Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins-- from The Titanium Chef

If you are looking for something really tasty to eat for breakfast this morning, whip up a batch of these  muffins.  They are full of good grains and will keep you going today, and even better than that they have very little fat and are super easy and delicious!

Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins

Yields 12 servings

1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 cup non-fat milk
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 egg whites
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp sugar
raisins or nuts (optional)

Soak the oats in the milk for one hour.  Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  Spray muffin pan with cooking spray.  Combine the oat mixture with the applesauce and eggs whites and mix until combined.  In a seperate bowl measure and whisk the dry ingredients together.  Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until just combined.  Add nuts or raisins if desired.  Do not over mix the batter or the muffins will be tough.  Put in muffin pans and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

Whole Wheat Snickerdoodles-from The Titanium Chef

I have had a huge sweet tooth lately and cookies have been hitting the spot!  These turn out just like your normal snickerdoodles but have the added benefit of whole grains in them!  Oh and a little tip for you...when a recipe says to pack the brown sugar, don't do it!  The recipe will turn out just fine and will be so much better for you!

Whole Wheat Snickerdoodles

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup white sugar
2 tsp cinnamon

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.  Add eggs and vanilla and beat well.  Add dry ingredients, except for white sugar and cinnamon.  Mix sugar and cinnamon together in a seperate bowl.  Shape dough into small balls and roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture.  Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.  Bake at 375 F for 8-10 minutes until the edges are set.  Enjoy!!

Guiltless Alfredo from The Titanium Chef

Who does not love a nice big bowl of fettucine alfredo?  If you go to any restaurant and eat this there are more calories in that one bowl than you probably should be eating in an entire day!  This recipe gives you that yummy, creamy sauce without all the calories.  Eat it on top of whole wheat pasta and you have a great meal with lots of good grains.  Try it out!

Guiltless Alfredo

2 cups low fat milk
1/3 cup (3 oz) (I used fat free and it turned out fine)
2 T flour
1 tsp salt
1 T butter
3 garlic cloves (can use less if you don't like a lot of garlic)
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Mix milk, cream cheese, flour and salt in a blender until smooth.  Melt butter in skillet and saute garlic for about 30 seconds.  Add milk mixture to garlic and stir for a few minutes until thickened.  Add parmesan cheese and stir.  Cover with a lid, remove from heat and let sit for 10 minutes to thicken up more.  If  you refrigerate this it will get very thick, just add milk and re-heat.