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We\u2019ve all heard it said; eat five fruits and vegetables each day for your health. For many of us consuming that amount is challenging. What do you do when your family doesn\u2019t like fruits and vegetables? You disguise them!<\/p>\n
Zucchini Muffins are made with whole wheat, vegetables and are lightly sweetened. This is a perfect side dish to add to any meal and one that is loaded with heart healthy ingredients. Great as a side dish or a snack on the go!<\/p>\n
Zucchini Muffins<\/strong><\/p>\n Instructions:<\/em> Nutrition Facts:<\/em> We\u2019ve all heard it said; eat five fruits and vegetables each day for your health. For many of us consuming that amount is challenging. What do you do when your family doesn\u2019t like fruits and vegetables? You disguise them! Zucchini Muffins are made with whole wheat, vegetables and are lightly sweetened. This is a perfect […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-because-your-health-matters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4540"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4542,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4540\/revisions\/4542"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Vegan-Cleanse-Zucchini-Muffin-720\"](\"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Vegan-Cleanse-Zucchini-Muffin-720.jpg\")
\nIngredients:<\/em>
\n1 cup whole wheat flour
\n1 cup all-purpose unbleached flour
\n1 \u00bd teaspoon baking powder
\n\u00bc teaspoon salt
\n1 teaspoon cinnamon
\n1\/3 cup canola oil
\n3 egg whites
\n\u00bd cup sugar (optional substitute sugar for honey)
\n1 \u00bd teaspoon vanilla
\n2 cups zucchini, grated<\/p>\n
\nPreheat oven to 350F.
\nOil a 12-cup muffin tin pan.
\nIn a large bowl mix together flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
\nIn a separate bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Add the vanilla, sugar and oil. Beat for 3 additional minutes.
\nAdd wet and dry ingredients together then add grated zucchini.
\nMix until the batter is blended well.
\nSpoon batter into the muffin tins.
\nBake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
\nRemove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.<\/p>\n
\nPer serving
\nServing size 1 muffin
\nCalories 122
\nCalories from fat 14
\nTotal Fat 2g
\nSaturated Fat <1g
\nCholesterol 35mg
\nSodium 28mg
\nCarbohydrate 24g
\nFiber 2g
\nProtein 4g
\nFor more information contact Los Fresnos City Hall at 956-233-5768 or Christine De La Rosa, Community Health Worker at 956-407-3348 or email at cdelarosa@citylf.us<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"