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Healthy Homemade Strawberry Banana Muffins

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This recipe for strawberry banana muffins is super quick and easy. One day I had a hankering for something sweet. However, I didn’t want to eat an unhealthy store bought treat to satisfy my craving. I made this recipe with fiber cereal, fruit and Truvia (a healthier sweetener). I hope you enjoy my recipe.

Ingredients

11/2 cups of crushed fiber or bran cereal
1/2 cup of Unbleached flour
1 egg
1 cup coconut milk
3/4 cup diced strawberries
1 ripe banana
1/2 teaspoon of Celtic sea salt
1 tablespoon of baking powder
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/2 cup of Truvia

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a large mixing bowl, combine and mix dry ingredients
Flour
Cereal
Salt
Baking powder
Truvia

In a medium bowl, combine wet ingredients and whisk together
Egg
Coconut milk
Vanilla extract

Mash ripe banana with a fork and add to wet ingredients

Mix both wet and dry ingredients in the large bowl

Gently add and fold dice strawberries to the mix. (Mix should be lumpy)

Grease muffin pan with a non stick cooking spray or use cupcake baking cups

Do not fill to top

Bake 20-30 minutes

The strawberry banana muffins are done when you can place a knife in the middle of a muffin and knife comes out clean.

Enjoy!!!!

Ways to Get Out of a Slump

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We all have bad days. At times, we face a period of days or weeks that get the best of us. For myself, a knee injury set me back and put me in a slump for a couple of months. I struggled but have found a few ways to get back to feeling like myself again.

Try Switching to Healthier Food Options
If you drink coffee with cream and sugar daily, like I did. Stop!! Instead, try drinking a hot cup of green tea with no additives. Green tea is full of antioxidants that does your body well. Also, give a smoothie or protein shake a try, rather than a breakfast bagel. For lunch, ditch the fast food menus. Try cooking at home a healthy, grilled chicken salad with a vinegar based dressing. As for dinner, switch from eating pasta to enjoying grilled fish with steamed veggies of your choice. By me making these simple adjustments to my eating habits, I felt re-energized and motivated to get out of my slump.

Drink Lots of Water
If you are a daily soda drinker, swap to a flavored seltzer water instead. The seltzer water gives you that same burst of carbonation as does soda but with no empty calories. In between drinking seltzer try consuming 8 glasses of water, daily. When your body is properly hydrated, you should automatically start to feel better. It is also, excellent for your digestive system. Your skin will look and feel better, too.

Get Some Fresh Air And Exercise
Simply taking a walk can be a mood enhancer. It releases the “feel good” endorphins in your brain. In the morning or after dinner, go for a twenty minute walk, for starters. If you are able to have a friend, pet or partner to walk with you and enjoy the fresh air, it would be beneficial. By walking with others, holds you accountable to someone other than yourself. If there is no one available to walk with you, walk by yourself. Using an MP3 player to listen to music, with one earpiece in (for safety) can be very relaxing while walking.

I did exactly what I wrote about and feel great. It was challenging at first, yet, overall the results are outstanding. My mood has changed and it has helped me to get out of my slump. I hope these tips helps someone to get out of their slump, as well.