Breakfast Banana Bread w/Flax
                                         Ingredients
1/2 Cup Splenda 1/2 C Fat Free Buttermilk
1/4 C Eggbeaters 3T Canola Oil or twice as much Applesauce
3/4 C Unbleached All Purpose Flour 1/2 C Whole Wheat Flour
3/4 C Ground Flaxseed 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda 1/8 Teaspoon Salt
1 C Pureed Bananas (very Ripe) 1/2 C Walnuts
Directions
Preheat Oven 350deg
Spray Pam on non-stick 8" x 4" Loaf Pan
In a Large bowl, combine: Sugar, Buttermilk, Eggbeaters and Oil. Whisk until Smooth.
In  Medium Bowl, combine: Unbleached Flour, Whole-Wheat Flour, Ground Flaxseed, Baking Powder, Baking Soda & Salt. Whisk to mix.
Add liquid ingredients to dry & stir just until blended.
Add Bananas & Nuts & STIR
Pour into Pan & BAKE 40-50 minutes until knife inserted in middle comes out clean.
Remove to a wire rack and cool
***Serve Warm or w/homemade Peanut Butter on Top
 Approximate Nutritional Information
Serves: 10     Serving Slice 1 Slice
Total Calories: 188
*Total Fat: 11g
Total Carbs: 19g
       Fiber: 2.6g
Total Protein: 5g
**Majority of Fat comes from the flax, walnuts & canola oil so it adds enough heart healthy fats into the diet. (Polyunsaturated/Monounsaturated, Omega Fatty Acids)
May substitute Applesauce for Canola Oil in preferable.
Power Packed Flaxseed Walnut Waffles
Ingredients
2 Dry Cups Hodgson's Whole
Wheat Pancake Mix
1/2 C Freshly Ground Flaxseed
3/4 C Chopped Walnuts 3 1/2oz (1 Scoop) Whey Protein
1 C Egg Whites (or 2 oz Eggbeaters) 3 Level T ground Cinnamon
1/4 C Applesauce
(or 1/2 C for lower calorie recipe)
2 C Skim Milk
2 T Canola Oil (no oil for low cal. recipe)  
Directions
Mix: Pancake Mix, Flax, Walnuts, Whey & Cinnamon thoroughly together before adding liquids.
Blend Milk, Eggbeaters, Applesauce & Oil before adding to dry mix.
Combine ingredients together & mix thoroughly.
Pour appropriate amount into your waffle iron & have a power packed breakfast!
***To Cut some calories and fat out (although Canola is a healthy fat) you may substitute all the oil with applesauce
Recipe makes 4-6 waffles depending upon size of waffle iron.
Approximate Nutritional Information (Based on 4 waffles)
Serving Size: 1 Large Waffle
             Total Calories: 531                
Total Fat: 26g
                Polyunsaturated: 14g
                Monounsaturated: 6g
Carbs: 57g
           Sugars: 11g
           Fiber: 9g
Protein: 24g
Serving Size: 1 Large Waffle
Total Calories: 477
Total Fat: 20g
                Polyunsaturated: 12g
                Monounsaturated: 2g
Carbs: 58g
            Sugars: 12.5g
            Fiber: 9g
Protein: 24g
*Walnuts add about 2g of Omega 3.
 
**Add Pumpkin Spice for
a great holiday twist!