Healthy Breakfast Cookie Bar Recipe

These things are absolutely awesome!  Virtually nothing in them that's unhealthy, everything proportioned just right.  The only suggestion I might make is to add some whey protein, just to give it a little more of a muscle building punch.  If I ever get around to experimenting with that I'll let you guys know how it goes.

But anyway, try these things out!  No sugar, and the delicious flavor of oats and raisins.  They're really moist too!

HEALTHY BREAKFAST COOKIE BARS:

Packed with Fiber, Protein, and even a little fruit!

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield:

  24   24.0

24

cookies

Units: US | Metric

• 2 cups bran flakes , crushed (or substitute multi-grain flakes)
• 2 cups oatmeal
• 2 tablespoons wheat germ
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
• 1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 egg , beaten
• 1/2 cup skim milk powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup raisins

Directions:

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. 2
   Crush cereal, and place in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Add oatmeal, wheat germ, and cinnamon; set aside.
3. 3
   In a medium mixing bowl, combine yogurt, applesauce, vanilla, honey, beaten egg, and skim milk powder: mix well to combine.
4. 4
   Add baking soda and baking powder to the yogurt mixture. Mix well.
5. 5
   Gradually add the cereal and oatmeal mixture to the yogurt mixture and stir well.
6. 6
   Add raisins and mix to combine.
7. 7
   Scoop a heaping tablespoon of the batter and roll it into a ball. Place onto a non-stick cookie sheet, or lined with baking parchment, and lightly flatten.
8. 8
   Bake at 350°F for 15-18 minutes. Makes 24 cookies.

Oh and by the way I, The Food Guru, did what they forgot to do on the original site, calculate the caloric information!  For one 24th of this recipe (or one cookie bar), it's around 80 calories.  And there's no processed sugar in any of that, just sweet, natural honey!  YUM.

Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/healthy-breakfast-cookies-and-bars-fiber-protein-and-fruit-147262#ixzz1g2O615ha

Kim's Best Pumpkin Bread

Today's the start of Thanksgiving Break!  I plan to write a whole bunch of T-giving related articles, but today I'm pretty darn busy with packing up in order to drive from Potsdam to Vermont right after classes end, and as a result I don't have time to post an in depth article.

That doesn't mean I'm going to let you guys suffer though, in fact I'll reveal to you a little gem of a recipe that I absolutely LOVE.  It goes by the name of "Kim's Best Pumpkin Bread" and is the moistest, tastiest, and overall best flavored bread I've had in a long time.  It's pretty darn healthy for what it is, and can be made even healthier through the replacement of oil with applesauce and a portion of the sugar with a zero calorie sweetener like Truvia.  At some point I plan to post a modified version of this very recipe where the changes have been made, so you know exactly what to put in.  Have fun with this one though, I bet you'll love it!

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup fat-free milk 
• 2 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil 
• 2 large eggs 
• 2 large egg whites 
• 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin 
• 2 cups all-purpose flour 
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup sugar 
• 2 teaspoons baking powder 
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1/2 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup raisins 
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans 
• Cooking spray 

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Combine the first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl; stir well with a whisk.
• Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 6 ingredients (flour through salt) in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture. Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Fold in raisins and pecans.
• Spoon batter into 2 (8 x 4-inch) loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pans on a wire rack; remove from pans. Cool completely on rack.
• Note: To freeze individual slices, place in heavy-duty zip-top plastic bags. Remove excess air from bags; seal and freeze up to 4 months. To thaw, let stand at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 53.6g

Amount Per Serving

Calories  119 Calories from Fat  27

% Daily Value*

Total Fat  3.0g 5%

Saturated Fat  0.5g 3%

Trans Fat  0.0g

Cholesterol  18mg 6%

Sodium  88mg 4%

Total Carbohydrates  20.7g 7%

Dietary Fiber  1.3g 5%

Sugars  9.2g

Protein  2.8g

Vitamin A 56% • Vitamin C 1% Calcium 3% • Iron 6%

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet Nutritional details are an estimate and should only be used as a guide for approximation.

Legend

 Fat
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 Alcohol
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Calorie Breakdown (?)

Daily Values (?)

Read more:http://caloriecount.about.com/kims-best-pumpkin-bread-recipe-r73638#ixzz1eL66vCua

THIS BREAD IS DELICIOUS!  I've been eating a slice with breakfast every now and then, just because it's a great simple carb source that will wake you up quickly.  Also, foods high in sugar should be consumed earlier in the day so that the body actually has time to make use of them instead of storing all that sugar as unwanted fat.  

Again, I hope you guys enjoy, and stay tuned for the modified recipe!