Ingredients
1/4 cup (40g) steel cut oats
1/2 cup water
pinch of salt
1/2 cup skim milk (or your favorite milk substitute)
1/2 medium banana, sliced into thin pieces
1/4 cup canned pumpkin
1 tsp vanilla extract (Best. Vanilla. Ever.)
1 tsp stevia
1/4 tsp pumpkin spice
1/2 tbsp (8g) sunflower seed butter

Note: I accidentally used a full cup of water, that is why the [...]

I went for a walk on the trails near my house the other day and noticed something was a little different than usual. There was a slight chill in the air that evening. I looked up at the tall walnut trees above the path and saw that the leaves were beginning to turn brilliant hues [...]

This weekend I tried out the first recipe for my review of Gourmet Nutrition, The Cookbook for the Fit Food Lover. It’s the beginning of September now, the leaves are starting to change color and I decided, what better way to start my review with than something Fall-ish like pumpkin pie bars. This dessert bar [...]

Ingredients
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup Splenda
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips**, melted and somewhat cooled
cooking spray or coconut oil
**I use Grain Sweetened Chocoloate Chips, which are more of a dark chocolate taste. I buy them [...]

Dry Ingredients:
1 cup wheat bran
1-1/3 cup whole wheat flour
1-1/3 tsp baking powder
1-1/3 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp all spice
1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
Wet Ingredients:
1 large egg
1-1/3 cup pure pumpkin, canned
2/3 cup low fat buttermilk
2/3 cup honey
1 tsp vanilla
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375° F. Coat 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.

Stir dry ingredients together and add [...]