Do You Know the Muffin Man?

vOn the run in the morning and need to grab a quick and filling breakfast? You could grab a muffin from Tim's... at the expense of 300+ calories! (ahh!) OR you could make your own!
I made two different types of muffins! Banana Chip Bran Muffins, and Whole Wheat Blueberry Bran Muffins! 

Banana Chip Bran Muffins:

 

Ingredients (makes 6):
- 1/2 banana
- 1/2 cup egg whites
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup Whey protein
- 1/2 cup bran (if you don't have this, grind up All-Bran cereal)
- 1/2 tbsp baking soda
- 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/8 cup sugar
- chocolate chips and/or nuts of your choice


Instructions:
1. Preheat to 350
2. Mix the dry and wet ingredients separately (excluding chocolate chips and nuts)
3. Combine the two mixtures, mix well.
4. Add in the chocolate/nuts
5. Fill a muffin tray with the mixtures.
6. Bake for about 20 mins (or until a toothpick comes out clean)
7. ENJOY!


Nutrition Facts (per muffin):
85 cals, 1.3g fat, 15g carbs (most is fibre!), 6g protein


How's that as a treat for breakfast? Much better than Tim's loaded-with-fat muffins!

Whole Wheat Blueberry Bran Muffins

Ingredients:
- 1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup bran (or ground All-Bran cereal)
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 1/2 banana
- 1/4 cup ground flax seed






Instructions:
1. Preheat to 400
2. Mix the dry and wet ingredients separately (excluding the blueberries).
3. Combine the two mixtures, and mix well.
4. Add the blueberries.
5. Fill 6 muffin trays with the mixture.
6. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
7. Enjoy a very good-for-you muffin!


Nutritional Info (per muffin):
170 cals, 2.6 g fat, 34g carbs, 6g protein

So try out these alternatives to the traditional muffin!