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Savory Grain Free Herb Muffins
These muffins are great to go along with a dinner or a savory breakfast. I am huge fan of DFB (dinner for breakfast). These are a great way to have a muffin that won’t push you into a blood sugar roller coaster for the whole day. Top with plenty of grass fed butter to help burn fat and reduce inflammation. Eat with your favorite grass fed meat and a side of veggies for a full meal.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup full fat coconut canned milk
2 Tbsp coconut flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 Tsp of Herbs De Provence
Sea salt to taste
Directions:
Mix everything with a whisk in medium bowl
Put in unbleached muffin cups 2/3 full
Bake on 350 for 20-25 minutes
Makes about 6 muffins
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Caitlin Weeks, BA, Certified Nutrition Consultant, C.H.E.K. Holistic Lifestyle Coach, and NASM Certified Personal Trainer is a San Francisco based Holistic Nutritionist serving clients locally and beyond (US & international) via phone and Skype consultations. Since 2001 Caitlin has had success conquering obesity after a lifelong struggle with her weight. Since 2009 she has been winning the battle over Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by managing stress and using a paleo diet. She is committed to educating others about the benefits of traditional foods and efficient exercise. She writes weekly articles about health and nutrition on her blog: www.grassfedgirl.com
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Egg and Grain Free Blueberry Coffee Cake
My friend Mary has an egg allergy and I probably do too. I wanted to make a breakfast cake that was egg free but still tasty. Let me know what you think of it.
Ingredients:
6 Tbsp Chia seed
1 cup of water
1 cup sugar free organic applesauce
3-4 Tbsp honey or maple syrup to taste
0r 10-15 drops of liquid stevia
1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
1/2 cup coconut flour
1 cup blueberries
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp sea salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix the chia with the water and the applesauce and let it sit for about 10 minutes until a gel forms.
Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Mix the melted coconut oil into the dry bowl.
Add the chia/applesauce gel to the dry bowl and mix well.
Add a little more applesauce if it seems too thick.
Add the blueberries and gently combine.
Pour the mixture into an 8×8 square or round baking dish.
Bake for 30-35 minutes until the middle is set.
Need some more egg free alternatives?
This new e-book has an excellent chart on how to substitute chia for eggs.
Introducing Awaken: 30 egg free breakfast ideas for paleo and low carb peeps!
Karen is a engineer by day and an awesome cook and photographer by night. She has lost nearly 100 lbs by following a Paleo diet! Way to go Karen!
She told me she feels better without eggs too. She wrote this great book to help others who may want to try an egg elimination or just want to have more variety in their breakfast routines. Some recipes you will find:
- Skillet scrambles with meats and veggies
- Easy no cook strawberry pudding
- Blueberry cobbler
- Bacon twists
- Breakfast pizza
- Pumpkin faux-meal
- Grain free granola
- Breakfast cookies
- Fruity smoothies
- Savory sausages
- Spaghetti squash hash browns
- Strawberry and blueberry crumble
- Apple sauce
- Stuffed mushrooms
- Zucchini soup
- Zucchini stuffed meat boats
- Chocolate smoothies
- Grits (my favorite!)
More reasons I love this book!
She also gives a great chart about how to interchange sweeteners for gaps/paleo and low carb diets. This makes it easy use your choice of sweetener based on your diet. She also has a great chart on measurements for successful egg substitution.
Karen shows us where to source these great ingredients so we can order them from our couch.
She seems to have thought of everything: did I mention the awesome full page photos?
She also includes the nutrition info about each recipe.
Karen offers us ways to easily change up the recipe for more varied options.
She also has great step-by step tutorials for how to make chia eggs, cauliflower rice and more.
If you ask me this book is worth 3 times the price and it is on sale until March 11!
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Caitlin Weeks
Caitlin Weeks, BA, Certified Nutrition Consultant, C.H.E.K. Holistic Lifestyle Coach, and NASM Certified Personal Trainer is a San Francisco based Holistic Nutritionist serving clients locally and beyond (US & international) via phone and Skype consultations. Since 2001 Caitlin has had success conquering obesity after a lifelong struggle with her weight. Since 2009 she has been winning the battle over Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by managing stress and using a paleo diet. She is committed to educating others about the benefits of traditional foods and efficient exercise. She writes weekly articles about health and nutrition on her blog: www.grassfedgirl.com
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Grain Free Mocha Coffee Cake Muffins
I love muffins, coffee, chocolate and cake…big surprise. So every now and then I make a Paleo friendly treat for my family (ok, just my husband, if there is any left for him, lol). I recently bought some cocoa powder and it made me come up with all kinds of ideas.
Some experts believe that cocoa and coffee can have cross reactive proteins that act the same as gluten in the body. Also caffeine in coffee and cocoa is enough to keep me up late if I eat it in the afternoon or evening. Coffee and chocolate can be very addictive and seems to form a habit in me for sure.
Also if you have stressed and overworked adrenals coffee and chocolate can be an additional stressor. As long as you are aware of these issues and test yourself to see how these foods will affect you. These muffins are full of nutritious ingredients including healthy fats like coconut oil and proteins such as soy free eggs. Feel free to make them as sweet or as low carb as you see fit.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/4 cup almond flour
1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
6 soy free pastured eggs
1/2 cup coconut sugar or honey
(or 1/2 cup xylitol for lower carb)
1 cup strong brewed coffee
1/4 tsp of baking soda
3 Tbsp organic cocoa powder
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
Directions:
Preheat the oven.
Mix the wet ingredients together in one bowl.
Mix the dry ingredients in another bowl.
Combine and whisk them all together well.
Put in muffin cups and bake for 30 minutes.
Are you looking for more creative grain free breakfast ideas?
