From Muffintop to Muffins

Well, folks, in the final analysis, I may have gotten rid of the muffin top, but not rid of the muffins.

With a little help from the right jeans (thank you Marta for referring me to Miss Me jeans), this personal trainer is rockin the waistline.

I also ended up training for a couple of half marathons, and for some reason, that helped!  So that's that for muffin top.  Without vasering, I might add.

But the muffins... the muffins are here to stay.

A New Start

I am embracing the muffins, and making them more healthful.  My family enjoys them; nay, we love them. My vegetables love their shot at being stealth, too, crammed into muffins.  They're like Jack Bauer, in a kitchen.

I want to start to share with you ways I have changed carbs into wonderful sources of nutrition.  The story ends with major technology entering my life and making me less challenged.

Let's Start with a Prequel

But it starts with a beautiful sister-in-law, a jewelry maker intent on feeding her kids only the best (see her work at Samsara Creations).  I thought, if I could just do one thing she does for my kids, I'll be set.  And so I bought the book she told me to buy: Ruth Yaron's "Super Baby Food"

Okay folks, this is the book on healthful eating before it was a craze.  Published in 1998, her foresight is mind-blowing.

But I want to highlight p. 214: the beginning of my education with whole grains. I had no idea that a combination of whole grains and dried legumes could provide my children with the perfect protein beginning to their days.

I knew immediately the savings I would have; the nutrition? A huge bonus!

To my children now, this is called "Special Oatmeal." They ask for it! It's hard to believe, but my daughter craves ground beans and rice over instant flakes of nothingness. I crave it, too: it certainly puts a longer pause in between breakfast and snack time. Thankful for Tonya and her gift of nutrition education, and thankful for a platform with which to share it with others.