There are few things that make me so happy as cooking a dish for someone I know will love it. Example: Zach loves french toast. So being the merry little domestic wife I am, I decided to whip up some french toast this Saturday morning for brunch. Now, French toast may be the world’s most adored breakfast food, but it sure isn’t the world’s healthiest breakfast food. Of course, that’s nothing nutritionista can’t fix.
I’m of the opinion, as you probably know now, that you should enjoy the food you eat. I’m also of the opinion that you should make the foods you love healthier than they already are. Let me tell you, French toast is the perfect example of a mediocre breakfast food whose nutritious volume can be cranked way up with just a few minor changes.
Change One: use whole grain bread instead of refined white bread. It’s a super easy swap- you can buy whole wheat french bread in the bakery section of many supermarkets, or use regular sandwich bread, just make sure the ingredient list says 100% whole wheat. If you think whole wheat bread is dry, I repeat: french toast is a great time to change your mind. After it’s soaked in the egg and milk mixture, there will be nothing dry about your meal. Whole grains are a great source of folic acid, fiber, magnesium, and lots of vitamins; if it takes eating French toast to get your whole grains, do it.
Change two: use a combo of skim milk and fat free half and half instead of whole milk. The fat free half and half adds the thick creaminess you want, but the skim milk keeps the fat content low and gives you a good calcium kick.
Change three: add cinnamon to the egg/milk mixture. Some recipes call for it, others do not. Cinnamon not only tastes awesome, but it is an all-star spice that helps beat type 2 diabetes and keeps your blood sugar stable. Talk about an extra-value meal.
Nutriti-fying your world, one piece of french toast at a time.