The new book Awaken by Karen Sorenson has 30 great ideas including:
- Skillet scrambles with meats and veggies
- Easy no cook strawberry pudding
- Blueberry cobbler
- Bacon twists
- Breakfast pizza
- Pumpkin faux-meal
- Grain free granola
- Breakfast cookies
- Fruity smoothies
- Savory grass fed and pastured sausages
- Spaghetti squash hash browns
- Strawberry and blueberry crumble
- Apple sauce
- Stuffed mushrooms
- Zucchini soup
- Zucchini stuffed meat boats
- Chocolate smoothies
- Grits (my favorite!)
Get all these recipes and more in this great book!
More reasons I love this book!
She also gives a great chart about how to interchange sweeteners for gaps/paleo and low carb diets. This makes it easy use your choice of sweetener based on your diet. She also has a great chart on measurements for successful egg substitution.
Karen shows us where to source these great ingredients so we can order them from our couch.
She seems to have thought of everything: did I mention the awesome full page photos?
She also includes the nutrition info about each recipe.
Karen offers us ways to easily change up the recipe for more varied options.
She also has great step-by step tutorials for how to make chia eggs, cauliflower rice and more.
If you ask me this book is worth 3 times the price and it is on sale until March 11! Don’t miss it!
Click here to get the intro price of only 5.99 until March 11.
Click here to get the intro price of only $5.99 until March 11.
Caitlin Weeks
Caitlin Weeks, BA, Certified Nutrition Consultant, C.H.E.K. Holistic Lifestyle Coach, and NASM Certified Personal Trainer is a San Francisco based Holistic Nutritionist serving clients locally and beyond (US & international) via phone and Skype consultations. Since 2001 Caitlin has had success conquering obesity after a lifelong struggle with her weight. Since 2009 she has been winning the battle over Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by managing stress and using a paleo diet. She is committed to educating others about the benefits of traditional foods and efficient exercise. She writes weekly articles about health and nutrition on her blog: www.grassfedgirl.com
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Grain Free Pumpkin Zucchini Bread Muffins
Ingredients:
1 cup Organic Pumpkin Puree
4 pastured soy free eggs
1/2 tsp of baking soda
1 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/4 cup melted Virgin Coconut Oil
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
2 medium shredded zucchinis
2 droppers full of Stevia Liquid or 2-4 Tbsp honey
1/4 tsp Real Salt
Before cooking
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Mix all the ingredients together thoroughly in a large mixing bowl. Fill Unbleached Baking Cups
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Learn how to make grain free banana coconut muffins in Dr. Jills Class (Photo: Real food Forager)
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Caitlin Weeks
Caitlin Weeks, BA, Certified Nutrition Consultant, C.H.E.K. Holistic Lifestyle Coach, and NASM Certified Personal Trainer is a San Francisco based Holistic Nutritionist serving clients locally and beyond (US & international) via phone and Skype consultations. Since 2001 Caitlin has had success conquering obesity after a lifelong struggle with her weight. Since 2009 she has been winning the battle over Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by managing stress and using a paleo diet. She is committed to educating others about the benefits of traditional foods and efficient exercise. She writes weekly articles about health and nutrition on her blog: www.grassfedgirl.com
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Grain Free Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins
I wanted to make a muffin that uses orange and black ingredients to remind me of Halloween. These are much healthier than candy even though they have a little maple syrup. This treat has antioxidants from the chocolate and pumpkin. Coconut oil is a miracle fat preferentially burned by the body as fuel and also melts belly fat.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup coconut oil
6 Organic Soy-free Eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup pumpkin puree or fresh baked pumpkin
1/2 cup Organic Maple Syrup or honey
6 oz Unsweetened Dark Chocolate (99% Cacao)
1/2 tsp Real Salt
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Mix the eggs and other wet ingredients in one bowl. Mix the dry ingredients together in another bowl. Make a double boiler (put a glass bowl over a pot of simmering water) and melt the chocolate and coconut oil together. Then let the chocolate cool off for 5 minutes. Add the chocolate, coconut oil, and wet ingredients then blend together with a whisk. Combine the wet and dry mixture together until well blended. Get your muffin tins and place some Beyond Gourmet Unbleached Baking Cups
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Learn how to make grain free banana coconut muffins in Dr. Jills Class (Photo: Real food Forager)
Keep in mind that going grain free also helps with a lot of other problems such as skin rashes like acne and eczema. It also may help with just about any autoimmune condition like MS or rheumatoid arthritis in addition to Crohn’s, celiac’s and ulcerative colitis. It helped Dr. Jill tremendously with her sinus /allergy problems as well as her son’s food sensivities.
See More Grain Free Banana Muffins from realfoodforager.com on Vimeo.
Hurry the coupon expires Oct 6. There are over 150 printable recipes and 80 video tutorials included in the 12 week course.
Remember, if you purchase this class, you will have lifetime access to all the materials provided. Plus, you don’t have to drive yourself to class! You can just enjoying learning about cooking and baking grain-free from the comfort of your own home. All you need is your computer, and you are ready to go. Sign up now!
Caitlin Weeks
Caitlin Weeks, BA, Certified Nutrition Consultant, C.H.E.K. Holistic Lifestyle Coach, and NASM Certified Personal Trainer is a San Francisco based Holistic Nutritionist serving clients locally and beyond (US & international) via phone and Skype consultations. Since 2001 Caitlin has had success conquering obesity after a lifelong struggle with her weight. Since 2009 she has been winning the battle over Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by managing stress and using a paleo diet. She is committed to educating others about the benefits of traditional foods and efficient exercise. She writes weekly articles about health and nutrition on her blog: www.grassfedgirl.com
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