Fruit is a delicious choice when choosing a food for fiber! They are low in calories and fat, 100% natural, can be used in a zillion recipes and are super tastee! Seeing as this is love month at foodie news, what better way to show your bod how you are luvin' it by learning more and EATING more fruit! Look at the list of my favorite fruits and the nutritional content. Also, you can substitute some fruits for oil and butter that is usually called for in recipes, (depending on the recipe of course!) I experimented and came up with a nutrient and flavor packed apple raisin bread recipe that packs in some healthful love for the bod without the excess fat and calories!
Calories in Fruits: (please note these are avg sizes, cals and fat varies if smaller or bigger)
Apple - 80c/0.5g fat
Banana - 110c/1g fat
Grapes - 110c/0.3g fat
Orange - 62c/0.2g fat
Pear - 96c/0.2g fat
Kiwi - 50cal/0.5g fat
1/2 med grapefruit - 41cals/0/1g of fat
1 cup of strawberries - 46cal 0.4g fat
1 cup of diced melon - 54cals 0.3g of fat
1 cup of diced honeydew - 61 cals/0.2g of fat
1 cup of diced pineapple - 74cals/0.2g of fat
1 cup of blueberries - 83cals/0.5g of fat
1 cup of diced watermelon - 46cals/0.2g of fat
1 cup of raspberries - 64cals/0.8g of fat
1 cup of diced mango - 107cals/0.4g of fat
My own Fat Free Apple Raisin Recipe -
1 cup of whole wheat flour (adds 14.6g of fiber!!)
4 granny smith apples
2 egg whites
1/4 tsp of baking soda
1 cup of sugar (or 1.5 cups of splenda)
3/4 cup of raisins
1 tablespoon of cinnamon
1/4 cup of plain fat free yogurt
Total calories with sugar - 1970
Total calories with splenda - 1200
(Recipe produces 16 slices)
Turn oven on at 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a bowl, pour flour, baking soda, egg whites and fat free yogurt. Set aside.
Peel apples and dice. Put into saucepan at medium boil with 1/4 cup of water. Stir occasionally until tender/mushy or you can put into a mixer and puree the apples. When apples seem almost like sauce, turn off water and add sugar, cinnamon and raisins. Mix together and slowly pour into flour mixture until completely combined.
Cook for 20-30 minutes or until fork comes out clean.. ;-)
I made this last night and my boyfriend ate the whole thing! It is a delicious treat packed with fiber, and healthy fruitiness!
In a bowl, pour flour, baking soda, egg whites and fat free yogurt. Set aside.
Peel apples and dice. Put into saucepan at medium boil with 1/4 cup of water. Stir occasionally until tender/mushy or you can put into a mixer and puree the apples. When apples seem almost like sauce, turn off water and add sugar, cinnamon and raisins. Mix together and slowly pour into flour mixture until completely combined.
Cook for 20-30 minutes or until fork comes out clean.. ;-)
I made this last night and my boyfriend ate the whole thing! It is a delicious treat packed with fiber, and healthy fruitiness!
2 comments:
I should probably switch to fruit and lay off the doughnuts. No more fasnaughts for me.
Oh, and for those of you that do not know what fausnaughts are...it's a Pennsylvania Dutch thing. Sorry.
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