A Happy Lunch
Posted: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 by Lucy & Michael
It's hard to get lunches right. Grownups want healthy, kids want yummy (and usually nothing that will draw a comment from their lunch buddies). How to make everyone happy?
We've come up with a fantastic recipe for Banana Muffins that everyone loves. The children think they're just yummy muffins, and we can see that they're packed with protein (from wheat germ), fiber (from oatmeal), and fruit (you guessed it).
A bonus from making these muffins is that you make a batch of 15 and freeze them. Take one out in the morning to pack in the lunchbox, and it's defrosted by the time lunch rolls around. Easy, healthy, delicious. That's a happy lunch.
BANANA MUFFINS
1/2 cup flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup oats (not quick-cooking)
3/4 cup toasted wheat germ
1 1/2 cups mashed banana (about 2 very ripe bananas)
1/2 cup lowfat or skim milk
1 egg
1 egg white
1/3 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla
milk chocolate chips (optional)
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup oats (not quick-cooking)
3/4 cup toasted wheat germ
1 1/2 cups mashed banana (about 2 very ripe bananas)
1/2 cup lowfat or skim milk
1 egg
1 egg white
1/3 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla
milk chocolate chips (optional)
Preheat the oven to 400. Line a muffin tin with paper muffin cups. This recipe makes about 15 muffins, so you may need to use one whole tin plus part of another.
Sift together the first 7 ingredients, through salt. Stir in the oatmeal and wheat germ.
In another bowl, mix the banana, milk, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla. Combine the wet and dry ingredients. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tins. If you're feeling fun, add about 3 chocolate chips to each muffin. Bake for 16 - 18 minutes, until the muffins just begin to look toasty. Your house will smell fantastic.
One more thing...while we hate to plug Pottery Barn, as they did copy our playtent (argh), we must say that they do sell great little plastic boxes that are perfect for toting muffins to school in a lunchbox.
