Let them eat muffins

About two years ago, my friend, Kara, gave me a recipe for Weight Watchers bran muffins that were, as her husband, Willy, stated, "guaranteed to make me go to the bathroom". Yum !
After eating one,I started thinking to myself..."maybe I can find a great low fat recipe that I will really enjoy" and I did! If you're a real novice in the kitchen, this is a perfect start, it only requires 3 mixing bowls & a microplane zester & a 12 cup muffin tin. I found this recipe online at Shape Magazine's www.shape.com.

These muffins make a great summer muffin when blueberries are fresh and a great winter muffin when the blueberries are frozen :) I got my blueberries at the Farmer's Market in Union Square and they were the juiciest ever.

I am taking the muffins to some of my favorite people tomorrow for our journey to Atlanta. Delta seems to forget that people get hungry on a 2.5 hr ride.

The healthy muffin is hard to find & this one is only 180 calories and 5 grams fat with 0.5 grams of saturated fat with 1 gram of fiber. They are full of antioxidants as well- ENJOY!

Very Berry Orange Oat Muffins (Shape Magazine)
Serves: 12, Prep: 15 min, Cook: 15 minutes

1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup low fat buttermilk
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1.2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1 medium orange
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
1 whole egg
1 cup blueberries
1/2 cup dried cranberries (I left them put this time !)
Nonstick cooking spray

Preheat oven to 400. Lightly coat muffin cups with Pam.
In the small bowl: Stir together oats and buttermilk and set aside for 5 minutes.
In the medium bowl: Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
In the large bowl: Grate orange rind (with your zester) and squeeze 1/2 cup oj in. Whisk in sugar, canola oil and egg until mixture is smooth. Blend in oatmeal mixture and then the flour mixture. Stir until ingredienrs are just combined and then gently fold in blueberries.
You don't want the batter to look like cookie monster, so don't overmix.

Spoon batter into muffin tin and bake 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center.

Note: You can buy rolled oats and whole wheat flour at Whole Foods, but I am sure they are readily available.

These make a great breakfast or snack on the go.