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These warm, whole grain muffins make a healthy, fall breakfast. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest . Download my eBook, Health Begins in the Kitchen . Warm Muffins - A Wholesome Addition to Breakfast As the weather cools down, it's nice to start the day with a warm breakfast. These muffins, bursting with blueberries, apples and walnuts, are delicious with Kite Hill almond-based cream "cheese." Take the leftovers to work or school, as they make a wonderful mid-afternoon snack. Blueberries are one of the highest antioxidant foods we can eat plus each low-calorie, high-fiber muffin is packed with over a 1/2 gram of omega-3 due to the addition of walnuts and flaxseeds!                     *                             *                             * Whole Wheat Apple Blueberry Muffins ...

These delicious muffins are only 180 calories each! Follow Foods For Long on Facebook and Pinterest . Einkorn Wheat Because of my husband's slight allergic reaction to wheat, we often bake with Einkorn wheat or eat Einkorn pasta. It's not gluten free but because it's an ancient form of wheat (and hasn't been hybridized to increase the gluten content like modern wheat has), it is generally tolerated by many people who are sensitive to gluten.  This recipe is made with organic Einkorn all-purpose flour. This morning I was in the mood for a muffin. I'm trying to lose a few pounds and wanted to keep the calories low so I used very little sugar and less oil than most recipes.  I also wanted to use one of the beautiful Fuji apples we just harvested from our tree. So here's what we came up with. This recipe is specifically for Einkorn flour. Modern wheat absorbs more water than Einkorn so it can not be substituted one for one.                 ...

Healthy breakfast bowl takes advantage of late summer fruit. Follow Foods For Long Life on Pinterest and Facebook . My New Favorite Breakfast The end of the summer brings us so much wonderful fruit.   Sweat peaches are their peak ripeness, the pears are ripening, strawberries are still around, and so much more. A big bowl of fruit may be delicious but it's certainly not filling.This breakfast bowl adds nuts and seeds, cereal, and some probiotic packed, home-made soy yogurt . This provides the protein and healthy fats that will keep you satisfied until lunch time. I Can't Believe School is Starting! Although my children are grown, I still get those feelings of disbelief when kids start getting ready to start school in what seems like the middle of the summer. Getting kids fed and ready to leave for school, or even summer day camp for that matter, is one of the hardest thing a parent has to do. Perhaps feeding them this yummy breakfast bowl will get them to eat up without promp...

Many people with gluten sensitivities tolerate einkorn wheat. Vegan einkorn banana bread with chocolate chips and walnuts. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest. Einkorn Wheat My husband is sensitive to gluten. The minute he eats a piece of bread, he sneezes or gets stuffy. Worst of all (for me), he snores at night. So now he mostly avoids wheat. A few months ago Doug bought some Einkorn wheat flour and Einkorn whole wheat pasta to try. It's an ancient form of wheat that was cultivated thousands of years ago. Modern wheat has been hybridized for various reasons (improve yield, increase gluten content, etc.) and some think that this has lead to the increase in wheat sensitivity. Although people with celiac should not consume any form of wheat or grain that contains gluten, some gluten sensitive people have reported little or no reaction to this type of wheat. Doug has had no reaction to items baked with All-Purpose Einkorn flour or eating Einkorn whole wheat pasta (w...

Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest . Why Diets Don't Always Make You Healthy I'm trying to lose a few holiday pounds right now and I'd guess most of you are too. But as we focus on the scale we often lose site of our health. And shouldn't good health really be the goal? So instead of following a fad diet that may not be good for in the long run, let's fill our plates with the most fiber-rich, nutrient-dense and delicious foods we can and then we won't have room for or crave the bad stuff! I guarantee you will lose weight and won't be the least bit hungry. After six years and more than 500 Foods For Long Life posts, I thought it was time to list the foods that I think are most important for health and long life. So here it is, my top 20 foods with some popular recipes that use them. I could have just as easily written about 50 of them but my husband discouraged me from doing that. I'll have to save that list for my next book.  Top 20 ...