Hello yummy healthy muffins !

So I meant to write yesterday but things got kind of hectic for me..I wonder why? Dylan (that amazing son I mentioned) has been in and out of the develepmental stage we call "walking". Though he hasn't quite mastered the skill of it, he is getting there slowly.That being said, his sleep has been all over the map and it doesn't help that he has the two top molars coming in. So he has his moments of crankiness, understandibly so. He has been more attached than usual with all that is going on and I think he can sense mommy's new baby coming. Though it's super cute when you ask him where the baby is, he goes to lift up my shirt and kisses my belly. Awe....the joys of motherhood!

He has gone down for his nap, which I think finally are coming together. We've been transitioning to the once a day nap which sometimes takes some work. I had a good week of up and down, due to the fact that I had to gradually move the morning nap later and later and it kind of interfered with the whole schedule he had going. All that being said I have now found that the one 1:00pm nap is working great!

So the one main thing I want to do with this blog is share my healthy eating tips. That being said, I am a firm believer that you should start your children off with healthy eating habits. We all know just how important is, so why is it so hard for parents to get there kids to eat right? I will add another one of my post from our Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies site for your reading pleasure.

Cooking is something I love to do. I even have more love for baking. What's even cooler is that I can experiment and create my own recipes that are actually healthy!!!!!

I often like to bake something for Dylan's afternoon snacks, and yesterday I made these delicious muffins that I just have to share. First off let me explain my baking style, I usually look online or through books for a base recipe, like for an example I looked for oatmeal muffins (I take the main ingredients that I want to use and search for the recipe, in this case it was oatmeal) and then I add my own twist and change the ingredients to  'healthier' options.

Ok..so I'm just going to get to the point and give you the recipe.......

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup oatmeal

1 tbsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

2 eggs

1 cup plain yogurt

1/4 cup omega oil (a blend of flaxseed, grapeseed, and olive oil)

1/2 cup applesauce (I make homemade but if I dont have time I buy the organic unsweetened)
1/2 cup agave nectar
1 tsp pure vanilla
1 cup shredded carrots (I actually did a mix of zucchini and carrots)

Preheat the oven to 350 F
Mix the all the dry ingredients in a medium size bowl. In a larger bowl beat the two eggs together, then add the yogurt, oil, apple sauce, agave nectar, vanilla and carrots. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mix. Mix all untill blended and then add the carrots/zucchini. Pour the batter equally into 12 large muffin cups. Bake for 30 mins.

There you have it...yummy healthy muffins!! I usaully spread some apple butter on the muffin and Dylan just loves them. ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!