{"id":4421,"date":"2013-06-03T05:26:16","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T11:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=4421"},"modified":"2014-09-04T22:51:13","modified_gmt":"2014-09-05T04:51:13","slug":"chocolate-muffin-a-mug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=4421","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Muffin in a Mug"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Chocolate<\/p>\n

Several months ago I started reading a book called \u201cTrim Healthy Mama\u201d. I was very impressed with their philosophy of food, wellness, and weight loss\u2026it was extremely balanced, yet; refreshingly different than the other health\/wellness books I\u2019ve read in the past. Their viewpoints were similar to what I believed beforehand, but took everything to a whole new level.<\/p>\n

\"Trim<\/p>\n

Personally, I think low carb is a wonderful way to eat (especially for weight loss)\u2026but I also believe we need carbs in our diet as well. So this book made me extremely happy as it showed how to make eating some carbs NOT a thing of weight gain, as well as the benefits of a more low-carb lifestyle. The book is scientific, but written in a way that makes it easy that\u2019s not hard to understand. Actually, it\u2019s written in a quirky, fun way with lots of illustrations and recipes\u2026oh, the RECIPES! People they are amazingly good! I have every intention of trying them all out\u2026and it\u2019s a big book (around 650 pages!)\u2026but honestly, every page is interesting.<\/p>\n

I loved \u201cTrim Healthy Mama\u201d<\/a> so much\u2026there\u2019s nothing \u201cfad diet\u201d about this. However, it does make you think about your carbs, fats, and proteins in a whole new way. It\u2019s one book I feel I can completely recommend for the nutrition. It\u2019d geared more to wives and mamas, but anyone can benefit from the nutrition and recipes in it.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Serene Allison and Pearl Barrett (authors of the book), they\u2019ve allowed me to share one of my favourite recipes with you today. I know you\u2019ll love it!<\/p>\n

If you’re interested in more Trim Healthy Mama info, you can check out their FB page<\/a> and their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Microwavable<\/p>\n

Chocolate Muffin in a Mug<\/h2>\n
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  1. 1 egg<\/li>\n
  2. 1-1\/2 tbsp. golden flax meal<\/li>\n
  3. 1-1\/2 tbsp. almond flour<\/li>\n
  4. 1 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder (heaping)<\/li>\n
  5. 2-3 packets Truvia<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. 1\/2 tsp. baking powder<\/li>\n
  7. 1 tbsp. almond milk or water<\/li>\n
  8. 1 tbsp. coconut oil<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Crack the egg into a mug and whisk with a fork. Add the ingredients and stir well. Microwave for one minute. The muffin should come out of the mug easily when you turn it upside down. Enjoy with butter, peanut butter, or even some Greek yogurt.<\/p>\n

    \"Chocolate<\/p>\n

    This is one of my favourite snacks for the evening. It tastes like you\u2019re eating a muffin made with flour, but it\u2019s a low carb option that tastes like a dessert.<\/p>\n

    Sometimes I mix a little pure maple syrup with cocoa and drizzle it on top for a little extra sweetness.<\/p>\n

    \"Chocolate<\/p>\n

    Have you heard of Trim Healthy Mama book? Do you have a favourite microwave recipe?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

    This was not a sponsored review. It\u2019s just a book that I really love and wanted to share with you.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Several months ago I started reading a book called \u201cTrim Healthy Mama\u201d. I was very impressed with their philosophy of food, wellness, and weight loss\u2026it was extremely balanced, yet; refreshingly different than the other health\/wellness books I\u2019ve read in the past. Their viewpoints were similar to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1311,23,232,225,1066,833,8,57,15],"tags":[38,2318,2316,2313,2320,2312,2319,2309,2317,2311,2310,2315,2314],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4421"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4421"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5367,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4421\/revisions\/5367"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}