Why wholesome you ask?

• 3 whole apples for fibre, vitamin C and some sweetness
• 1 whole carrot for vitamin A and a splash of colour
• A whole cup of walnuts for good fats including nearly 1 gram of omega 3 fatty acids per serve!
• Wholemeal flour for fibre and B vitamins
• Some eggs, milk and oil to bind it all together and a little sugar for some sweetness

All in all, it’s a whole lot of wholesomeness!

Wholesome apple, carrot and walnut loaf

Serves (about 12 slices)

Ingredients

2 cups wholemeal self-raising flour

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 cup walnuts (about 125 g), roughly chopped

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1/3 cup sunflower or canola oil

1/3 milk

3 medium apples, grated

1 medium carrot, grated

Canola spray oil

Steps

• Preheat oven to 170°C
• Mix flour, bicarbonate of soda, walnuts, sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl
• Lightly whisk eggs in a smaller separate bowl, mix in oil and milk
• Grate apples and carrots (I ended up with about 4 cups of grated apple and carrot)
• Line loaf tin (I used a 22x11x7cm size) with greased baking paper and lightly spray with oil
• Pour mixture into loaf tin
• Bake for about 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean
• Serve yourself a slice and with a cup of tea

Per Serve

1141 kJ, protein 5.7 g, total fat 15 g, sat fat 1.3 g, carbs 26.8 g (sugars 11.5 g), sodium 202 mg