I just posted this recipe on the Vet's thread.......... I thought others might be interested, too.

Pumpkin Muffins

1 (16oz) can pumpkin -- be sure to get plain pumpkin, not pie filling
**flaxmeal
**baking mix if you have it
4 eggs
3/4 cup granulated splenda (or 10-12 packets)
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
pecans if desired

Dump pumpkin into a mixing bowl. Fill empty can with flaxmeal if you don't have baking mix. If you have some kind of baking mix, fill to within 1/4" and then complete with baking mix. Add in other ingredients and stir well. I store this in a covered plastic bowl. As you might expect, the baking powder loses some power the longer it is stored. I know the mix keeps a week --- it's never lasted longer than that. To cook I fill a 1/2 cup plastic storage bowl (ok, fine , tupperware bowl) about 3/4 full and cook on high power in the microwave for 1.5 minutes. Dump it out immediately and allow to cool and dry some. I have made the muffin in a glass custard dish, but it seems to have a wetter touch than one cooked in plastic. In one experiment, I cooked several in the oven in regular muffin tins. I wasn't overjoyed at the result and decided that I like the finished product better hot from the "oven".

When I was originally messing with the recipe I put it in Fitday and came up with 88 calories, 7.5 gr CHO and 4 gr fiber for a net of 3.5 gr CHO per 1/2 cup mix. That's probably not off too much.

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Judy
highest = 180, goal = 140
Every single time I put food in my mouth, it matters. No more fooling myself!

Sounds good! How many muffins does a batch this size make?

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??? 8-10 maybe

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Judy
highest = 180, goal = 140
Every single time I put food in my mouth, it matters. No more fooling myself!

Thanks, Judy. I ran the numbers for you (using all flax, since the nutritionals for various bake mixes vary) and got this:

For 8 muffins:

262 Cal.
16 Fat
22 Carb
13 Fiber
(9 net carbs)
11 Prot.

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For 10 muffins:
209 Cal.
13 Fat
17 Carb
10 Fiber
(7 net carbs)
9 Prot.

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I think when I ran the numbers in Fitday I figured the entire batch and then would adjust the amount for 1/2 cup.

200 calories might explain why the scale has not been my friend since I started eating these --- I'm addicted to them.

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Judy
highest = 180, goal = 140
Every single time I put food in my mouth, it matters. No more fooling myself!

I use fitday, too. But I generally plug in the whole deal and then divide by the number of servings I get.

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I found that number of servings is a hit or miss thing. Everybody's idea of a serving is different. I usually plug in the entire amount then when I select the food, put in exactly the measure that I am using at the time. I seem to get more accurate numbers that way.

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Judy
highest = 180, goal = 140
Every single time I put food in my mouth, it matters. No more fooling myself!

Maggie,
I was intrigued by the difference in out numbers. I have tweaked the recipe a number of times and decided that I should go back run it through Fitday again. You're numbers were much closer to what I got this time. For a 1/2 cup serving I came up with:

219 calories !!
13g fat
19 carbs - 11 fiber (8 net)
11 protein

Yeah, that's probably a big reason for the weight creep at my house.

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Judy
highest = 180, goal = 140
Every single time I put food in my mouth, it matters. No more fooling myself!

LOL! I can certainly relate, Judy. I've often found that my own "weight creep" episodes are related to exactly the "recipe creep" issue you describe.

I always run the numbers on a new recipe, which is why I ran these. But I've been known to tweak a particular recipe, over time, and then discover that my original nutritional information no longer resembles my first version.

One of those things I have to keep "re-learning." LOL!

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