Grain free blueberry muffins

Day 3:

So a big part of the primal challenge is to rein in my daily carb intake. It is a huge adjustment to go from eating lots of fruit and oatmeal to trying to keep my daily intake around 100-150g.  The thing that helps the most is switching to low carb veggies and berries and healthy nuts when I need a quick pick-me-up before a workout.  Another trick is to take recipes and tweak them so they meet the primal criteria: low carb and high protein and healthy fat.

Luckily for me, there are lots of people who have done the work for me and I can browse their blogs to get ideas. Today's recipe comes from fastpaleo.com.

Grain free blueberry muffins

Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients and Cooking Steps

• 2 1/2 cups almond meal
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 cup blueberries

Preheat oven to 300°. Line 12 muffin cups with muffin liners (or grease each cup well with coconut oil).
In a large bowl, whisk together everything but the blueberries until fully combined. Gently fold in the blueberries to incorporate.

Fill each liner 3/4 full with batter and bake for 30-40 minutes. The top should be spongey but firm when pressed and your finger should not go through into the muffin. Cool for 5 minutes and remove from muffin pans.

Per muffin:
Cal: 182
Total carbs: 12g
Fiber: 3g
Sugar: 8g
Fat: 12g
Protein: 7g