Fail Fail Fail....I am so disappointed. I tried to make these muffins I found on Dashing Dish (original recipe here) with blueberries because my blueberries were going to go bad and I completely failed at it. I tried to make them vegan which I guess was my biggest mistake--instead of using egg whites like the recipe called for, I used flax eggs and I guess there just wasn't enough liquid because my blender would not blend them, so I added some almond milk to thin the batter out a little bit and I think I just ruined them. They completely deflated in the middle and never even cooked all the way through after 25 minutes. So, I give up. I need someone to teach me exactly how to do some vegan baking. Chocolate Covered Katie is awesome so maybe I should stick with her, but I've been trying to incorporate my protein powder into my recipes, and she doesn't do that all that often. I thought this recipe would be awesome. Grrr. I'm annoyed I wasted all my effort and ingredients.
At least my cookie pie from yesterday was a success....
On a positive note, however, because I didn't eat those muffins for breakfast I had a slice of my cookie pie (gasp), and I got to eat THIS for lunch:
Two 4 oz tilapia filets (seasoned just with pepper, cooked in a frying pan with just a bit of cooking spray...simple), 1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese, and an avocado salsa that I just whipped together using 1 medium avocado, 1/4 chopped tomato, 1/4 cup chopped red onion, cilantro, and lemon juice. So good! Avocados have a lot of calories, but they have so many good nutrients and fats that I have found them to be a staple in my diet. I typically use them to replace fats in other recipes, I use them on sandwiches instead of mayo, etc. They are just so freakin' yummy. Anyway....
Everything on my lunch plate today was a total of 630 calories and here's the nutritional breakdown:
Total Fat: 33g
Saturated Fat: 5g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g
Monounsaturated Fat: 19g
Cholesterol: 90mg
Sodium: 753mg
Potassium: 1079mg
Total Carbs: 33g
Dietary Fiber: 13g
Sugars: 8g
Protein: 53g
Vitamin A: 17%
Vitamin C: 256%
Calcium: 51%
Iron: 17%
I'm going to yoga again tonight (hoping to burn another 300 calories) and then I'll probably come home and eat some protein/veggies like I did last night. I've noticed that I'm really enjoying eating whole foods and keeping my refined carbs to a minimum. I haven't eaten pasta or rice and I've been eating tons and tons of fruit and veggies with protein (mainly in the form of fish--salmon, tilapia) instead. I'm still completely enamored with spaghetti squash and plan on eating that forever, and I recently came across a very simple recipe for riced cauliflower as a rice replacement, so I'll be trying that ASAP.
Anyway, check back later, because I'll probably be here. I have tons of time on my hands these days while I wait for school to start, so I plan on just blogging away for the majority of it (that is when I'm not exercising, doing things with Bubs, or fixing up my new house...)
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