Eating

I have been trying lately to get back to my plants-based diet, I have been cheating too much with cheese on pizza, cream cheese on bagels, and way too much sugar.  It always helps me when I find blogs where other people are doing the same thing, here are two that I have found:

www.myplantsbasedfamily.com

www.happyherbivore.com

When I have new recipes to try it usually motivates me!  This morning Luke and I tried a chocolate chip recipe, he was very helpful.  The muffins actually turned out great!  They are a little chewier than regular muffins because of the whole wheat pastry flour, but they taste almost like a dessert.  My goal is to bake muffins and bread more often for the kids to take in their lunches so I won't be sending processed foods with food dyes and other additives.  We will see how long that lasts!

Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ⅛ tsp salt
• 2½ tbsp unsweetened applesauce
• ¼ cup raw sugar
• ½ cup chocolate non-dairy milk
• ¼ tsp vanilla extract
• ½ cup vegan chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven 375 F. Spray paper cups with cooking spray, place into a muffin tin and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk applesauce, vanilla and non-dairy milk together. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and cocoa together. Pour dry mix into wet mix in 2-3 batches, stirring to combine. Once combined, gently stir in chocolate chips. Spoon batter into cups and bake 15-20 minutes.