So, we're in HSC mode in our household at the moment and
anyone who has been here will know just how stressful this period can be. Not
only do they have exams they need to perform well in, the realisation that
their school years have now come to an end smacks them well and truly in the
face. Even for those who know exactly what they'll be doing once the exams are
over, the transition into the next stage of their life can still prove
daunting. I've been trying to keep healthy snacks in the house to ensure that a
balanced diet is maintained during this time - feed the brain healthy and
wholesome foods and avoid snacks with saturated fats and high calorie sugary
foods, right?
I came across the recipe for
Spelt Fruit Muffins while watching
"Eat Yourself Sexy Australia" and thought it would be a great snack to make -
full of wholesome foods and high in protein, so I searched the site and found
the recipe. The trouble was, there were a couple of ingredients I felt
uncomfortable using. It wasn't the tofu or spelt flour, it was the one cup of
oil and 300g of raw sugar the recipe required. Yikes! That's a lot of oil and
sugar! Picturing a cup of oil is enough to make me gag and to use that much in
a "healthy" snack, just didn't sit right with me. The two alterations
I made was to cut the sugar in half and to substitute the cup of oil for a cup
of apple puree.
You'll be pleased to know that with those simple variations,
the Spelt Fruit Muffins (there were 29 in the batch) turned out a treat and were gobbled up by all. Give
them a go - just don't tell your family what's in them!
