That sounds like a good low fat muffin! I make the following and keep in the freezer for breakfast. These are very good. They have less sugar and some good ole oat bran...if your interested. Don't overbake these so they stay moist: Oat Bran Morning Muffins (Very good and very good for you.) 2 1/2 cups oat bran 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 1/3 cup canola oil (or extra-light olive oil) 2 cups buttermilk 1 cup dried blueberries or cranberries 2 medium apples (Gala); peel & chopped small 2 large eggs; beaten 1 1/2 cups white whole-wheat flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon salt Preheat oven to 375° and position rack in the center of the oven. Grease or place muffin liners in 16 to 18 standard size muffins cups. In a large bowl, combine the oat bran and the brown sugar; stir in the oil and buttermilk until evenly moistened. Add the dried fruit and chopped apples. Let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes. After the 20 minutes, add the eggs. Combine the remaining ingredients and add to the buttermilk mixture using a large spatula or spoon just until evenly moistened, using no more than 15 to 20 strokes. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups level with the tops. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until tops are dry and springy (tooth pick test comes out clean). Let them rest in the pan for 5 minutes before removing to rack to cool. Store in an air tight container. They freeze well. *Recipe from Beth Hensperger, Author of the Bread Bible and The Pleasure of Whole-grain breadsÂmy minor changes are as written above. Marilyn

Hi Emma--sorry to hear about your health problems, but congrats to you for deciding to change your diet and FIGHT BACK! I skipped the heart attacks (*crosses fingers*) but was diagnosed with diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol 2 1/2 years ago. At first I tried just living like I always had (I'm a Mississippi girl :) and taking the meds, but I felt awful, so I started experimenting. I bought a book called _Reversing Diabetes_, and it HAS reversed mine. I've lost 50 pounds and come off ALL my meds. You want high (complex) carbs and fiber, low fat and protien (hard on those kidneys!). SOOO--I relearned to cook by taking a favorite food and playing with it. Cornbread? It's already whole grain (especially if you don't use the cornmeal "mix"), so use fat-free buttermilk in place of whole-fat regular milk and just spray your skillet with some olive oil in a spritzer. You'll still get the crispy crust, but with LOTS less bad stuff. As Ruthieg says, go a bit at a time. Soon you'll not only automatically make the healthy changes, but you'll actually LIKE the food better. Good luck, and let us know how it goes.

NEW BANANA TEA BREAD Yields: 1 loaf 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup mashed, very ripe bananas (about 3 small) 1/3 cup fruit-based fat replacement or unsweetened applesauce 2 large egg whites 1 large egg 1/4 cup pecans, chopped Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9" by 5" metal loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In medium bowl, with fork, mix mashed bananas, fruit-based fat replacement, egg whites, and egg. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon batter into loaf pan, sprinkle with chopped pecans. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean with just a few moist crumbs attached. Cool loaf in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove loaf from pan, cool completely on wire rack. Note: Fruit-based fat replacements are sold in the baking section of some supermarkets and health-food stores. For a whole-grain variation, substitute 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour for 1/2 cup of the all-purpose flour. Each slice: About 110 calories, 3 g protein, 22 g carbohydrate, 2 g total fat (0 g saturated), 13 mg cholesterol, 140 mg sodium.

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