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   I had the opportunity to share this marvelous bread with some relatives last night. Our whole family on my mom's side are going to a surprise anniversary party in Chicago this weekend, so an uncle from Texas drove up here and we got to get pizza and hang out slash plan for the weekend. I even made the fam walk 2 miles with me after dinner. A little exercise never hurt anyone right? ;-) In other news... If you have been following me on Facebook ( Diary of a Semi-Health Nut ) or Twitter ( SemiHealthNut ), then you know that my amazing mother has a goal of losing fifty pounds in fifty weeks. She's calling it the 50/50 challenge and she's asked for my help! Really all I have done so far is offered my encouragement and support because she is pretty wise in the ways of healthiness being a nurse and all. I am so proud and excited for her to get healthier! I asked her if she would check in and write a blog post here and there for me to post and she actually e-mailed me her first one which I will be posting soonish. Be on the lookout! This woman is a fantastic writer and an inspiration! I just have a favor to ask my readers... Pretty please send some encouraging comments her way! You can comment on my Facebook or Twitter or on this blog, and I might be putting her e-mail address up as well, but please let her know she can do it! I know she can, but sometimes a task like this can be daunting, especially in a woman's forties where metabolism isn't necessarily on her side. Thank you all in advance!!! That's all for now! Try the pumpkin-nanner bread and let me know what you think. Have a happy, semi-healthy, blessed day!~Amanda @ Semi-Health Nut~ |
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all brown, saying, "You better make something with me...and fast!"
I've procrastinated it a couple of days because I JUST made cookies ( Cookies )...but oh well they will be gone soon!
I am almost positive I like baking more than I like cooking which can be bad...sweets are not meant to be eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner (apparently). But sometimes baking can be healthier than you think...
As I was cleaning up the other night, I also noticed a can of pumpkin in my baking cabinet (Daddio bought me a separate cabinet for all my baking stuff...let me tell you, it was necessary). For some reason I thought banana and pumpkin together would be a great idea. Weird combo right? But pretty healthy! Bananas and pumpkin, plus I put oatmeal and chia seeds. :-)
I would like to present to you
Pumpkin Banana Bread with Cinnamon-Vanilla Glaze
Modified from About.com
Ingredients:
Bread:
- 3 mashed bananas
- 1 can pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 TBS Coffee-Mate Cinnamon Vanilla Creme
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup oats
- 1/2 TBS chia Seeds
How To: