On my diet, and Pumpkin Muffins
Just like the wind, seasons, water, and earth’s rotation, my diet went through a HUGE change last week. In short, I just lost it. I frequently will have a day where I’m off, but last week, I had a WEEK that was off. Potato chips, crumb cake, cookies, candy, crap, crap, crap.
Sunday, I made a conscious decision to pull it back together. Part of the reason I went off track was because I got lazy with my cooking. So, I pulled out my Chopra Center Cookbook and planned my meals. The day started with a trip to Whole Foods to gather all the ingredients for the recipes I selected. Here’s what I decided I would have:
Baked Yams and Tofu (although, I changed the Tofu to Chicken, and it worked great)
Granola (to snack on throughout the day)
Pumpkin Muffins (because I knew I would want something sweet)
FRUIT throughout the day.
And, a cleansing ayurveda staple that I like to make monthly (or even more often), Kitchari . it’s really delicious, and brings my cravings back in line.
So, today, my diet is back on track, and I started with my Pumpkin muffins, which have the following ingredients:
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour or spelt
1/2 cup turbinado sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup raisons
1 cup low-fat soymik or rice milk (I used rice milk)
1 tbsp canola oil
1/4 cup maple syrup
3/4 cup mashed pumpkin
Mix the dry together, and separately mix the wet together. Then, mix them all together and pour into a muffin tin. Bake for approx 25 min at 350.
They are yummy, and only have 200 calories per muffin, 3.7 g fat, .6 g saturated fat, 37.9 g. Carbs, and 3.7 g protein
My yoga class enjoyed them after practice this morning 
~Namaste
–Jennifer