Banana Muffins

These came out great! They are super moist and very banana-y. My son and husband seem to love them so that counts for something. They are practically fat free (minus the egg) and are only 2 Weight Watcher points per muffin.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 c whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 4 large (very ripe) bananas
• 3/4 c sugar
• 1 egg (beaten)
  

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 and coat 12 muffin tins with non-stick spray.
2. In small mixing bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
3. In separate bowls puree one banana and mash the other three (I used a potato masher but a fork would work fine as well).
4. In large mixing bowl, combine bananas, sugar, and egg.
5. Fold flour mixture into banana mixture; just until combined (do NOT over stir).
6. Spoon into 12 muffin tins and bake for 20 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Zucchini Spice Muffins

These muffins are great, a cross between a spice muffin and zucchini bread. I altered a recipe I found on allrecipes.com and they came out really great! For those on Weight Watchers they are only 2 points.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups shredded zucchini
• 1/3 cup boiling water
• 2 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground all spice
  
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1/3 cup applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 12 cup and a 6 cup muffin pan.
2. In a large bowl, stir together zucchini and boiling water.
3. In a separate bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, and nutmeg.
4. Blend eggs, applesauce, and vanilla extract with the zucchini. Stir the zucchini mixture into the flour mixture. Spoon into the prepared muffin pans.
5. Bake 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

Curry Chicken Salad

I threw this together for lunch today and it was so good and easy I had to share.

Ingredients:
5 oz can of chicken breast in water
1/4 c shredded carrots
1/4 c plain lowfat yogurt
1/4 c raisins
1 tsp curry powder
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Drain chicken well, put in bowl, and split apart with fork. Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine.

This makes two small servings (3 points each) or one large and is great with arugula on a whole wheat wrap.

Cereal Bars

So I made my own cereal bars this weekend and they turned out awesome so I thought I'd share the recipe. They are just 2 weight watchers points (for those that are counting) the way the recipe is written but I could think of some yummy things I'd add if I didnt care so much about the points (i.e. chocolate chips, different dried fruits, coconut, etc).

Dry Ingredients:
1 c Rolled Oats
3 1/2 c Kashi Go Lean Cereal
1/2 c cream of wheat
1/2 c oat bran
1 tsp baking soda
2 Tbs Splenda Brown

Wet Ingredients:
1/2 c unsweetened applesauce
2 ripe bananas mashed
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 c honey

Add-In Ingredients:
1/3 c raisins
1/3 c slivered almonds

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325. Combine Dry Ingredients and then add Wet Ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Add "Add-In" ingredients. Press mixture into a 9x13 pan greased with cooking spray. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden. Cut into 15 bars. ENJOY!!