13th Day

So the day is only half over and I still have accomplish more than I have in the last two days. If I keep pushing, I might just break some records haha but probably not. I have been known to over cram my days.

I made another trip to Wal-Mart. They scammed me. If they did not have the best prices for specific necessities, I would not ever go there again. Maybe when I grow up and have more money, I will be able to shop other places! I will keep dreaming! . . . . Glad I got this off my chest.

I threw on my Baker mojo today and baked! And experimented, which you should know is not uncommon in the Baker house. I made a goal not to eat cold cereal for breakfast so like I mentioned in earlier posts, I am finding breakfast alternatives like muffins. I found a recipe using Bisquick and blueberries and I loved it. Too bad I was out of delicious muffins this morning because I really didn't want to eat eggs or french toast or oatmeal. Oatmeal was easier to make so that is what I made haha. I normally really love oatmeal, but for some reason today, it just sounded unappetizing.

To make my trek through breakfast, I decided to read about the health benefits of oatmeal. Let's just say that I will probably keep oatmeal a main part of my diet! As I was reading this, I thought, "Why not put oatmeal in my muffins?!" I felt like I was a genius until the next thought came in: add granola as well! I kind of made up my own recipe for these muffins. None of the ingredients have the bad fats and sugars (minus the three TBS of sugar in the entire batch of muffins) in them. Most of them are high in necessary dietary fiber, protein, calcium, vitamin A, iron, and good carbohydrates. So these are pretty much the healthiest muffins ever; the only thing that could make it better would be to use whole wheat flour. Here is the recipe:

2 Cups Bisquick (will probably reduce this next time)

2.5 Cups oatmeal

1 Cup granola (I used Kashi with almonds and flax seed)

4 TBS white sugar (reduce or add if you want more or less sweetness)

1 TBS brown sugar 

1 tsp salt

1 1/2 Cups of milk

1 Cup blueberries (gonna try apples next time)

Preheat oven to 400. Mix everything together except milk and blueberries.

Add milk until mixture is pretty creamy; add more milk if batter is chunky. Add Blueberries. 

Place in muffin pans (grease or use cups, duh). Cook for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.