Vita-muffins?

Anonymous

Vita-muffins?

Anonymous

I love Vita-muffins and it feels so good to know I'm getting loads of good-for-you stuff along with a great-tasting snack or, in my case, breakfast or dessert. Does anyone have a recipe for very nutritious muffins?

~Marin

spar2

Here is a good healthy muffin recipe 

Healthiest Muffin Recipe

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

    1 ripe, banana, mashed
    1 cup grated zucchini
    1/3 cup applesauce
    1 cup rice or soy milk
    1/4 cup maple syrup
    1/2 cup dates or raisins
    2 cups spelt flour
    1 cup ground flax seed
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    2 teaspoon baking powder
    2 teaspoon cinnamon
    1 teaspoon allspice
    1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:

Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl. Combine wet ingredients in separate bowl. Add wet to dry and mix to combine. Add nuts if using.  Grease muffin tins and fill 3/4 full. Bake @ 375 for 15 min.  Enjoy!

Serves: 12 med muffins

Preparation time: 15 min + cook time

celia088

marin, are Vita-muffins a brand name ?  If so, where do you get them?

Anonymous

Yes, Celia, they are a brand and, if I'm not mistaken (I'm at work and can't check until later), they're put out by Weight Watchers (!) They have a few flavors and also muffin tops only. I buy them in the freezer section of the grocery store. Since they cost almost $5 for only 4 though, I'd like to mix up a batch every few weeks and freeze them.

Spar2...the recipe sounds great, but what is spelt flour?

~Marin

celia088

 spar that recipe sounds delish!!!

 marin, this is my favorite recipe for Applesauce muffins from a diabetic diet book. 

Applesauce Muffins

1 egg white

1 tsp vanilla

2 Tbsp honey

1 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 cups unsweetened applesauce

2 tsp oil

3/4 c oat bran

3/4 c raisins

1/2 c water

1 c whole wheat flour

Combine the ingredients with a hand-mixer, in the order given.  Pour (spoon) into Pam-sprayed, nonstick muffin pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

makes 12 muffins.

cal. from carb. = 74%

cal.from pro. = 12%

cal. from fat = 13% 

Anonymous

Oh...yum! I definitely need to try both of these recipes! I do love muffins! And Celia, the company that makes Vitamuffins is called Vitalicious. I don't know why I thought it was Weight Watchers. Anyway, here's the website:

http://www.vitalicious.com/

~Marin

celia088

thanks for the website marin, Vitalicious sounds much more appealing than Weight Watchers to me!!!

i clicked on the hotlink word "spelt" in spar's post and that website (vegweb, 7-minute chef)) looks interesting and here is what they said about spelt:

SPELT 

A highly nutritious and ancient grain that is in the wheat family and yet is generally tolerated by those with wheat allergies. It has a slightly nutty flavor and may be used to replace whole wheat flour in baked goods and pastas. from--7 Minute Chef
 

thanks to both of you!