Life, in the most part, has been overtaken lately with a flurry of fabric, needles and thread. Miss Goodie Two Shoes has been a life changing and exciting challenge, but as my business has evolved my healthy living has been the first to drop off the list. Gone are my early morning walks and weekly sessions at the gym, to be replaced with bleary eyes, a strong coffee and evenings spent sewing arms and legs. Healthy lunches for the family have been slowly replaced with muesli bars, peanut butter sandwiches and arrowroot biscuits... beans and spaghetti have featured on the dinner menu more often then I would like to admit. With the weather warming I have been promising myself a return to healthy eating and daily exercise, but where is the motivation and enthusiasm when bedtime is rarely before 1am?
Then came a very exciting offer from Soup Marketing to take part in an exciting new challenge hosted by the Heart Foundation. Mums United is encouraging Mums across Australia to unite in their quest to raise a healthy, active family. Through my project with Soup I have been asked to set some healthy living challenges and to report on my progress, the perfect opportunity to remain motivated! We got off on a good start today, replacing our usual sugar laden morning tea with some sliced fruit and these delicious raspberry muffins from the Heart Foundation website.
Raspberry Muffins
Ingredients
1 3/4 cups self-raising flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup caster sugar
1/2 cup blueberries
60g (1/4 cup) margarine spread, extra
1 cup (250mL) reduced fat milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a 12-cup non-stick muffin tin with muffin cases.
2. Sift flour, baking powder and cinnamon into a bowl. Mix in sugar and blueberries. In another bowl, combine margarine, milk, egg and vanilla. Mix the wet mixture into the dry ingredients until just combined, using no more than 16 strokes. Spoon mixture into prepared tin.
3. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out cleanly.
I hope you too are having a healthy start to the week. Be sure to keep an eye on my blog for details of how you can join me in Mums United, and be in with a chance to win $350 in Myer giftcards thanks to Soup!
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These sound yummy, I might make a batch and freeze some for those moments when I crave something sweet :) I've been feeling the need to get healthy and eat healthier again. With the weather warming up I should be more motivated to do so. Have a great start to your week x
ReplyDeleteHi, I would try these but used dextrose instead of caster sugar...I have no fructose in my diet as per David Gillespie's Sweet Poison book.
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Anne-Marie
I would like to add that I use butter too...never margarine...please check how it is made! And full cream milk....light milk has more sugar than real milk! since changing these things in my diet my cholesterol count has dropped from 7 to 3! my weight has dropped 3 kilos....no real exercise involved...I have never been healthier or happier!
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