THE FINE BALANCE

Banana-Chocolate Chip Protein Muffins

I am probably one of the clumsiest people you'll ever meet. On a normal day I have bruises I can’t explain (I'm told I have a tendency to walk into things….I’m pre-occupied okay?) Minus my normal scrapes and bruises I usually have one major injury that I am recovering from. This winter I ended up bruising my tailbone and let me tell you, I wouldn’t wish that pain on my worst enemy, About a month ago, I nearly sliced my finger off…I kid you not, and today, I somehow managed to injure my wrist by slamming it into a door….it’s already swollen a bruised….Sigh…there goes my arm workout for tonight.

All That to Say I'm surprised I didn't burn myself making these amazing Protein Muffins....

Now what you've all been wait for.....the Recipe:

2 cups of Oats

2 1/2 scoops Isoflex Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Powder (or your fave!)

1 tbsp. Flax Seeds

2-3 packets of Vanilla Stevia

1 tbsp. Baking Powder

1/2 cup of Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk

1/2 cup Egg Whites

1 medium sized Banana

(Sprinkle of choco-chips on top)

(PS I forgot to spray down my muffin tin so they stuck slightly but let me tell you these were DELISH!) This is an extremely off calculation for the muffins which makes 12 servings it does not include the chocolate chips I put on top after.

Calories: 133 Protein: 17.3g Carbs: 11.7g Fats: 2.2g

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Masa

I have a soft spot for brunch. If I could I would eat eggs for every meal. I’m not kidding. While in Boston, my sister took me to Masa a Mexican inspired restaurant for brunch. I was floored by their plantain stuffed empanadas not to mention their mouth-watering corn bread. What was great was that we were all able to share the three course brunch menu (pancakes, eggs, empanadas and cornbread. What more could a girl ask for?!

I won’t lie….I still dream of the empanadas…if you’re in the Boston area, don’t walk, run, because you’ll need to burn off some of those calories that are well worth it.

To die for....I kid you not.

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Stepping Out

If there’s one thing I love, it’s getting dressed up and going out on the town. But what I love even more is doing it for charity. Last week I volunteered at the Dress for Success Ottawa fundraiser Stepping Out. The event had more than 300 people in attendance, a shoe competition, silent auction (I was eyeing a pair of YSL green pumps) and judge Stacey McKenzie from Canada’s Next Top Model who provided lessons on how to do the Catwalk.

I have to thank Emily of Tinfoils Tiaras who invited me to the Stepping Out and let me volunteer for such a great event. Nothing like kicking off the summer with a great party and raising money for a well-deserved local charity.