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Pumpkin Morning Muffins Recipe

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
breakfast party
As my last activity as an Attune Brand Ambassador I hosted a breakfast for my family on Thanksgiving morning. I put out a spread of various Uncle Sam and Erewhon cereals as well as some muffins I made the day before.
pumpkin muffins
I’ve dubbed the muffins “Pumpkin Morning Muffins” to indicate that unlike so many other muffins, they are not a cake in muffin’s clothing. They are not very sweet, but the pumpkin spice makes them tasty enough to be loved by all, even little Shiloh.
eating muffin
Pumpkin Morning Muffins  
Makes 12 muffins
Ingredients:
  • 1 C Original Uncle Sam Cereal
  • 1.5 C White Whole Wheat Flour
  • 2 tsp. Baking Soda
  • 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 C Unsweetened Almond Milk
  • 1 tsp. Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1/3 C Maple Syrup
  • 1/2 C Pumpkin Puree
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
Steps
  1. In a large bowl, mix the cereal, flour, baking soda and pumpkin pie spice
  2. In another bowl, mix the milk and Apple Cider Vinegar. Let sit for a couple of minutes.
  3. Add the remaining ingredients to the milk and stir.
  4. Add the flour to the wet ingredients. Combine gently until mixed.
  5. Pour into prepared muffin (if you use cupcake liners, spray the liners) tins and bake at *350 for 12 – 15 minutes.
I hope you enjoy the muffins!
This post is bittersweet because it marks my temportary return to blogging since shutting down my personal blog in October. I’ve been looking forward to writing again, to sharing a part of my life and something tasty with the blog world however, knowing it might very well be my last public blog makes me quite sad. I truly miss the daily interactions that come with blogging in this community. Even though I am not blogging right now, you can still find me on twitter!



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Double Chocolate Chip Cereal Bar Cookies Recipe

Monday, October 17th, 2011
double chocolate chip bar cookie recipe
These are not your run of the mill cereal bars! These delicious cookie-like bars do not give away their healthy Uncle Sam secret, and I won’t tell if you don’t.
Yields: 12 squares
Ingredients
  • 1.5 C White Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1.5 C Uncle Sam Original Cereal
  • 3/4 C Sugar
  • 1/2 t Baking Soda
  • 1/2 t Baking Powder
  • 1/4 C Hemp or Vegetable Oil
  • 4 T Unsweetened Original Almond Milk (or more)
  • 1/3 C Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • 1/3 C White Chocolate Chunks or Chips
Directions
1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, cereal, sugar, baking soda and baking powder.
2. In a small bowl, stir the oil into the milk.
3. Add the milk to the dry mix and stir gently until combined.
4. Stir in the chips.
5. You may need to add more milk if the mix is too dry. The result will be more dry than a typical cookie batter and a bit crumbly.
6. In a prepared square baking pan, spoon the batter. Flatten it out with the back of your spoon.
7. Bake at 375* for 12 minutes.
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3 things I learned from label-reading

Monday, September 19th, 2011

I first started blogging with my boyfriend as a way to record our reflections during a “Meatless Month.” After the month was over we decided to keep on blogging and did a series of thirty-day experiments. Each month required Mark and I to look at labels for one reason or another. We searched labels for things like high fructose corn syrup, sugar and gluten. And what did I learn during this time?

1. Reading labels can be painful, but it is always worth the effort. I am not a nutritionist, so I will left one of them tell you what all the numbers mean on the back of the box. I will tell you, however, what I pay the most attention to; ingredients. When I first became a label reader I was naive and silly. I looked only at fat grams and calories, never venturing to the ingredient list. Making the jump to ingredient reader was a shock. I was overwhelmed with the amount of unpronounceable things in the list! With a quick google search you can learn tons about what is really in your food. This kind of knowledge is invaluable.

2. Less is more. Probably out of laziness (who feels like googling their cereal’s ingredient list every time you want to buy something new), I’ve adapted a less is more attitude to labels. I do not want to have to take out my phone during a shopping trip and do research before making a purchase. Interestingly, I also find I feel my best when eating things with less ingredients, so it’s a win win.
whole grain council stamp

3. Things could be more clear. Obviously food companies have their reasons for labeling things the way they do, but with all the allergies and food sensitives out there it just makes sense to me to be as clear as possible about what is and is not in your product. The Whole Grain symbol on boxes is a great example of the symbols I think should be used for just about everything from gluten free to nut free to dairy free. Just think of how much easier your life would be if you could simply look for certain symbols on the back of a box. Symbols work!

go-bowl
Now, a game. Below is the ingredient list from one Attune product. Guess the product in the comments for a chance to win a fun Attune travel bowl and some Attune coupons. I will randomly pick a winner next Monday 09/26. Good luck!

reading a nutritional panel

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