Recipe adapted from Delicious Meets Nutritious Cookbook

• 3 eggs, well beaten
• 1 1/3 cups of Xagave (vs. 2 cups of sugar)
• 2 cups raw, grated zucchini
• 3 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup of canola oil
• 3 cups of whole wheat flour
• 3 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 cup of mini chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup of walnut pieces

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Coat two 8x4 bread pans with cooking spray.

Combine the eggs, oil, Xagave, zucchini and vanilla in a large bowl then mix thoroughly. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg together. Slowly add the dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix well. Add the chocolate chips and walnut pieces and mix again.

Pour the batter evenly into the two prepared loaf pans.

Place in the oven and bake for 45-50 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool for a few minutes before slicing. Slather with butter and enjoy!

While our family was in town we decided to head to Cannon Beach for the day. We stopped by a great little farmer's market while we were there and I found some plump and juicy raspberries and blueberries that I couldn't resist. I decided to make muffins with the last of the berries and a very ripe banana that needed to be used up. I used whole wheat flour and added low fat yogurt instead of butter. My husband and children LOVED these muffins. They were moist, flavorful and so delicious - they gobbled up the whole batch for breakfast.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a muffin tray with cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda until well combined. In another bowl, mix the egg, oil, yogurt, vanilla, white sugar, brown sugar and mushed banana until mixed thoroughly. Slowly combine the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients without over mixing. Add half of the blueberries and fold them into the batter.

Cool muffins on a rack then serve slathered with butter if desired. Enjoy!