Easy, Healthy, Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ever get tired of all the complex ingredients vegan cookie recipes call for? I was too! So I fiddled around in the kitchen for awhile, made several batches different ways, and finally landed on this one. And I think it's pretty super!
Easy Healthy Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies (low sugar)
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup Earth Balance (or if having butter doesn't bother you, use butter)
1/2 cup brown sugar, not packed
1/2 cup applesauce
1 ripe banana, mashed
1 tsp. vanilla
Vegan chocolate chips or regular, whichever you prefer
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Cream butter and sugar in med. sized bowl. Add applesauce, mix well. Add ripe banana and vanilla. Mix.
In separate bowl mix flours and baking soda. Add flour mixture to wet mixture a little at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add amount of chocolate chips desired. Scoop onto cookie sheets with spoon or scoop and bake for 10-12 minutes until bottoms are brown and tops are slightly golden.
Remove to cooling racks and let cool before eating because they are even better cooled!

Now here's some cookies you don't have to feel too guilty about! If you want them even healthier, I would take out the brown sugar and use only whole wheat flour. Maybe you can work up to that as you slowly decrease the sugar in your diet, because as you do, you will become satisfied with less. But in the meantime you can enjoy these!

Let me know what you think! Or if you have any healthy recipes, I would love to hear about them :)

Thanks for stopping by! Taniya

A Yummy Green Smoothie!

Happy February!! Just because the month of January is behind us doesn't mean you forget all about that New Year's resolution to eat healthier and take better care of yourself. I am here to help with a super easy and quick way to get some extra servings of fruits and veggies! Yes, it's true, there really IS a green drink that's not only good for you but that you're going to like! But it may not be considered a true "green" drink because there are no leafy greens in it. (Unless you add a few spinach leaves like I do, that I can't even taste.)

This was mine from yesterday. This is how it looks according to the recipe below.
 Blend together 1 avocado, 1 banana, 1 cup orange juice, 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt, 1 Tbsp. honey, & 1 tsp. grated fresh ginger. Add 2 cups ice. Blend until smooth.
 Now, I didn't use the ginger because I didn't have any more. Which didn't make any difference to me, it was wonderful! This smoothie has at least three servings of fruit and remember, you can add whatever extra goodies you want to get closer to your seven a day! Mine turned out more yellow than green so maybe it depends on how green your avocado is. Ha ha ha!
I was given some pretty sunflowers by my lovely friend and neighbor so thought I would have them in the photo.

Then my kitty got very curious.

This smoothie makes a great, quick breakfast for those of you in a hurry in the morning or for any time during the day. Hope you enjoy! Now let's drink to a happier, healthier year! Taniya