Goji - Blue Berry Muffins

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As promised..........here is one of my breakfast/snack recipes which is only 203.2 calories

Goji- Blue Berry Muffins

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Goji Berries (see note below)
1 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup blueberries
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup unbleached white flour
1/2 cup original almond milk (normally use unsweetened but did not have any)
1/4 cup coconut oil (instead of butter)- (see note below)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp aluminum free baking powder (regular baking powder will do)

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
2.  Mix the wet ingredients and the sugar together (except for the berries).
3. Mix the dry ingredients together
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in two batches and mix well
5. Fold in the berries
6. Place  in muffin tins (makes about 10 muffins)
7. Bake for 15-20 minutes

Serving Size: 1 muffin
Servings: about 10
Calories per serving: 203.32

Note:
What are Goji- Berries?

 The goji berry is also called the wolfberry. It is a bright orange-red berry that comes from a shrub that's native to China. In Asia, goji berries have been eaten for generations in the hopes of living longer.
 Berries like the goji berry are filled with powerful antioxidants and other compounds that may help prevent cancer and other illnesses, including heart disease. Antioxidants may also boost the immune system and lower cholesterol.
 There may be some possible herb-drug interactions with goji berries. If you take blood thinners, you may want to avoid goji berries. Goji berries may also interact with diabetes and blood pressure drugs.

Benefits of Coconut oil

Te health benefits of coconut oil include hair care, skin care, stress relief, maintaining cholesterol levels, weight loss, increased immunity, proper digestion and metabolism, relief from kidney problems, heart diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes, HIV and cancer, dental care, and bone strength. These benefits of coconut oil can be attributed to the presence of lauric acid, capric acid and caprylic acid, and its properties such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, soothing.

he human body converts lauric acid into monolaurin which is claimed to help in dealing with viruses and bacteria causing diseases such as herpes, influenza, cytomegalovirus, and even HIV. It helps in fighting harmful bacteria such as listeria monocytogenes and heliobacter pylori, and harmful protozoa such as giardia lamblia.