Growing Great Children

September's Recipe of the Month - double chocolate muffins

Double Chocolate Muffins (Fall/Winter and Kid Friendly)

Wet Ingredients
1 cup (250 mL) buttermilk    
1 cup (250 mL) pure pumpkin puree – not pumpkin pie filling!
1 cup (250 mL) dark brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup (125 mL) oat bran    
1 omega-3 egg    
 
Dry Ingredients
1 cup (250 mL) whole wheat flour            
3/4 cup (175 mL) ground flaxseed        
1/2 cup (125 mL) natural cocoa powder 
2 tbsp (30 mL) wheat germ    
2 tbsp (30 mL) cinnamon        
1 1/2 tsp (7 mL) baking powder    
1 tsp (5 mL) baking soda        
1/4 cup (60 mL) chocolate chips at least 60% cocoa mass or 70% cocoa mass chocolate chunks

1.    Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C.) Line a muffin tin with paper liners. 
2.    In a medium bowl using a wire whisk, beat together all the wet ingredients: buttermilk, pure pumpkin puree, brown sugar, oat bran and the egg. Set aside.
3.    In a large bowl using a whisk or a fork mix together all the dry ingredients: whole wheat flour, ground flaxseed, cocoa powder, wheat germ, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and chocolate chips or chunks.  
4.    Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix till just combined. 
5.    Scoop the batter equally into 12 muffin cups and bake for 20-25 minutes or until done.

Each muffin contains
190 Calories, 4.6 g Total Fat, 1 g Sat Fat, 0 g Trans Fat, 183 mg Sodium, 35.6 g Carbs, 5 g Fibre, 18.4 g Sugar, 5 g Protein

Diabetes Food Choice Values per serving
Each serving contains:
2 carbohydrate choices, 1 fats choice, 1 proteins choice

Courtesy Mairlyn Smith
Author of Healthy Starts Here!

Recipe of the Month - Banana Boats

To get us all excited for some summer sunny weather, give this recipe a try:

• Banana- enough for each child
• Pineapple half circles
• Mango sliced
• Kiwi sliced
• Grapes
• Cheese cut up into pieces
• Or whatever fruit your child likes

 

The easiest fruit salad ever. First peel banana then cut out little sections to make grooves in the banana. Then place fruit in grooves, add grapes and cheese around banana for people and enjoy.

  

Recipe of the week, or maybe of the month? Cheeseburger pie!

GGC is going to try and post some fun recipes that are a hit with the kids and parents too!  So if you have any favs that you would like to share, please email them to [email protected].  Here is the first one...

Cheese Burger Pie
1 lb. ground beef
1/4 -1/2 cup of chopped onion
1/2 cup of chopped green pepper (i used orange tonight, my older girl will eat orange not green)
1/2 cup cracker or bread crumb
1/2 cup tomato sauce (71/2oz) (or 1 small can or tomato paste mixed with 1/4 cup or water)
1/2 tsp oregano (I add more)
1/2 tsp salt and pepper
Pie shell (i use the deep dish tenderflaky frozen baked)
 
Topping
2 cups of grated mild cheese (orginal receipe calls for mozzarella, but tonight I used cheddar and I like the cheddar better)
1 egg beaten with 1/4 cup of milk
1/2 salt (optional of course)
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
 
Brown ground beef and drain (or not if using very lean).  Add onion, pepper, crumbs, tomato sauce, oregano, salt and black pepper.
Mix well and place in pie shell.  Combine  topping mix ingredients and pour over meat mixture.  Bake for 30 minutes and 425 F.

(might be great with ground turkey too!)

Enjoy! 

Christmas Fudge made super easy for the busy mommie...

My wonderfully talented friend Kerry posted this recipe on her blog and I thought I would share it with you. It is a double win as you will get a great new easy recipe and a link to her great blog.  It is a valuable resource that we someday aspire to be...

Enjoy,

 quick chocolate fudge...