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Chocolate muffins!

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Many have asked me: "What did you do on vacation"? (Last week) "Well", I replied "For one thing, I baked some chocolate muffins, preparatory to starting my new route on French Island! "But how does a recipe such as this fall within the parameters of Vintage Health and Fitness ? Because, I made them healthy! And you can, too!! Here's how: Eliminate the sugar, and substitute Splenda . It comes in a box, and measures just like Sugar. Mailman (Chocolate) Muffins- 2/3 cup of baking cocoa ( dutched cocoa is the BEST!) 2 large eggs (eggs are really good for you, despite what you've read!) 1 cup (semi-sweet) chocolate chips (also good for you, despite the (small) sugar content 1/2 cup SPLENDA ( 0 calories) 2 tsp baking soda 1 1/3 cups milk (whole milk is the best for you; but all milk is good!) 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp salt Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine the cocoa,