I usually will eat throughout the day and have 5-6 small meals versus 3 meals a day. So usually between 2:30-3:00pm I will usually reach for something to eat. I baked a banana berry loaf on Sunday night. I used the recipe here http://allrecipes.com/recipe/blueberry-loaf-cake/ as a base for my loaf but modified it a lot lol. Instead of 1/2 cup of butter/margarine I used 6 tablespoons of canola/olive oil blend, added a mashed banana, used soy milk instead of cow's milk, omitted the cinnamon and used a frozen berry blend which included blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries. I also used 6 tablespoons of demura sugar and 2 packets of stevia, 1 cup of whole wheat flour, 1 cup of wheat bran and 1/2 cup of white flour. It came out pretty good and I usually do not like things overly sweet and it hit the spot so I wouldn't starve during my commute home from work.
Do you eat 3 meals a day or do you have several smaller ones?
Do you ever use recipes as a base and modify them to your liking?
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Comments (46)
omgosh lilly this looks amazinggggg. I cannot have gluten right now but as soon as I can I may have to make this. I love allrecipes....thats where I go for recipes too =)
i wish i ate three meals a day. i only eat one.
Michelle Dang: Thanks :)
Alicia ☺: Thank you Alicia :)
ohh looks delish, i want some!
MH Chow: Yes I forgot to add that. I did put flax seeds in it.
Brooklyn Mak: You don't like many things I post :( What do you like to eat? Red meats? Lol Which I don't have often.
Marilyn M.: Thank you :) I use natural sweeteners since I don't like to consume sugars since it spikes my blood sugar levels then I get tired when I get home and don't feel like working out lol.
sital Kaur: It really does :)
sharon shu: I usually do the same.
Kaitlin B:Thank you :)
crispy ☮: I only eat butter in certain dishes too because butter is what makes it taste so rich and fabulous lol.
Cheesin Peasin: Thank you :)
Annie L.: I do that too some times. If it's something really good I will keep eating until there's no more lol.
Connie C: I do as well.
MACaddict25 ♥: You're welcome :)
Peony Love: Thank you :)
Sara Lopes: That's good as long as you're eating :)
mindy fan: Yeah my version is the healthier version. If I were to make it even healthier it'd be all stevia but I've tried that and there was a strange taste lol.
sabz _: You can try it if you make it yourself :)
mylittlecasey *: I almost always substitute canola/olive oil blends in baking because margarine is solid when cold and at room temperature and just seems so unnatural to have in the body.
Michelle Mai Huynh♡: It's hard when you don't have time. I will bake one when I come down and leave it on your door step haha j/j.
Andrea Carter: I love to snack too.
Thi Hoang: I am at my desk all day so I have time to eat small meals. But having snacks is good as long as they are healthy ones.
☆ Yuri ☆: Haha I know I changed it a lot because I don't use butter/margarine. I have to make my healthier. I don't want to get high cholesterol again. Yay for snacks :)
Yum, this looks good! :)
You made so many changes to it lol. It's nothing like the original recipe but looks way healthier. Did you also put flax seeds in it? I enlarged the photo and it looks like it.
i'm not really big on bread products
I eat 3 small meals but I snack a lot in between meals lol. This loaf you made reminds me of one my grandma used to make. She is a strict vegeterian and diabetic so she used natural sweetners or stevia and she used whole wheat in her breads and cakes. I know this loaf would taste good because the ingredients you used sound great esp. the fruits :)
Homemade taste so much better
This looks like a yummy berry loaf! I eat three smaller meals a day with 2 snacks in between.
Looks good!
You definitely changed alot of it, and I definitely prefer your version better. I rarely eat butter, and the only times I do is when it's already in some dishes when eating out, and I try not to order those if I know it's in them for sure.
yum looks good
i have 3 meals a day and i'm trying to switch to eating more smaller meals but it's a hard change. sometimes i start eating and i don't stop! lol. my mom and i almost always make modifications to recipes to make them a little healthier.
I eat smaller meals throughout the day. I eat all of the time lol.
It looks yum! Thanks for the recipe
That looks so good.
looks so good and it sounds easy to make :) I barely have time to have 3 meals at day, so I snack a lot :P
Those look really good!
You made this recipe extra healthy compared to the old one lol! I want to try your version this weekend!!
not tried this
This sounds and looks so good! I love banana bread, cakes, muffins, you name it! I also like substituting canola and olive oil in place of margarine or butter for some of my recipes.
I'd love to have some Banana Berry Loaf =) I am trying to eat smaller portions but it's hard.
i like to do a lot of small meals. i love snacking!
That looks really yummy. I eat 3 meals a day with snacks in between. I wish I can eat 6 smaller meals but I'm just too busy for that.
I'm looking at the original recipe and looking at what you used..lol..you did change a lot~ haha but wow, your loaf looks so healthy and delicious! It looks like it has a really nice texture to it, which I love my bread that way. I try to eat more small meals throughout the day but sometimes it just turns out to be 3 main meals with 2 snacks or 2 main meals and 2-3 snacks. lol