Strange but Delicous Toast Toppers for Anytime of the Day

I love me some toast!  As a kid, I have fond memories of having white toast with melted butter, sugar and a dash of Cinnamon.  Yum!  I still love that but I now I need to eat healthy bread and minus the butter and sugar. 

I have experimenting with unique toast toppers that I really have to share with you.  It might like ugk to you, but don't knock it until you have tried it.  Right?

Always start with healthy bread such as Ezekiel bread or Manna Bread....

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Top with protein- and calcium-packed nonfat cottage cheese and then top with black pepper and hot sauce.

Start with raspberry jam, Swiss cheese and top with scrambled or poached egg.  Start your bread like the picture and than just add your egg.  Sounds not too appealing but it is so good.  Its like a party in your mouth!

For a sweet, protein-fueled snack in the morning, cover your toast in low fat cream cheese.  If you want to add a little fruit flavor, skip the jam and opt for fresh fruit.  I like mine with both!

Lately, my favorite toast topper is avocado with a little salt, pepper, and hot sauce. It's creamy and tasty, full of healthy monounsaturated fats, and also contains a high amount of antioxidants like beta-carotene and lycopene.







What about you?  Any strange toast toppers out there?
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How to Make Healthy Home-made Granola from Scratch

Granola is a popular breakfast option that we’ve all seen on grocery store shelves. Even though it can be less time-consuming to snag one from the market, baking a batch of granola at home is far more rewarding. With a homemade version, you can create your favorite combination of fruit, nuts, grains and seeds.

When making granola, some people prefer to use a recipe, where others take a more rustic approach. If you’re planning to wing it, choose your ingredients for a fresh, healthy flavor that will make you want to wake up in the morning.

Start with oats. Rolled oats (like old-fashioned oats) are the base of most types of granola. Add small amounts of other grains, such as wheat bran or ground flax seed. For a large batch of granola that will last two people about four weeks, I use 4 cups of oats.

Go Nuts. Whether your afternoon snack preference is walnuts, almonds or hazelnuts, nuts add healthy fats to your granola. Use any combination you like and chop them as finely as you wish for varying flavor and textures.

Dress your oats. Use fat to blend your granola and make your mixture cohesive. Whisk one part fat with two parts sweetener for a nice, even blend. Some granola chefs use a combination of butter and oil while others opt for oil rich in monounsaturated fat to reap those heart healthy benefits.

Bake, bake, bake. Most granola bakes at a medium-low heat, such as 300°F for 30 to 40 minutes. Toss the granola to redistribute it in the pan every ten minutes or so. Let cool for about a half hour, or until granola is crispy and dry.

Think fruit. Once the granola is cooled, toss it with your favorite dried fruit for added sweetness. I love dried apples, cherries or cranberries but hit your nearest natural foods store for a wider selection of exotic and tropical fruits like mango or papaya.

Granola can be high in calories but is very calorie dense.  I like to use my homemade granola on top of yogurt so I can control my portions.

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One Point Weight Watchers Crust-less Quiche

This recipe is a staple in the house when we are all trying to eat healthier and maybe shed a few pounds. It is super filling for only 1 ww points plus per slice. And it is loaded with FREE good for you vegetables. This is good hot, cold or even room temperature. Bring it for your next brown bag lunch or grab a slice for the morning commute I've made this dish so many times that now I just eye ball it. Add different vegetable and you could even add some cheese but than it would no longer be just one point.

Ingredients:

Natural cooking spray
2 cups (about 1 onion) thinly sliced yellow onion
1 pound button mushrooms, thinly sliced
1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
1 red pepper 

2 cups liquid eggs - like egg beaters

3/4 cup reduced-fat milk
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, optional
1 (16 ounce) bag frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed to remove as much liquid as possible

Sliced tomato 

Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9-inch square pan with cooking spray; set aside. Heat spray in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until golden brown, 7 to 8 minutes. Add mushrooms, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook until liquid is absorbed, 10 to 12 minutes; set aside to cool. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, nutmeg and remaining 1/4
teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add onion, mushrooms and spinach and mix well. Transfer to prepared pan, spread out evenly and bake until set in the middle and golden brown, about 45 minutes. Let cool 10 or 15 minutes; cut into 24 squares and serve.


Nutritional Info for 8 wedges: PER SERVING:60 calories, 2 g total fat, 2g saturated fat, 60mg cholesterol, 200mg sodium, 3g carbohydrate (1g dietary fiber, 1g sugar), 4g protein

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Weight Watchers Protein Pancakes Perfected

Who does not love some pancakes??  My whole family loves pancakes.  The kids like a little bit of chocolate chips in theirs and my husband and I love fruit right inside our pancakes.  I have tried and tried to make healthy pancakes for the kids while sneaking some extra protein in.  Finally, I think I have it perfected!  I don't add the protein powder in for the kids because they can some how taste it.  I on the other hand, don't taste it at all.  You decide!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup uncooked old fashioned oats
• 1 cup fat free cottage cheese
• 6 egg whites or 1 cup liquid egg whites
• 1 TB vanilla extract
• 1/2-1 TB cinnamon (depending on your palate)
• 1/3 mashed banana
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• Berries ( optional) but I couldn't resist warm berries
• sweetener, if desired. i don’t use this because i add my sweet stuff on top.

*you can add some protein powder for additional protein.  Both are delicious

Directions:

1. blend all ingredients together in a blender or magic bullet.
2. let batter sit for five minutes.
3. cook on waffle iron or in griddle for pancakes as you would any other waffle or pancake.
4. top with whatever you’d like!

Serves 3 245 calories, 30g protein, 23g carbs, 3g fat 4 grams carb
points plus 4+ ww

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