Yes on the applesauce.  I use xylitol instead of splenda, they both cause some gassiness, but I react less with the xylitol.  The whole wheat flour will make for a dense bread, though.  If you can get it, try whole wheat PASTRY flour, and if you are really willing to fork over some money King Arthur now has a whole wheat cake flour.  I found both at Whole Foods.  Either one of those will make a more tender zucchini bread/muffin.  Finally, if you use any dairy in the batter, try buttermilk (I buy dry buttermilk in the baking aisle, use similarly to dry milk) or yogurt. 

Good luck!

(I'm working my way through several pounds of frozen pumpkin puree and another 5 butternut squash in my cooking experiments.  Found one pumpkin cake recipe that I make up as cupcakes for lunches, but I still can't convince my family that butternut soup is GOOOOD!  Hey, kids, come to the table!  We're having soup!) 

I LOVE YOUR RECIPES! YOUR PUMPKIN ROLL IS ONE OF MY FAMILIES FAVORITES!!!

quinoa is a grain..I substitute it wherever I would have used rice...It's pretty versatile and full of protein..I find it at the local grocery, Kroger's, Central Market, Market Street, even Wal Mart carries it now...here are some of the recipes I posted earlier with it.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/amos/February-2011-Newslet ter-Recipes.html

Thanks for the reply Cheryl, and the added website, thats a new one for me. Hugs, grandma64

Hi Erica.....I buy mine at Marcs! Less than $2 for the mix and they are so good. I tried making homemade ones many times and they turned out so bad that my dog would smell them and run. I couldn't even get her to eat one! So, I was happy to find these brownies!!

I hope to see you at the meeting tonight!