Monday Munchies for Muffins!

Hi TBYW Fans!  It’s Natillie again with another Monday recipe.  I don’t know a single person who does not love the taste and warm feeling a great muffin can cause. However, most muffins will leave you with an unshapely muffin top! Muffin tops are not wanted here, so I have tried and sampled several beach body loving muffins. Try the recipe below and let me know how you like it and how you made it your own.

Muffins
-10 min or less prep time
-bake at 375 for 12-17 minutes
-yields 10 regular size muffins

Ingredients:
-3 eggs (farm fresh if you have it!)
-1/2 cup cream (grass fed is you have it!)
-1 teaspoon baking powder
-3/4 cup almond meal
-1 and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
-1/2 cup sugar substitute (I used Splenda)
-3 tablespoon coconut flour
-cinnamon to taste

You can top muffins with:
-farm fresh butter
-whipped cream cheese
-fresh fruit
-yogurt

You can bake muffins with fresh or frozen fruit in them or without and change up the spices. For these muffins I added a bunch of cinnamon and a small handful or blueberries to each muffin before baking.

If you are interested in more recipes created and used by Josef Brandenburg and his result yeilding clients check out The Body You Want’s Client Success Manual.

Josef Brandenburg is Washington, DC’s top personal trainer for busy people. He specializes in helping normal, busy people with average genetics create the bodies they want in the time that they actually have, and without being hungry. He is the only personal trainer in Washington, DC confident enough to offer a no obligation 7-Day FREE Trial.

The Disheveled Fitness Chef – Josef Makes a Low-Carb Mock Danish

I can’t believe how yummy this simple recipe is!

One of my clients, Paula (not Dean), was kind enough to share this mock Danish recipe with me.  So, now everyone asking for breakfast ideas beyond bacon and eggs has a new and easy option.

Oh, and while I am disheveled on the video I always shower before I meet with clients:-).

The Mock Danish

Ingredients

2 oz cream cheese (2)
1 large egg, beaten(0.6)
1 packet Splenda(1)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract(0.3)

Directions

1. Put cream cheese in a small, microwave-safe dish. Microwave on high for about 1 minute or until softened.

2.  Remove from microwave. Stir in the egg, Splenda and vanilla extract into the cream cheese.

3.  Put back into microwave and cook on high for 1.5 to 2 minutes.

Nutrition

Makes one serving with 3.9g net carbs

More Ideas From Paula About Variations on the Mock Danish

“I sometimes use a couple of tablespoons of the DaVinci’s sugar-free syrups instead of a Splenda packet, like raspberry or cinnamon. Also, a sprinkle of cinnamon makes it taste even more like a cinnamon roll.  It’s also good with a spoonful of SF jam on top. There are lots of ways to modify it.”

Josef Brandenburg is Washington, DC’s top personal trainer for busy people. He shows normal people with hectic lives and average genetics how to create the bodies they want in the time they actually have. To find out more about the 7-Day Free Trial click here. You can also pick up a copy of his brand new CD – “Why Eat Less and Exercise More is The Worst Advice Ever” here.

Making Fast Food Your Friend – My New Favorite Fast Food Meal

So, my last post on this topic was about Five Guys, and while I still love The Five, there is a new love in my life – Chipotle.  The love of my life – Tillie, my fiancé was the one who turned me on to the no rice, no beans bowl and Chipotle.  Its super yummy, super easy (no work involved – I only have to pay for it!), and doesn’t have any fattening (or fatigue inducing) starchy carbs.  And its soon to be even more convenient as they’re opening one right up the street from my condo!

Did you know you can place your order online before you go so that you don’t have to wait online?

The Josef Bowl:

*Double barbacoa beef
*Guacamole
*Sour cream
*Cheese
*Medium salsa
*Lettuce

Interesting side note:  I told one client about the no beans or rice bowl and she said, “but then you’ll need more food [as the rice and beans make up a lot of the bulk in the bowl].”  That’s not actually true.

For folks that have a tendency to pack on extra body-fat the act of eating carbs makes you hungry (insulin makes you both tired and hungry as its busy making new body-fat).  So, eliminating the starchy/refined carbs from a meal makes it energizing and satiating.  You’ll be more satisfied without the beans and rice than with!  (Satisfied with how your pants fit and satisfied with the amount of food you ate.)

Happy 4th of July!

Oh, and if you live in the States, spare a moment to reflect on how fortunate you are to live here vs. all of the other places on Earth that could never offer you the same opportunities to prosper and do with your life as you see fit.  I have one client that just spent 6 months in Afghanistan, and, well, you get the point… count your blessings.

Josef Brandenburg is Washington, DC’s top personal trainer for busy people. He shows normal people with hectic lives and average genetics how to create the bodies they want in the time they actually have. To find out more about the 7-Day Free Trial click here. You can also pick up a copy of his brand new CD – “Why Eat Less and Exercise More is The Worst Advice Ever” here.