Using whole wheat bread instead of white boosts the nutritional value of this dish. Make this luscious recipe for breakfast or an easy dinner. Or serve it as a dessert after a light summer meal of grilled fish or poultry and fresh veggie salad.
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Cinnamon News
Recipe: Heart-Healthy Whole Wheat French Toast with Strawberries
Healthy Holiday Cooking Tips
A few tips from Jean for keeping your meals healthy over the holidays.
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Fiber Full and Fiery Baked Beans
Beans pack more protein than any other plant food, plus fiber, zinc, potassium, magnesium, calcium and iron -- with plenty of antioxidants and little fat. Warning: This baked bean recipe isn't for the timid.
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Cinnamon Zaps Blood Sugar
Want to keep your blood sugar down to lower your odds of developing diabetes? Or if you are diabetic, would you like to lower blood glucose further without extra drugs?
Try eating more cinnamon or taking cinnamon capsules. That's the advice of Richard Anderson, PhD researcher at the US Department of Agriculture. "I know of...
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Diabetes Tricks
Just 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon a day could lower your blood sugar.
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Guilt Free Holiday Cranberry Applesauce
This spicy, bright-red applesauce boasts extra antioxidants (concentrated in the apple skins) and antibacterial activity (in the cranberry juice). As a bonus, cinnamon helps blunt sugar's ability to spike blood glucose. It's an easy alternative to traditional cranberry and apple sauces for your holiday feast.
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Smart Holiday Treats
Pack treats with nutrients, using delicious dried fruits, nuts, spices, whole-grain cereals and even chocolate.
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Spices Kill Bacteria and Protect Cells
4 formidable herbs and spices.
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The Ideal Meal
My choices for a big, balanced feast.
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