Blueberry Muffins With Frozen Berries

I like to bake, not all the time but occasionally. Most reasons why I don't bake enough is because if I do I'm the one that eats it and that does nothing for my figure, what's left of it anyway.

So I decided to try and make my on recipe for Blueberry Muffins With Frozen Berries, something healthy and low in fat.
Apparently blueberries are a great source of antioxidants and a friend of mine started to eat blueberries a lot, every day almost and he said that his eyesight has improved so much that he doesn't wear his glasses much anymore, so I'm eating a tonne.

So heres my attempt at creating a new recipe for Blueberry Muffins With Frozen Berries

INGREDIENTS
500g SR Flour, sifted
125g Caster Sugar
4 Eggs
1 Cup Low Fat Milk or Powdered Milk
1/2 Cup Canola Oil
250g Frozen Blueberries
Few drops vanilla essence

METHOD
Sift all dry ingredients into a bowl, make a well and then mix in wet ingredients. Combine all together until smooth consistency.
Pour mixture into muffin tin, makes about 20. Bake in moderate oven, 180 degrees C, for about 30 minutes.
Press lightly on top, if muffin springs back then blueberry muffins are ready.

I also have made these muffins with cranberries, so try a mixture of berries for different flavours.

Try out my blueberry muffin with frozen berries recipe and let me know how you like them. I'm guessing my husband will love them, especially if I don't tell him there healthy or low fat.

Weight Gain In Winter

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Am I so glad that winter has finally gone. Although it still has not warmed up that much yet.
I was doing really well with my weight control up till about three months ago, WINTER. Weight Gain just found me.

Each morning you jump on the scales and up they go, just a little and you think ahh that's not so bad I can lose that. But then a week or so passes by, you head back to the bathroom and climb on the scales, ohhh another kilo just shows up.
Before you know it 5kgs has magically appeared. Now I'm in a depressive mood, all that hard work just gone.

Really is going to be a struggle to get that weight off. My mind set is not in the right place. I cannot seem to find that WILLPOWER that I once had, it has deserted me.

But I will lose that weight and some, that is why I started this blog in the first place, to keep my mind on track and make myself lose weight and this is what I will do.
(little pep talk to self) might work, let's hope.

Exercise!

"Exercise is a DIRTY word. Everytime I hear it I wash my mouth out with chocolate" UNKNOWN

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And So It Begins, our obsession with our weight.
Is it not true that most of our lives is spent listening to people critis others about their looks and weight. For many it becomes and obsession about weight.

Homemade Nut Bars

Fruit an nut bars would have to be the best snack when feeling a little peckish, but one problem is though that a lot of these health bars are full of sugar.
Making homemade nut bars is so much healthier because you know what is in these bars, you can choose to add more or less sugar or try a substitute.

I found this recipe for homemade nut bars, really easy to make and great for the hips.

HOMEMADE NUT BARS
1/2 cup barley flakes
1/4 cup apple juice, heated
1 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup wholemeal s.r flour
2 tblsp caster sugar
1/3 cup chopped dried apricots
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup chopped dates
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
60g margarine (I use weightwatchers)
1/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven at 180 degrees C and grease a lamington pan.
Barley flakes should be added to warm apple juice in heat proof bowl, let stand for awhile.

In large bowl mix together oats, flour, sugar, barley, dried fruits, pecans and seeds.

In saucepan melt margarine with honey over low heat. Cool to add vanilla and egg. Stir until combined.

Pour margarine mixture over oat mixture and mix well. Press into laminton tray and cook for about 25 to 30 mins. Let cool in pan.

Homemade nut bars are low in fat and are healthy.
Makes about 20 slices


Truly a great nut bar to have as a snack. When you make it yourself at least you know whats in it.