Zuchini muffins

A friend of mine asked me to send her my zucchini muffin recipe and she also asked me to send her the address for my nutrition blog. Then I realized it has been OVER a year since I updated this blog!!! Well here is my zucchini muffin recipe and here's to updating this blog more often!

Zucchini Muffins via Better Homes New Cook Book (with adaptations)

1 1/2 C all purpose flour (I use a mixture of quinoa, chia, and rice flour but you could use half all purpose and half of another more wholesome grain of choice)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 C sugar (I use a hunk of Black Cherry 100% fruit preserves instead of sugar with some mashed banana unmeasured)
1 C finely shredded unpeeled zucchini
1/4 C cooking oil (I use apple sauce instead)
1 egg
1/4 tsp finely shredded lemon peel
1/2 C chopped walnuts (optional)
These days I would also throw in a couple of tablespoons of milled chia seed.

Mix dry ingredients thoroughly. In a separate bowl, mix wet ingredients. Then hand mix together until blended. Place in a greased muffin pan or loaf pans based on your preference. Muffins will cook in about 30 minutes and loaves will cook in about 45 minutes.

Green Smoothies

I've recently joined the facebook group called the 30-day-green smoothie challenge! Since starting this group three weeks ago, I have found it so easy to throw 6 or even 8 oz. of greens into my Magic Bullet with unsweetened almond or coconut milk, frozen fruit (usually strawberries, blueberries, mango), and milled chia seeds. I feel great, my skin feels great, I have more energy and so do the other people who are in this group. I recommend you check it out!