I recently discovered a wonderful snack: Air popped popcorn with Tabasco sauce! Sounds strange but it is really yummy. Plus it's a low calorie, healthy snack. Seriously, try it!

Banana Blueberry Bread

This bread is perfect for breakfast or a snack. If you can’t find spelt flour then just substitute whole wheat flour. Makes 10 servings.

Ingredients:

1 ripe banana, mashed

¾ cup flaxseed meal

2 egg whites

1/3 cup sucanat or agave nectar

1 cup low fat buttermilk

1 tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. sea salt

¾ cup whole wheat flour

¾ cup spelt flour

1 tsp. grated orange rind

1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)

½ cup unsalted walnuts

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease medium nonstick loaf pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl stir together banana, flaxseed meal, egg whites, sucanat or agave nectar, and buttermilk. In a separate bowl mix together baking soda, salt, flours and orange rind. Pour dry ingredients into banana mixture. Gently fold in blueberries and walnuts. Pour mixture into loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes.

Nutritional Information (per 4 x ½ inch slice): Calories: 200, Fat: 6 g., Carbs: 33 g., Protein: 8 g.

I recently made these and they are SUPER yummy. The bananas tend to stick while they're cooking so use an old cookie sheet that you won't mind messing up.

 Banana Bread Larabar 

I've been eating a lot of apples lately so I was thrilled when I came across this recipe the other day. I really love larabars and this recipe is just as fantastic as all the others. Give it a try!

Apple Pie Larabar

1 c. soaked dates
1/2 c. dates (not soaked)
1/2 c. almonds
1/4 c. walnuts
3 apples
2 T. raisins
2 t. cinnamon

 Do yourself a favor...MAKE THESE COOKIES!! They are wonderful. When you have everything all mixed together they will seem very moist. This is due to the low amount of flour.  They would be great made with cranberries also.

Ingredients:

1/2 c. canola oil

1/3 c. plus 2 Tbsp. sucanat

1 egg white

3/4 tsp. vanilla extract

3 Tbsp. water

2 c. rolled oats

2/3 c. whole wheat flour

1/4 tsp. sea salt

1/2 tsp. baking soda

3/4 c. raisins

1 tsp. cinnamon

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment or waxed paper. In a bowl, mix oil and sucanat. Add egg white, vanilla and water and mix thoroughly. Add remaining ingredients and mix until just blended. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto parchment paper. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Makes 3 dozen.

Nutritional information (per cookie): Calories: 70, Fat: 3.5 g., Carbs: 9 g., Protein: 1 g., Sugars: 4 g.

I LOVE deviled eggs! What I don't love is all that mayo that goes into them. They were definitely a clean eating no-no until I discovered a new way to make them. Enjoy!