What do you do when you’re out of Holey Donuts (*gasp!* I know, right?!), you have no legit “sweets” hanging around (I guess this is a good thing!), you have made the decision not to buy food until absolutely necessary (the economy has me more frugal than I’ve ever been) and you’re just itching (and I mean itching as in I’ve gotten poison ivy itching) for dessert?  You think of any possible way to make a healthy treat with whatever you have available!  I literally pulled the following out of my…uh…out of thin air…and I loved it!

Result:  Bella’s Skinny Apple Pie French Toast
Makes 2 servings

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup ReddiEgg egg substitute – 30 calories, 0 g fat, 0 g fiber, 6 g protein
• ¼ cup water
• 1 Splenda packet – 2 calories
• Sprinkles of cinnamon – For calories sake let’s say 1 tsp = 6 calories, 0.1 g fat, 1.2 g fiber, 0.1 g protein
• 1 medium-sized red apple sliced – 72 calories, 0.3 g fat, 3.3 g fiber, 0.4 g protein
• 2 slices Oroweat Double Fiber Bread – 140 calories, 2 g fat, 12 g fiber, 6 g protein

Directions

Mix egg substitute, water, Splenda and cinnamon in shallow, wide bowl.  Dip slices of bread in mixture so they absorb the liquid equally on both sides of each slice.

Spray a pan with Pam Cooking Spray and heat over medium heat.  Cook bread until lightly browned on each side and remove from pan.  Add apple slices in pan, still on medium heat, until soft.

Serve each slice of bread with half of the apple slices. Sprinkle apple slices with cinnamon.  Yum!


Nutritional content per serving: 125 calories, 1.2 g fat, 8.25 g fiber, 6.25 g protein

** The boyfriend even liked it – though he would have added more cinnamon.

Similar thing happened to me this past weekend – I had to jet to the library and planned on being there for at least 5 hours.  I needed some quick snacks and, again, refused to spend money or sacrifice my health!  So one of the new things I tried, and really liked, is a mix of a popcorn, cranberries and FiberOne cereal. I call it…

Shh I’m Studying in a Library But Crunching Really Loudly Mix

Ingredients

• Trader Joe’s 94% Fat Free Microwaveable Popcorn – 130 calories, 2 g fat, 4 g fiber
• Trader Joe’s Cranberries in pre-portioned 120-calorie packs — 0g fat, 1 g fiber
• ½ cup FiberOne cereal – 60 calories, 1g fat, 14 g fiber

Directions

• Pop popcorn and remove all excess uncooked kernels
• Mix all ingredients together!

Total calories:  310 calories, 3 g fat, 19 g fiber

Ever come up with some really funky recipes b/c you lack time and ingredients? End up loving any of them?

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