Prego Protein Muffins For Your Pregnancy Nutrition

By Michelle Marie Fit | October 21, 2011

Last week we spoke about not eating for 2 in order to have a fit and healthy pregnancy. I told you I would give you the recipe for the Prego Protein Muffins to help you with your pregnancy nutrition. So here it is, but before I just want to talk about something.

I know that finally for the first time ever, you don’t have to suck in your belly and look perfect so its the perfect excuse to eat whatever you want and indulge in whatever you desire. But its not worth it my friend. Not only will eating poorly make you gain excess weight but that excess weight will make you NOT enjoy your pregnancy because you will be uncomfortable. But also, losing the weight after will be so much harder and post-partum depression will be so much easier to fall into.

So let me try to change your mind set and make you see this in a whole other light, and my hope is that this will be motivation to eat healthy and have a good pregnancy nutrition.

From now on your life is not about you anymore, its about that beautiful baby that you are about to have. Now is not the time to focus on all the cravings YOU have and all the things YOU want to eat. Its time to think about your baby. And since the second that we find out that we are pregnant, we INSTANTLY become mothers, its easy to make sacrifices for our child.

So take this time and focus on giving your baby the BEST possible NUTRIENTS. Because remember that everything you eat, your baby is getting as well. During my entire pregnancy I focused on giving my baby the best possible nutrition so it was motivation to eat extra healthy. I wanted to create the BEST possible ENVIRONMENT for my baby to develop. Hey, if that’s not MOTIVATION to EAT HEALTHY, I don’t know what is. So, my Prego friend, take this time to eat healthy and nutritious and create the healthiest environment for your baby. Take care of your body, remember that is where your body is growing and developing. It makes it so much easier to eat healthy and exercise when you think that its benefiting your baby.

I also want to encourage you to make healthy choices when eating.

One of my favorite healthy choices the a DELICIOUS PROTEIN SHAKE.

mPower is protein powder specifically formulated for pregnancy and breastfeeding.

It was created with a doctor and its not only the most delicious protein powder you have EVER tried…. but it also counts as your prenatal.

And an added plus is it has all the B vitamins which helps with nausea and morning sickness, also helps with energy and if weight gain is a problem… it helps with that because it helps combat cortisol which is normally high during pregnancy because we aren’t sleeping enough, not quality sleep, we are under stress.. and when cortisol is high, it makes it easier to gain BELLY FAT…

And what prego needs more belly fat? lol

Did I mention how delicious it is?

It also has prebiotics, probiotics and digestive enzymes…

So if you normally get gassy and bloated and constipated from protein powders… this is a game changer.

Plus, digestion affects weight gain and weight loss.

When you fix digestion… its easier to not pile on the pounds because you can burn fat more effectively… and digestive enzymes and probiotics will help with that.

Did, I tell you that its insanely good and also helps crush cravings?

To see all the benefits of mPower Protein Powder for Pregnancy as well as what the ladies are saying about it, CLICK HERE.

I did My Fit Mom-To-Be Workouts from the moment I found out I was pregnant until the day before I went into labor and I felt amazing, only gained 20lbs and lost 22lbs within 3 weeks of having my baby.

Exercising during pregnancy also helps you speed and ease delivery. Isn’t that the best news you’ve gotten all day? My labor was less than 4 hours and I pushed for about 10 minutes. Thank goodness for those workouts. Check out what this woman said about my Pregnancy Fit-Mom Workouts.

Before I give you this awesome pregnancy workout, I want to make sure you are following the proper pregnancy nutrition, so check out these tips on pregnancy nutrition and why you should eat.

There are so many benefits to exercise and healthy eating during pregnancy. Did you know that everything you do during pregnancy affects your baby?

As of this post I am 13 weeks pregnant and doing them all over again, check out one of my workouts from last week. And check out what the NEWS has to say about the benefits of exercise during pregnancy: News Pregnancy Fitness

I love helping Prego’s feel energized and good about themselves. That’s why I also have a Pinterest Board full of sample Pregnancy Workouts and Nutrition Tips, make sure to Follow them so you can get all the info.

And I was able to get in the best shape of my life even after having 2 kids and I really credit exercising during pregnancy as well as following a healthy diet.

This is me after my second baby, she was about 14 months here.

Enjoy the Prego Protein Muffins. Make them ahead and keep them in the fridge for quick snacks. They are easy to make and delicious. I would love to hear how you like them, so make sure to come back on and let me know. And share any changes you made to the muffins….be creative. Good luck with your pregnancy nutrition! If you want more healthy and yummy recipes to help you during pregnancy, click here: Healthy Recipes

Prego Protein Muffins

Prego Protein Muffins (12 muffins)

Author: Michelle Marie Fit

Print Recipe

Ingredients

· 10 egg whites
· 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
· 1 cup oatmeal
· 2 scoops vanilla protein powder (mPower- Protein Powder Specifically Formulate For Pregnancy & Breastfeeding)
· Cinnamon to taste
· Natural Sweetener like agave nectar, vanilla extract to taste
· Optional: chocolate chips, fresh berries or dried berries, &/or almonds, walnuts, pecans, shredded coconut.

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Instructions

Mix all ingredients in a bowl
Fold in the topping or flavor
Place mixture in a muffin pan
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

Now all you need is awesome pregnancy workouts to keep you STRONG, ENERGIZED, & FIT during your pregnancy. By the way pregnancy workouts also help prepare you for childbirth, so get on it mama! Click on the following link to get the Pregnancy Workouts.

If you start my pregnancy workout program, I will see you inside the program.

I have lots of tips for you and I can’t wait for you to see all the videos of the exercises.

Send me YOUR BUMP PICTURES, would be great to compare with after you have your baby….

So you can see how fabulous you will look.

I would also love to feature you and your beautiful bump.

Send them to michelle@michellemariefit.com

Click here to start the Fit Mom-To-Be Workout Program.

If you are struggling with what to eat and different options that are SAFE for the baby and won’t make you GAIN WEIGHT, you will totally enjoy and get great use of the MMF Pregnancy Diet Plan.