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Recipe Makeover

Every month, we’ll take a member’s recipe and give it a Start Making Choices™ makeover—shaping it up to suit a more balanced lifestyle.

Berry Good for You

Blueberry Lemon Yogurt Muffins

Take a healthier breakfast to go—or enjoy an easy snack—when you grab these mouthwatering muffins that double the fiber and cut a quarter of the calories of the original.

Blueberry Lemon Yogurt Muffins

Nutritional Information:

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Calories: 174	Fat: 5 g
Carbs: 28 g	Protein: 5 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g	Cholesterol: 1 mg
Sodium: 271 mg	Sugars: 12 g

Hands On: 10 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Makes: 12 servings (1 muffin each)

Ingredients:

PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
1-1/2 cups Eagle Mills® All-Purpose Unbleached Flour with Ultragrain® or Eagle Mills® Ultragrain® White Whole-Wheat Flour
1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups plain nonfat yogurt
4 tablespoons Fleischmann's® Unsalted Margarine stick, melted
1/4 cup Egg Beaters® Original
1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen, thawed and drained
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel (zest)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400° F. Spray 12-cup regular muffin pan with cooking spray. Blend together flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in large bowl.

2. Stir together yogurt, Fleischmann's, and Egg Beaters in small bowl. Pour yogurt mixture into center of dry ingredients; stir just until blended using rubber spatula. Do not overmix. Fold in blueberries and lemon peel.

3. Divide batter evenly between prepared muffin cups. Bake 15 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes in pan. Remove from muffin cups and cool completely on wire rack.

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How We Do It!

In our test kitchens, we enhance, with care, the treasured family recipes shared by other Start Making Choices members just like you. Our general guidelines include reducing fat, cholesterol, and calories while preserving the taste and texture of the original. Where possible, we add nutritional value with health-giving vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and fiber. Lastly, we simplify recipe preparation to better serve today’s busy households.

Recipes featured here may not meet all of the Balanced Life™ Plan nutritional guidelines and are not part of your Balanced Life Plan. Please enjoy in moderation.