Get a better start to your day with these tips from celebrity chef Bethenny Frankel.
Order smart. Enjoy your eggs Benedict over whole-grain toast, and skip the hollandaise or have it on the side and just use a tiny amount.
Go for oatmeal (even instant) instead of cereal. Whole oats aren’t processed and are a great source of whole grains.
Whip up healthier French toast. For each slice of whole-grain bread, dredge in a mixture of beaten egg whites plus 1 teaspoon of your favorite extract (lemon, almond, etc.) and a drop of Stevia sweetener; soak bread on both sides. Cook a few minutes on each side in a nonstick pan; drizzle with maple syrup and top with fruit.
Bite into better scones. Mix 2 cups oat flour, 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons raw sugar, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 4 tablespoons vegetable shortening, 1 mashed banana, 1/2 cup soy milk, and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract. (For moist scones, add blueberries.) Roll out to 1-inch thickness; cut with a biscuit cutter. Sprinkle lightly with raw sugar, and bake at 350° for 30 minutes, turning pan halfway through cook time.
Bethenny Frankel is a celebrity natural-foods chef and owner of the baked-goods company BethennyBakes.
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Comments (4)
Eggs benny without hollandaise – sacrilege!
I have tried quite a few “diet” versions of hollandaise, and they just don’t cut it.
Chef Bethenny is right, put it on the side and dip away
The healthier french toast sounds good and I hope to try it soon; however, it is difficult to find stevia in a small town such as mine. As soon as I do…I can’t wait to try it out!
My daughter who is an M.D. has some reservations about stevia. She says it’s untested and unregulated and we do not know enough to say whether it is safe. What’s a little sugar or honey going to hurt?
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