healthy Muffins Links

Cookie and Kate is one of my favorite food blogs.  Check out Kate’s recipes for healthy apple and blueberry muffins.  They will not disappoint!

If you love banana chocolate chip muffins head to Sprouted Kitchen for a healthy take on a delicious classic.

This muffin recipe from WholeHearted Eats is next on my must make list.  Check it out!

Everyone needs a good tried and true bran muffin recipe.  Head to Food 52 for a blueberry-bran muffin recipe that looks delicious!

    SuperHero Muffins + 5 Healthy Muffin Links Happy New Year!  Here is a simple and healthy muffin recipe adapted from Run Fast. Cook Fast Eat Slow.