Feed Your Gut, Feed Your Heart!
Our gut is a powerful organ that influences the health of other organs in our body. Recent research has shown a link between the variety of the different types of bacteria in our gut and the health of our blood vessels. While more evidence is needed to understand the exact mechanism for this connection, a healthy diet that promotes a healthy gut will likely promote a healthy heart.
Eating foods rich in dietary fiber is the perfect way to make both your gut and heart happy. Dietary fibers help to feed the “good” bacteria in your gut and lower both blood pressure and cholesterol for a healthy heart!
In honor of National Heart Health Month, here’s a heart healthy treat that your gut will love:
Fiber-Rich Muffins
Serves 24
Beyond promoting heart and gut health, a high fiber diet keeps you fuller for
longer! These muffins are packed with fiber thanks to the banana, date paste, semolina, pistachios, and sunflower seeds! Worried about the sugar content? These muffins are 100% free of artificial sweeteners, getting their sweetness entirely from the banana and date paste. This is the heart healthy treat you’ve been waiting for!
3 eggs
1 cup coconut oil
1 cup almond milk
1 cup ripe banana, mashed
1 cup date paste
2 cups fine semolina
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon vanilla powder
½ cup pistachio, crushed, unsalted
½ cup sunflower seeds, unsalted
1- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease each cup of two standard 12-cup muffin pans and set aside.
2- Beat the eggs into a large bowl. Beat in the coconut oil and almond milk until combined. Beat in the mashed banana and date paste until combined.
3- Mix in the semolina, baking powder, and vanilla powder until just combined. Mix in the
pistachios and sunflower seeds.
3- Divide the batter evenly into the two prepared muffin pans, filling each cup ⅔ full.
4- Bake the muffins for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
5- Remove the muffins from the oven, and allow them to cool for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
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