This morning I baked vegan banana-chocolate chip bread.  They were inspired by the zucchini spelt muffin recipe from the book.  A co-worker is moving to sunny San Diego, so I thought this would be the perfect healthy treat to bring into to work to celebrate his new job.

Ingredients:

• 2 tsp flax meal
• 1/2+2 tbls cup of non-dairy milk (I used unsweetened almond milk)
• 1 2/3 cups of smashed banana
• 1/4 cup of maple syrup
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2.5 tbsp canola oil
• 2 cups of spelt flour
• 1/4 cup of sugar (I used sugar in the raw)
• pinch of salt
• cinnamon to taste (I used a lot)
• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp of baking soda
• 1/3 cup of vegan chocolate chips

Directions: Pre-heat oven at 375 degrees.  Grease bread pan and set aside.  Mix dry ingredients together in one bowl.  Mix wet ingredients (including the banana and flax meal) together in another bowl.  Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients.  Pour batter into greased bread pan.  Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes or until cooked all the way through.

I can’t wait until pumpkin season because, I’ll be baking pumpkin chocolate chip bread for myself.

Do personal trainers eat cake? Well this one does… just not at work. I have a strict “no eating cake at work rule”. I strongly feel that when I’m at the gym or around my clients that I am to be an example. They look to me for encouragement to make healthier choices. Yes, I teach balance. I let them know that despite being a vegetarian, I eat everything else in moderation. However, what is this message being sent? What if you walked into a gym and saw a bunch of trainers standing around eating cake?

Should personal trainers and other gym staff be eating cake on a monthly basis in the gym? Is this an encouraging way to show balanced eating and moderation or is it a “no no”?