Getting a healthy jump on the day (or so I thought)

For some unknown reason I was full of energy last night. After dinner was done and the kitchen was cleaned (with help from my oldest son,) I decided to make this muffin recipe that has been on my "recipes to try" list for about 2 weeks. I have a hard time getting my kids to eat breakfast in the morning. They love granola bars, NutriGrain bars and anything that they can grab-and-go. Well of course a couple of weeks ago I was watching Elie Krueger on the Food Network fix these scrumptious muffins and since my kids love apples wanted to give them a try. They were extremly quick (15 minutes to whip up) and simple (I used everyday ingredients) to make and my huband was checking the oven timer every 5 minutes to see if they were done because they smelled "heavenly."

This muffin recipe caught my eye because they are low fat, low calorie, low sugar and they are made whith whole wheat pastry flour. We could all use some fiber right?

I was positive that my children were going to be excited that I took the time to make these right? WRONG! Anisa was the brave one and tried them and was eating them and saying how good they were until her mouth centered upon a small diced cooked apple inside the muffin. She pointed to the apple and said "what are these?" Apples I said. "I don't like those." It was downhill from there. Andre didn't even want to try them saying "I don't like muffins with apples in them." "How do you know?" I say. "Because I know and I don't want to try them." Alexander gets up and I say "do you want to try the muffins mommy made?" "Yes I do!" he says with excitement. I give him one, he curiously looks at it, says "I don't like these" "You haven't even tried them. They taste just like cake" I say trying to get him excited about them again. He licks the topping and thrusts the muffin back towards me and says "No, I don't want to eat this."

My kids are the pickiest picky eaters there ever occupied this universe. I truly loved the flavor of the muffins. They were moist and not at all heavy. The topping was to die for! Gerald wanted to eat 2 last night but he said he would save some for the kids to try.

Anyway, I was a bit disappointed in their lack of excitement but as a mother I understand my kids. I have a granola bar recipe that I want to try and this time I won't tell them what's in it.!

I will post the recipe and pics later today because I would recommend you try these good-for-you muffins!