Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bread
01.4.10
It’s a New Year, a new decade and time for resolutions. I usually try to refrain from making resolutions. Especially those that I am likely to fail at…I like to feel some success. This year, I decided to make a couple resolutions or I like to say “goals” and join the 10 in 10 Healthy Challenge. This challenge was put together by Lori at the blog Recipe Girl. If you have never stopped by her blog please go now. I promise you will enjoy her site!
The 10 in 10 Challenge is open to everyone and is essentially a 10 week commitment to a healthier you! As of today, the 10 in 10 Challenge has over 250 awesome people from 38 states and 10 countries committed to a healthier lifestyle in 2010! The goals indicated by the participants include: losing weight, exercising more, lowering their cholesterol, increasing their strength, eating more veggies and many more! You can find out who is participating and what their specific goals are by clicking here.
My goal list is pretty short….again I want to feel some success in the end!
1.) Get back to eating clean. I did this for about two months back in the summer and it was amazing how much better I felt. I will go into more details on “clean eating” in future posts.
2.) Get back into a regular workout routine. I used to be hopelessly devoted to working out before the girls came along. I even competed in a triathlon the day before I found out I was pregnant! I haven’t been as devoted as I was and I know I won’t because there is no time in my busy life but I would like to get back to a somewhat “normal” routine. When my alarm clock went off at 5:15am to head to the gym this morning I had mixed feelings about that statement. It didn’t help that it was 40 degrees outside…I know not as cold as some places but that’s pretty darn cold for us here in South Florida. I did it though, I got up and started my way towards my goal.
3.) Continue with my running in hopes that maybe I can do a half marathon in 2010. Ok, this may be a big goal, but I have been running a lot and it’s “my time”. My time to think and to work things out in my head. Majority of the times the girls come with me as I push the jog stroller so it’s not completely “my time” but it’s pretty close.
So those are my three goals. I think I can, I think I can….I can do it! When I say this I think of Dora the Explorer when her and Boots complete their goal they sing….”we did it, we did it, we did it!” As you can tell I have two little ones that love Dora! Regardless, I hope to be saying “we did it” in the end too. Wish me luck!
I will post how I’m doing with my goals on Saturdays for the next 10 weeks if you want to follow along. I’ll let you know how I’m doing and what I have been up to. I will still continue to post recipes, healthy and not so healthy. And as I mentioned to you recently some other changes will be taking over at my blog soon. I’m so excited about them! Stay tune.
Now for the recipe….
To start off a healthier eating here is a recipe for Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bread that uses all whole grains, fruit, and organic sugars. I threw in the chocolate chips but you can leave them out. The bread is moist and delicious and I promise will be eaten up very quickly. Enjoy!
Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bread
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I’ve been adding chocolate chips to my banana bread for a while, but I love the addition of oatmeal. Would definitely make it more filling. Maybe I could just eat one piece instead of 2 (who am I kidding?).
Chocolate chip banana bread is my favorite! Adding Oats is a great idea and maybe some flax seed too?
I love anything with bananas and chocolate in it! Some of my friends are visiting this weekend from out of town, and this sounds like the perfect treat to have on hand. Thanks for the inspiration!
yum! this is one of my favorites that I haven’t enjoyed in far too long!
Oatmeal in banana bread sounds like a great healthy addition!
We are having an oatmeal challenge over at a blog to which I contribute. We’d love it if you joined us with this recipe. Here is a link to the instructions:
http://thekrazykitchen.blogspot.com/2010/01/what-did-you-bake-this-montha-challenge.html
Lovely! This cakes looks great…
This is a quality baker and I always enjoy her recipes. This one I shall try and as always it will not fail. Excellent blog.
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The oatmeal is a great idea. I bet it gives the bread a wonderful texture. The chips make this kid-friendly too. Great recipe!
I am doing the challenge too. I love the healthy additions to this bread. I have bananas to use too:)
No school in Atlanta tomorrow due to the half inch of snow on the ground tonight…..Hard for an Ohio girl to understand! None the less we’re excited to have a Friday off. I must have anticipated it because I bought all the ingredients to make this bread tomorrow with the triplets!
Hi Aimee!
My mom emailed me this afternoon telling me that it was snowing in Atlanta! So hard to believe! I have to say I’m not surprised that school is canceled. I remember they used to cancel it when I was school with just a dusting on the ground. Enjoy your three day weekend with the triplets…stay warm! I hope you enjoy the recipe too.
Take care!
Bananas and chocolate are a beautiful marriage!
THANK YOU! Made this recipe this weekend and it received RAVE reviews! I have been searching for a good banana bread recipe for a while! YOU WiN!
Love your blog!
Thanks Jordan! So happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe. It’s my households favorite.