| FAT FREE | ||||||||
| Complete Meal Deal, (Muffins) | ||||||||
| These are really a cornbread recipie with added vegetables, Legumes and Grains | ||||||||
| 1 | cup cornmeal | |||||||
| 1/2 | cup either whole wheat flour or a mix of whole wheat &white flour | |||||||
| 1 | TB baking powder | |||||||
| 1/2 | tsp salt | |||||||
| 1/3 | cup unsweetened applesauce plus 1 or 2 TB (replaces oil, (fat)) | |||||||
| 3/4 | cup buttermilk, (from powder or just use skim milk) | |||||||
| 2 | egg whites, (used naturegg, (simply egg whites) | |||||||
| 1 | cup mixed beans, (1/2 can of prepared for making salads) No oil added | |||||||
| 1 | cup of a mixture of the following veggies, green peas, red & green pepper diced, onion | |||||||
| garlic, cooked carrots, etc. (I used some leftover mashed sweet potatoe & turnip) | ||||||||
| could also use corn niblets | ||||||||
| 1/4 | cup brown rice, (previously prepared) | |||||||
| Few | Sesame seeds | |||||||
| A little | Vegetable broth | |||||||
| Preheat oven to 425 degrees F., Pam spray and then wipe with paper towel muffin tins | ||||||||
| Saute, onions, garlic, green & red peppers in a little vegetable broth, then add to veggies | ||||||||
| Mix all ingrediants fill muffin tins, sprinkle tops with sesame seeds | ||||||||
| Bake for 30 min or so till a tooth pick inserted comes clean & surface of muffins is dry | ||||||||
| Freeze well | ||||||||
| Use in emergencies when you haven't gotten enough Legumes & grains in your diet or | ||||||||
| anytime as a substitute to a complete meal | ||||||||
| Makes about 14 - 16 average muffins. | ||||||||
| NOTE: Vegetarians may not get enough protien in their diet from not eating meat. | ||||||||
| A complete protien substitute is available from any combination of Legumes and Grain. | ||||||||
| ie: beans & rice | ||||||||
| chick peas & whole wheat or multi grain breads | ||||||||
| Tofu (made from soy beans) & Rice or any other grain, Barely etc. | ||||||||
| Pasta (from wheat) & beans | ||||||||
| Black eyed peas & Rice | ||||||||
| Baked beans & brown bread | ||||||||
| Cereals with Nonfat Milk or Yogurt or Soy milk | ||||||||