High-Fiber Recipe: Kellogg’s Bran Muffins

A high-fiber diet is crucial to a successful bowel regimen. Fiber pulls water into the intestines, making stool soft and easy to pass. A general formula for determining your child’s daily fiber requirement is:

[Your child’s age] + 5-10 = recommended daily grams of fiber

For example, a 5-year-old child would need 10 to 15 grams of fiber daily. Fiber is found in fruit, vegetables, whole grains and beans. An easy trick is to add 1 teaspoon of Benefiber® powder to soft food. Benefiber is tasteless and 1 teaspoon equals 2 grams of fiber.

Try these delicious bran muffins with butter or jam, one muffin has 4 grams of fiber.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Kellogg’s® All-Bran® cereal
• 1 ¼ cups milk
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 and ¼ cups of all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup of sugar
• ½ cup raisins

Directions:

1. Combine cereal and milk, let stand a half hour.
2. Add egg and oil, beat well.
3. Add remainder of ingredients, beat until just combined.
4. Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.