Healthier Muffins Base Recipe

Amarante ↓

Sun, Aug 18 2024, 1:25 pm

These were pretty good for a "healthy" muffin - more than the 80m colorie muffins from Julie which inspired a lengthy thread but personally I don't think there can be an 80 calorie muffin unless it uses ingredients like cellulose or equivalent to bulk them up which wouldn't be used by a home cook.

But these are really contains a lot of really healthy stuff - bananas and applesauce replace the oil - oats replace a bit of the flour which is whole wheat and so a good source of complex carbs anyway. Plus whatever fruit you add.

↑ Amarante ↓

Mon, Aug 19 2024, 3:59 pm

chocolate moose wrote:

I can;t see anylthing but the word healty is subjective. applesauce and b anana subing the oil is just adding carbs whereass the oil can be a healthy fat

I am not sure if you are critical of the totality of the recipe or just can't see it.

Most people would consider this to be a healthy muffin

Applesauce and bananas are foods that are eaten as part of a healthy diet

There is additional fruit added

Oatmeal is eaten as part of a healthy diet

Whole wheat flour is eaten as part of a healthy diet as it is considered to be a complex carb which has fiber as well as vitamins

An egg is considered to be a healthy food

There is a moderate amount of brown sugar - 3/4 cup which is one tablespoon of sugar per muffin. In comparison to most baked goods, this is a small amount of sugar.

If this doesn't meet your criteria of "healthier", then don't make it but I don't eat in a world in which applesauce and a banana are dismissed as just adding "carbs" versus being fruits most people consider to be part of a healthy - not even "healthier" diet.

ETA In the real world most people eat "treats" that contain far more "sugar" than this and generally without the other nutritional benefits.

Last edited by Amarante on Mon, Aug 19 2024, 4:01 pm; edited 1 time in total

thankyou1 ↓

Mon, Aug 19 2024, 3:59 pm

chocolate moose wrote:

I can;t see anylthing but the word healty is subjective. applesauce and b anana subing the oil is just adding carbs whereass the oil can be a healthy fat

Regarding the above, you can't be more right!
And I've actually bought it up multiple times on this site and to people in general.
3/4 cup sugar, is not healthy to me. And why do people think brown sugar is healthier than white.( and I personally don't think most sugar substitutes are healthy either)
So while it looks like a yum recipe, I won't add it my "healthier" repertoire, it will be a yummy treat Smile

ETA I see it says 17 grams of sugar...wow, that's alot!!

↑ Amarante

Mon, Aug 19 2024, 4:04 pm

thankyou1 wrote:

ETA I see it says 17 grams of sugar...wow, that's alot!!

There is ONE tablespoon of added sugar - you do realize that fruit has sugar but people consider fruit to be a healthy food choice so part of the sugar is from fruit - whole fruit - not fruit jam. Very Happy

The brown sugar constitutes 12.5 grams of "sugar"

If you eat a diet that has absolutely no baked goods or ice cream or whatever, then more power to you.

↑ thankyou1

Mon, Aug 19 2024, 4:13 pm

Amarante wrote:

The brown sugar constitutes 12.5 grams of "sugar"

If you eat a diet that has absolutely no baked goods or ice cream or whatever, then more power to you.

I did "forget" that fruit has sugar,yes you're right, and I do eat fruit all the time.
I was more focusing on the fact that the recipe calls for 3/4 brown sugar. Which for me, doesn't seem so healthy. So yes, all the added fruit and oats and "healthy" carbs are good, but I prefer my "healthier" muffins to not have have 12.5 grams of *added* sugar per muffin.
For me this is a recipe that I'll save for a special occasion, not when I'm trying to watch what I eat.

esther7

Mon, Aug 19 2024, 11:24 pm

Thank you for posting. I'm going to try them out!
To those who are upset about the 3/4 cup sugar...No muffin is healthy. This is definitely a more nutritious option than many muffins out there. But a muffin is a muffin! For some it's a snack, for some it's a treat. If you want completely healthy, you eat a handful of nuts and a hard boiled egg Smile

or whatever healthy snacks you choose
For me, this would be a treat, for my kids it's a snack (so this recipe is a win in my books)
Also,with bananas and fresh fruit adding sweetness I'm sure you could cut down the sugar if you want