It’s October and you may have noticed that there are pink ribbons EVERYWHERE. Well, it is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Healthy eating and exercise are super important in decreasing breast cancer risk and improving survival rates for women (and men) with breast cancer. My friends at Zemas Madhouse Foods asked me to remind you to eat healthy and to recognize National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
In honor of #NationalBreastCancerAwarenessMonth, 10 foods to fight #BreastCancer http://t.co/aGBbwsstFg
— Jill Motew (@ZemasFoods) October 1, 2014
Zemas is also spreading the love with “jelly for jugs.” Check out these Zemas non GMO, super seed, ancient grain, gluten free Jam Filled Ta Ta Muffins. (Get it?)
Zemas Gluten-Free Jam Breakfast “Ta Ta” Muffins
Yields 1 dozen muffins
Ingredients:
- Zemas Gluten-Free Multigrain Pancake & Waffle Mix
- ¼ t. xanthan gum
- ¾ c. milk of choice (almond, rice, coconut, dairy)
- 2 eggs (egg substitute*)
- ½ c. pure maple syrup
- 1/3 c. grapeseed oil (coconut oil, olive oil)
- ½ c. unsweetened applesauce
- 1 T. pure vanilla extract
- 1 c. jam of choice (fruit juice sweetened)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray muffin pan with non-stick spray
- In a bowl combine the mix and xanthan gum. In a second bowl whisk together the eggs, maple syrup, oil, applesauce and vanilla.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry and mix until thoroughly combine.
- Pour batter into muffin pan, filling ¾ full.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
- Let cool, then fill with jam using a piping bag fitted with a metal tip. Squeeze the jam into the muffin from the top, allowing some to ooze out from the top.
*Zemas favorite egg replacer is mixing ¼ c. water with 1 T. of chia seeds. Stir and allow to gel (approx 5 minutes)
You can follow Zemas on Twitter and Facebook for more great tips and recipes throughout the month!
Speaking of taking care of your “tatas”, I also want to tell you about some awesome opportunities to spread the word on breast health from Finds’ fave Feel Your Boobies. The Feel Your Boobies® Foundation is a breast cancer non-profit that promotes proactive breast health in young women. Their “unconventional campaign” aims to move beyond basic breast cancer awareness with our life-saving call to action “feel your boobies”. The campaign was started by my friend, Leigh Hurst, after she was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 33 and is supported by apparel sales, as well as individual and corporate donations.
FYB has a variety of programs that have a very modern and hip feel. FYB does outreach to college aged women to with reminder kits to show them how to do breast self exams and to remind them that it is not too early to start. They also have traveling campaigns with the “Boobie Bus” wrapped with awesome artwork and campaigns. It has won awards for public service innovation. They also do a variety of awesome events and promotions.
FYB is celebrating its 10th anniversary in style with a 10th anniversary bash in Harrisburg, a contest to win a trip to an FYB event in NYC and a raffle to win a Fiat 500! Also October 10th – 17th is National Feel Your Boobies Week! You can keep up with these events and more on Facebook or Twitter.
In honor of this awesome company and organization, I am going to do a little giveaway here (unsponsored) to spread the word. I will select one winner to choose any item from the Feel Your Boobies shop (up to $25). You may choose a raffle ticket in your name to the Fiat raffle – but I want to win that one myself! The winner will also be sent two boxes of Zemas Gluten-Free Multigrain Pancake & Waffle Mix to make some “Ta Ta” Muffins (or another delicious recipe). Please use the Rafflecopter below to enter. The giveaway ends on October 17th. One winner will be selected and notified on October 18th. Winner must be 18 years old or over, a US resident and the contest is void where prohibited. Please note: If a raffle ticket is selected, the rules of the State of PA apply.
What are you doing to spread the word about National Breast Cancer Awareness Month? Please tell me about it in the comments!
Please note: This post was brought to you in partnership with Zemas Madhouse Foods. I was compensated for this post. However, the giveaway is not sponsored by Zemas or Feel Your Boobies. All opinions are my own.