Makin' My Rounds (Recipes, workouts, & more)

What a weekend! Busy but very productive, so that makes me feel good! Look at the to do list that was all checked off!!
Make Healthy bites for clients

Saturday Vendor Sampling at CATZ

Long run (up early to beat the rain)

Home Workout on TRX

Meet with Nutrition Client

Train 2 clients at WB (Wild Basin)

Make Apple Cinnamon Protein Coffee Cake for Hubby

Laundry and wash sheets (YUCK!!)

Clean house
CHECK IT ALL OFF BABY! Now I really want a nothing weekend!
Here's the hubs doing some TRX. Side plank with feet in TRX straps.

And myself (I look a little worn out from it already, eek!)

Check out the hub's (a.k.a Coach) blog for more info on TRX!

Anyway, on to our eats. This weekend I Borrowed a lot of recipes and tweaked them a bit. It was so fun! First up, Gina's (Fitnessista) Breakfast Cookie. This was AWESOME!

1/3 cup Oats

1/5 cup Oat bran

1 TBSP almond butter

1 TBSP smashed raspberry

1 serving Life Basic Vanilla Protein

Cinnamon

Banana
Coconut on top

Combine all and spread on salad plate. Put in the fridge overnight to eat in the morning THis made a BIG COOKIE. I actually put in the in freezer for an hour so that I could try a little before bed. I am impatient, what can i say?!

Today I am Janetha's Amazing Apple Cinnamon Protein Coffee Cake. I made the gluten free/lactose free version. This rocked my world. Thanks G$$ (thats my nickname for Janetha's future married named).
Here's my GF/Lactose Free Version.

INGREDIENTS:

dry bowl:
1/2 cup Amaranth Flour
2 servings 100% whey vanilla protein powder (Mine has 23g protein per serving)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
wet bowl:
1 TB Blue Agave nectar
1 TB Butter (I use Irish Kerri Gold Butter, YUM!)
1 TB grapeseed oil (or olive oil)
2 large egg whites or 6 TB carton egg whites
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup 0% greek yogurt (i used lactose free cottage cheese instead)
filling/topping:
1/2 of a medium granny smith apple, sliced into small pieces
3 tsp cinnamon, divided
1/4 cup slivered almonds (I used chopped pecans)
3 TB organic sugar substitute (I used sugar crystals)

DIRECTIONS:
1. preheat oven to 350 degrees. spray a 5 x 7 baking pan with cooking spray, set aside.
2. toss sliced apples with 1 tsp cinnamon.
3. spray a small skillet with cooking spray and cook apples over medium heat, until tender. set aside
4. combine pecans, sugar crystals substitute and remaining 2 tsp of cinnamon in a small bowl. set aside.
5. combine “dry bowl” ingredients, set aside.
6. in a separate bowl, combine sugar or agave nectar, butter and oil. mix well until you have a creamy texture
7. add egg whites and vanilla. mix well.

8. add yogurt (cottage cheese). mix well. mixture should be creamy. I actually use a mixer.
9. add the flour mixture, a little bit at a time, mixing thoroughly each time you add more.
10. pour half of the batter into the prepared baking dish.
11. place all of the apples evenly on top of mixture.
12. place half of the pecan mixture on top of the apples.
13. pour the remaining batter into the dish.
14. top with the remaining pecan mixture.
15. bake at 350 degrees for approximately 20-25 minutes, or until top is golden brown and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Served it up with a little egg/veggie bake with Avocado and fruit. It was heavenly! So those are my steals for the weekend. You should definitely try them!

Enjoy the last bit of your Sunday. Cheers!

LC