Green

Things are looking a little green around here.

Sorry. I just had to. Actually, if I was talking about the blog, things are “aqua”.  He he. We’re making some changes. Have you noticed?

Anyway……………….. I feel like I can’t get this post up fast enough. I’m supposed to be a healthy lifestyle blogger and every time I went to my page today that picture of Papa John’s pizza boxes popped up. Oh man, it made me cringe.

Sooo…., I better get to it. Remember the microwave preview of the green muffin in this post? Well…. we’ve been consuming a lot of these since I randomly tried a version of it last week. It all started last Thursday because I wanted a muffin, but needed some veggies. Here was my thinking- “Hmmmm….we add spinach to smoothies all the time (just like yesterday’s breakfast espresso smoothie), so why not try it with the 3 minute banana muffin?”

Well, well, well. I’ve now tried it MANY times and most of them have been successful. I have 2 different versions for you today depending on what you might have at your house or your personal preference. I had another low-calorie version (with less ingredients), but I can’t find my post-it with my recipe scribbles right now, so I’ll have to try that one out tomorrow morning again. (Aw shucks).

How can I lose such an important post-it? Ummm……… well, things are getting more difficult by the day around here. The boys are getting into EVERYTHING!!!! Today, among the many accomplishments of the morning, Joaquin found a new place to lose a straw.

After the umpteenth  “Uh Oh”, I realized the straw was in the fireplace. How in the heck did he find that hole?

And…. no wonder I buy these Costco wipes in bulk. (I promise all those other scattered toys were put away about 5 minutes before this picture.)

At least I didn’t waste the wipes. Perfect for cleaning Kitty’s neck.

Okay……… so here you go. Three Two versions of the

Mighty Green Microwave Muffin

Mama’s Version

• 1/4 cup egg substitute
• 2 tablespoons light vanilla soy milk or almond milk (low fat milk will work also)
• handful of fresh spinach
• 1 banana
• 2 tablespoons of coconut flour
• 2 tablespoons rolled oats
• 1 tablespoon ground flax
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• splash of vanilla (or almond extract)
• 1-2 splenda packets (I use 1)

Blend egg substitute, soy milk and spinach.

Add all other ingredients and stir.

(Coconut flour absorbs a lot of liquid so the mixture gets really thick.)

Pour into mug sprayed with cooking spray.

Microwave for 4 minutes. (You may need to adjust microwave time. Ours is OLD and takes a long time.)

Whole Wheat Toddler Version

• 1/4 cup egg substitute
• handful fresh spinach
• 2 tablespoons soy milk (low fat milk or other milk alternative will work also)
• 1 banana
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons oats
• 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed (you can omit this if you want)
• 1-2 teaspoons sugar
• cinnamon to taste
• splash of vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Blend the egg substitute, soy milk and spinach. Add all other ingredients and stir.

Pour into a large mug sprayed with cooking spray.

Awww… look at the mug I used this morning for the boys’ muffin. Doesn’t it make you smile?

Microwave 5 minutes. ( I had to microwave a little longer for this one. Also, the whole wheat flour makes this muffin really dense. Delicious, but dense.)

I can’t wait to try these out with a few chocolate chips. So many things to do.  For now though, they can be enjoyed as is.

(Snotty face and all.)

Or…….. with a little PB2 cottage cheese on the side (for Mama).

Or if you’re feeling really adventurous (and hungry) you can top it off with some peanut butter or Naturally More like I did here. Mmmmmm……

Bed time! See you tomorrow!