MMMM Muffins

So, I knew that my husband would eat muffins for breakfast...but, he usually opts to go without breakfast. I wanted to create a recipe that would be as healthy as it was delicious. If you're making good choices for a healthy lifestyle it  only makes sense to me that you still LOVE what you eat. People who try to eat healthy have to get creative! This recipe still has a lot of sugar and I'm thinking about trying agave nectar but I haven't yet.
This is the first recipe I wrote myself and I'm really proud of it. I dream of writing a cookbook, so I decided that it was time to start recording and actually measuring what I put together. I hope you enjoy it.

Pumpkin Magic 

In a very large bowl combine all of the following:
4 eggs, beaten
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 cups canned pumpkin puree
1 medium zucchini grated
1 1/2 cups olive oil
1/2 cup water
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/3 cup white flour
1/4 cup bran
1/4 cup whole and ground flax (about half and half)
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking pwd.
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp nutmeg, ground
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves

Optional:  1 cup NUTS!! I have added slivered almonds, or chopped pecans. You could also add pumpkin seeds or  just put some on top for show. Nuts have so many benefits!

Makes about 2 1/2 dozen. Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes.

A side note about flax...I like to use ground and whole. For your body to get the vitamins,  minerals, amino acids, lignans, and phytonutrients out of the flax seed it needs to be ground. Whole flax seeds help sluff unwated garbage out of your intestines and you will pass them whole, but this is okay. I included both in this recipe because they are both so beneficial. I buy the organic cold milled flax seed from Costco.