Supper tonight was 20 Our Compliments Multigrain tortilla chips with flax (pretty tasty), 1/3 cup of Our Compliments Mild chunky salsa (also tasty) and 1/2 cup of Sargento shredded mozza and cheddar (can't have nachos without cheese, duh). It worked out to be:
475 calories
40g carbs
25g fat (EEP!!.. obviously the cheese)
21g protein (decent for a veggie supper.. could be better though)
6g fibre (meh not great but I'll take it)
1090g sodium (WHAAAT!? oh yeah cheese and salsa tends to have a lot of salt in it)
Overall not too bad I guess (could be MUCH worse.. like the take out pizza I have been dreaming about for 2 months now but can't bring myself to give in to). I will definately be hungry soon and plan on having a bowl of strawberries and maybe a tea biscuit with them.
I am also working on some banana bread (so far I just have the bananas mashed in the fridge.. need to find my loaf pan first). By the way, banana bread SOUNDS somewhat healthy, but it's not - unless you find a recipe that includes applesauce, greek yogurt, maybe some rolled oats, etc.. and then it might not be too bad.
This is the recipe I plan on using (the bread is for my son since he loves it and isn't keen on healthy alternatives).
Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.
Amount Per Serving Calories: 229 | Total Fat: 8.8g | Cholesterol: 56mg
So 8.8g of fat sounds reasonable per serving but what size is 1 serving of banana bread? Can it be half of the loaf?
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