Sweet Snacks Can Be Healthy Snacks! When I get the chance, I really like to have a cup of hot tea and a healthy sweet in the mid-afternoon. One day late last week, I realized that there was nothing in the kitchen to satisfy my 'healthy sweet tooth' and this amazing Pumpkin Muffin Recipe came to mind. Luckily, it was a day that I had about 30 minutes to spare and so I made the recipe and then enjoyed one muffin with my afternoon tea. Ah-h-h. Pleasing Pumpkin Muffin Recipe! Makes 12 regular or about 24 mini muffins 1 can, 15-16 oz Pumpkin, solid pack, canned ½ … [Read more...] about Pumpkin Muffins are a Healthy Snack!
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Pumpkins Make Healthy Eating Tasty & Fun!
What Can I Do with Pumpkins? * Decorate your front door step with pumpkins throughout the fall * Carve pumpkins into funny faces at Halloween * Scoop out the pumpkin seeds and make oven-roasted pumpkin seeds that are a crisp and hearty snack * Scoop out and cook the pumpkin flesh until soft, puree it and use in a muffin recipe or soup recipe * Oven-bake a small pumpkin, whole, and then use the flesh as a side dish on your dinner plate or any way you wish Make Pumpkin Your New Healthy Habit! You will be doing yourself a big favor by adding pumpkin and its 'fall squash … [Read more...] about Pumpkins Make Healthy Eating Tasty & Fun!
Mighty Muffins!
Muffin Madness! I'm a huge muffin fan and that's why I called this blog, Mighty Muffins. I can remember making dozens of batches of bran muffins when I was a teenager. I also went through a corn muffin making phase and a blueberry muffin phase. Lately, I seem to make mostly pumpkin, banana and oat bran muffins. If I don't have a homemade muffin in the freezer, ready to warm up, I am not happy. Muffin Ingredients! Mighty muffins to me are the ones with awesome, healthy ingredients. There are tons of options for adding great nutrition to muffins, like raisins, dried apricots, nuts, a … [Read more...] about Mighty Muffins!
Breads, Cookies and Muffins with Quality Nutrition and 3 Recipes
Baked goods with carefully chosen ingredients can fit everyone's good nutrition plan if you keep an open mind. Baking Best Practices There are a few best practices to rely on when you want to bake a healthy loaf of bread, a dozen muffins or a batch of cookies. Taking time to work these out will give you a perfect starting point for better nutrition. Why? Because you'll have new items for your grocery list and other items you may take off your grocery list or buy less often. It's always smart to plan ahead. Here are my favorite best practices: Keep it simple Make substitutions … [Read more...] about Breads, Cookies and Muffins with Quality Nutrition and 3 Recipes
Pumpkin is a Top Choice for Fall
Pumpkin has a lot going for it -- a bright orange color, a healthy nutrition resume, and a flavor that is truly delicious. Most people that I know, including nutrition professionals, are enthusiastic about eating pumpkin during the fall. Here is a short list of why? Pumpkin is a Top Choice - Nutrition The big nutrient in pumpkin is vitamin A which we know by its color. The exact name for what makes it orange is beta-carotene which readily converts to vitamin A. This healthy vitamin is also found in carrots and many other yellow-orange colored vegetables. Along with vitamin C, vitamin A is a … [Read more...] about Pumpkin is a Top Choice for Fall
Healthy Pumpkin Bread Recipe
Canned Pumpkin All Year Long! Thinking about and enjoying foods made with pumpkin is getting more and more trendy throughout the fall season. I'm amazed, though, that the pumpkin-craze seems to fizzle out in winter, spring and summer. With canned, solid pack pumpkin, which by the way is just pumpkin, I'm determined to enjoy it all year long. The nutrition of pumpkin is impressive and it comes conveniently and affordably in a can. And, while we're on the topic of good nutrition, here's 8 ways that pumpkin can benefit your overall health. Pumpkin Bread, makes 1 loaf 2 eggs 3/4 cup … [Read more...] about Healthy Pumpkin Bread Recipe