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Gluten-Free Banana Protein Mini Muffins

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Good morning and happy Monday! I hope you had a very lovely weekend! So, here’s that mini muffin recipe that I mentioned the other day. It’s a new favorite in our house for sure. Be sure to bookmark and/or pin it! These  Gluten-Free Banana Protein Mini Muffins are the perfect little treat when you want just a bite of something sweet. The recipe only calls for a handful ingredients, so you can easily whip up a batch on your prep day or as the mood strikes. These muffins are also quite the balanced snack with a healthy mix of protein, carbs, and fat. Enjoy! Ingredients : 2 ripe bananas (medium), mashed 1/4 cup coconut flour 1 scoop (32 grams) vanilla protein powder 2 tbsp melted coconut oil 1 egg 1/2 tbsp honey 1/4 tsp baking soda Directions : Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a mini muffin pan  with paper liners or coat with cooking spray. Combine ingredients ingredients in a mixing bowl and then evenly divide among twelve cups in a mini muffin pan. Bake for 18 minut

Craving Sugar At Night? Here’s How To Stop!

It takes time, but I try to read every single email you send me and when I get an email like this one below from Claire, it makes me want to help ASAP! “I am SUCH a late night snacker… It … Continued The post Craving Sugar At Night? Here’s How To Stop! appeared first on Food Babe . from Food Babe http://ift.tt/2kD1nnM

Weekend Link Love – Edition 437

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6 Tips for Integrating Exercise Into Your Workday

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So many of us worker bees spend our weekdays glued to our desk chairs, wondering, perhaps, if tapping at our keyboards counts as exercise. (Sadly, it doesn’t.) But the prospect of spending a huge chunk of our day working out may seem daunting and frankly, unworkable. A new study published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity indicates that, in fact, spending just five minutes getting up and engaging in moderately intense exercise (like a walk) every hour may actually be better for us, in many respects, than a solid 30-minute daily workout before we slide into our cubicles in the morning and start our long sit. The study, conducted by researchers affiliated with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute, among others, concluded that introducing short periods of activity spread throughout the day would help not only boost workers’ energy levels, but also elevate their moods and lo