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Weight Loss Recipe: Carrot and Zucchini Muffins

Who said weight loss food is boring?! Our
Carrot and Zucchini Muffins provide theSpray muffin pan with nonstick cooking
perfect mid-afternoon energy pick and arespray.
still packed with health enhancing
nutrients.One cup of zucchini has about 35Beat milk, egg and oil in a large bowl until
calories. It contains about 340 milligrams ofsmooth.
potassium, 530 International Units of vitamin
A and 70 milligrams of phosphorus.The dailyStir in self raising flour and sugar just
recommendation for women over age 20 foruntil  moistened  (should  be  lumpy).
vitamin A is 4,000 International Units, and
800 milligrams of phosphorus. There are noFold  in  carrot  and  zucchini.
recommendations for potassium. However, one
cup of tomato juice has 535 milligrams ofFill cups about 3/4 full and bake for 20-25
potassium, a cup of strawberries has aboutminutes.
250, a banana has 450 and a slice of honeydew
has 350.Zucchini is a good source of fiberRemove from pan and cool on a wire
with 4 grams per cup. Be sure to include therack.Makes  12  servings
peel to get all the fiber. Adults should get
20-30 grams of dietary fiber from their dailyServing Size: 1 muffinNutritional Analysis
diet.Carrots are nutritional heroes, theyPer  Serving:
store a goldmine of nutrients. No other
vegetable or fruit contains as much caroteneCalories:  114
as carrots, which the body converts to
vitamin  A.Ingredients:Total  fat:  4  grams
2/3  cup  skim  milkSaturated  fat:  1  gram
1  eggCholesterol:  trace
2  tablespoons  canola  oilSodium:  269  mg
2  cups  self  raising  flourCarbohydrate:  18  grams
2  tablespoons  sugarProtein:  3  grams
1/2  cup  carrot,  shreddedDietary fiber: 1 gramKim Beardsmore M.B.A.,
B.Sc. (Biochemistry) is a writer for the
1/2  cup  zucchini,  shreddedDirections:online weight loss, health & fitness magazine
Weight Loss Health.
Heat  oven  to  400  degrees.



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