Feeling tempted by seasonal treats? You could be a good little gingerbread boy or girl and only nibble on nutritious finger foods, or you could indulge … in a healthy way!
Holiday treat: Gingerbread
Tricky ingredients: Laced with healthful ingredients like ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and blackstrap molasses, gingerbread could be one of the more nutritious of the sweet holiday treats. But as with other treats, gingerbread’s baking process usually calls for loads of butter, eggs, and sugar.
Healthy ways to savour it: Lose the fat and calories but keep the warm, sweet-but-spicy flavour by swapping out a few ingredients for healthier alternatives. In the place of refined white sugar, try dried cane juice. It maintains more of the original nutrients of sugar cane. Eggs can be traded for applesauce or apple butter, which can actually intensify the spice of your gingerbread mix.
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