Did you know that April 3rd is Whole Grain Sampling Day? All across the world, people will be eating healthy whole grains. Oldways and The Whole Grain Council started this initiative last year to get more consumers to be aware of the health benefits of whole grains along with the fact that they taste great. This year, a virtual toast will be going on at 12 noon. Check out Twitter and Facebook to see how many people will be making this toast.
I love the nutty flavors that whole grains provide. To me it makes food much more interesting. Whole grains are also loaded with all kinds of nutrients such as B vitamins, vitamin C, folate and fiber. Eating 2.5 servings a day can lower your risk of cardiovascular disease by almost one quarter.
Since I love whole grains, I was selected to be an ambassador for this special event. I received a huge box of all kinds of samples to try. I have always been an advocate of eating healthy food which includes lots of whole grains in my family's diet. But I received some new things to try which were even new to this healthy cooking mom.
I always try to incorporate whole grains into my kids diet. It seems lately my two kids do not always want to eat breakfast. I tend to make muffins so they are easy to eat and they are good for the road. My teenage daughter grabs one and eats it while waiting for the bus. I used whole wheat flour, oats and bananas as I think these ingredients are great for a breakfast muffin. Maple syrup is used as the sweetener to give the muffins a subtle sweetness. Of course chocolate chips were added to make these more appealing to kids and chocolate makes everything better!
Make sure to have some whole grains added to your diet!
Chocolate Chip Banana Breakfast Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 large ripe banana mashed
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 large egg beaten
- 3 TBS canola oil
- ¼ cup light sour cream
- ¾ cup whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup old fashioned oats
- ¼ cup plus 1 TBS mini chocolate chips divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375. Use muffin liners to line 8 muffin cups.
- Mix first five ingredients (banana through sour cream) together in a large bowl.
- In a small bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and oats. Add to the wet ingredients and mix until combined.
- Lightly mix in ¼ cup of chocolate chips.
- Portion batter into 8 muffins in prepared pan.
- Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips on top of muffin batter.
- Bake 18-20 minutes, until golden and a toothpick stuck in one comes out clean!
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***For full disclosure, the Whole Grains Council provided me with free product and the giveaway. As usual, all opinions are my own.
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I made Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins last week, would have loved to have made them with the whole wheat! Definitely will give it a try. Great giveaway and thank you for the chance!!
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These muffins look delicious Lisa! I'm not much of a breakfast eater either, but I don't think I could resist one of these.
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These sound AMAZING and I think my boys would like them, too - SCORE.
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Being a vegetarian, I'm very into whole grains and would love to win this!
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Those muffins look divine!
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I like some whole grains, like steel cut oatmeal.
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I really do need to add more whole grains to my diet, but I never know what to buy. Would love to win to try out all the products.
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I have been trying to incorporate more whole grains into my family's meals. This awesome giveaway would really help me do that.
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The Chocolate Chip Banana Breakfast Muffins look delicious!
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The muffins look amazing and I love that they're healthier than the typical muffin
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Love muffins that have whole grains...these look wonderful
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this is not an entry; but a legitimate question regarding these delish muffins.
can you sub out the sour cream? would yogurt (plain or vanilla??) work as well?
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I think you could use plain or vanilla yogurt as well as buttermilk. I alternate those ingredients all the time.
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That is a clever recipe, I have always thought that zucchini bread (similar to the muffins) could use a jolt a sugary sweetness; chocolate! (why ever not!)
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Cool giveaway. I try my best to do whole grains. Because of my blood work and diet problems. I need to look for these in the big grocery store. I see a couple of things I'd really like to try.
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We have been trying to incorporate more whole grains into our diet, these would be great to try.
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I have been trying to get healthier and have started with what we eat. More fresh fruits and veggies and whole grains. This is a great giveaway to help me better meal planning.
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I'm going to try your muffin recipe. My husband isn't a muffin fan, but with chocolate chips in them I think he may like them 🙂
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