April 10th, 2010 
My Health 
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I love to cook, but have always been really good at cooking dinners, simply because I find that many baked goods are really bad for you in one way or another (sugar, carbs, gluten, etc.) I recently descovered, however, that I LOVE to bake.
I am also a bit of a health nut.
Does anyone have any tasty recipes to bake that are also at least not terrible for you?
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Multi grain breads are actually good for you, lots of fiber and vitamins. Whole wheat muffins sweetened with applesauce or prunes or mashed banana are great. You can actually make banana muffins without eggs and only a tiny bit of sugar, and then with whole wheat flour it’s pretty healthy. Fruit pie is pretty much just fruit and pie crust. Yes, the crust is pretty bad for you, but think about how little crust you’re eating compared to how much fruit. Just use sweeter fruits and less sugar. Or just have a more tart pie. I love a tart blackberry pie.
well I would have to say that there are not that many tasty treats that are healthy, but one that I thought of was a fruit tart, they are sweet and you are still being healthy by eating the fruit. chocolate covered strawberries ( or any kind of fruit dipped in chocolate), that also reminds me that having fondue is always fun and tasty! I would say that if you are going to have a treat, then go for it and make it unhealthy, just have a smaller helping of it
I think a good way to make healthy baked goods is to use vegan alternatives because you’ll cut out A LOT of saturated fats. So instead of using butter use a margrine like earth balance brand which is free of hydrogenated oils, use tofutti cream cheese for cream cheese frosting or use 1 Tbsp of flax meal and 3 Tbsp of water in place of an egg and you can use soy milk, almond milk or hemp milk in place of regular milks. You could also subsitute 1/2 of the sugar for maple syrup (it will make your cakes more moist too!) or you could use date sugar or stevia to make it more natural. I think it makes the desserts even better because they hardly taste any different and it’s so impressive at the end that you didn’t use any dairy! http://www.vegweb.com has tons of great dessert recipes. Some of my favorites are the peanut butter frosting on top of brownies, cinnamon rolls and cinnabon frosting, carrots and nothing else cake with cream cheese frosting, pecan pie and no-bake cookies.
To make your baking more healthy, anytime a recipe calls for oil, use applesauce instead! Less fat!
. I could have breakfast for lunch, dinner or a snack! My oh-so-yummy-in-the-tummy fall recipe for the day is especially exciting for me…because it just so happens to “FALL” into the breakfast category!
So go light your favorite Fall-scented candle, grab the kids, and make breakfast for dinner. Be adventurous & throw in some chopped apples, raisins or nuts.
Have I mentioned yet how much I love Fall?
Low-Fat Pumpkin Pancakes
Makes 8 – 10 8″ pancakes
Ingredients:
* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
* 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
* 1/4 tsp salt
* 1/2 tsp cinnamon
* 1/2 tsp ground ginger
* 1/4 tsp nutmeg
* 1 large egg, lightly beaten
* 1 tbsp canola oil
* 1 cup nonfat milk
* 1/3 cup pure pumpkin
Directions:
1. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg together in a medium bowl.
2. Combine egg, oil, milk and pumpkin in a small bowl.
3. Stir pumpkin mixture into dry ingredients. Leave to stand for five minutes.
4. For each pancake, scoop 1/4 cup of batter on to a hot griddle or nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray.
5. Turn pancakes when bubbles appear and edges are cooked, after about 2 minutes. Cook for 1 1/2 minutes on second side.
6. Find my location and deliver fresh, hot pancakes….or enjoy them yourself!
Nutritional Information Per two pancake serving: Calories 226, Calories from Fat 46, Total Fat 5g (sat 0.6g), Cholesterol 53mg, Sodium 414mg, Carbohydrate 40g, Fiber 1.6g, Protein 4.9g