So today’s question really is:
How healthy do you want your food to be?
I can tell you friends, I have the best intentions. I signed up for National Oatmeal Nut Waffle Day with the true intention of bringing a yummy, healthy version of a waffle to the masses (or to the 50 odd people a day who read this blog!). Add some roughage (oatmeal), add some protein (nuts), top with some healthy apple sauce (no refined sugar for this girl!) and Voila! a delicious meal my naturopath can be proud of.
I my path towards this health conscious nirvana took this recipe:
1-1/2 cups whole grain buckwheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten (I used egg replacer)
2 cups milk (I used nut milk)
1/4 cup canola oil
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2cup chopped nuts
Directions:
In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Combine eggs, milk, oil; stir into dry ingredients and mix well. Fold in oats and nuts. Bake in a preheated waffle iron until golden brown.
The result?
*drumroll please*
I invented edible cardboard!
Yes, all that fiber, none of that butter and sugar, came together in some kind of synergistic way to make a truly dense and unappetizing waffle. I mean, it hadn’t even occurred to me that you could make a bad waffle, much less an offensive one.
So what’s the health conscious girl to do when faced with such a calamity in the kitchen?
(1) Smother said offensive waffle with brie. There, I can’t see it.
(2) Now dose with maple syrup… that about covers the worst of it.
(3) Tuck in… and promise myself I’ll go for a long walk in the morning to atone for my sins…
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March 11, 2010 at 10:36 AM
Sarah
Love this!
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March 11, 2010 at 11:24 AM
Sage
Thanks for the laugh! It was a valiant effort, truly.
March 11, 2010 at 12:02 PM
365foods
Hee hee you might as well have had it with bacon!
xx Eva
March 11, 2010 at 1:04 PM
365foods
Eva, if I had had bacon in the fridge, i would have eaten it with the cardboard waffle. Truely, I am a shameless bacon eater.
~Deanna
March 11, 2010 at 1:43 PM
365foods
Mmmm … brie, maple syrup … bacon … ahhhhhhhhhhh.
What was this blog about again?
xoxo
B
March 11, 2010 at 3:49 PM
Sarah
That’s it. I’m having bacon and maple syrup for dinner.
March 11, 2010 at 7:21 PM
Janelle
That’s why you’re my sweet seester. xoJ
September 1, 2010 at 8:59 PM
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