"Fuel your body...Delight your senses"
Stephanie Brina-Herres, MS, RD, CDN
- Dec
17
2012
G’s Heavenly Cinnamon Rolls recipe was adapted from other cinnamon rolls recipes by our webmaster to have a more heathful profile overall for baking a yeast-based cinnamon roll.Each 3+” diameter cinnamon roll from the adapted recipe features an overall lower fat and lower saturated fat content than other typical cinnamon rolls, features applesauce as a replacement for fat in the actual dough, is higher in whole grain content through the use of some* white whole wheat flour to replace some of the all-purpose unbleached flour, is lower in overall sugars, yet when iced still offers the appeal of those typical mall or rest stop type cinnamon roll bakery offerings.
*Next we’re going to try increasing the proportion of white whole wheat flour in the recipe to see if we can’t get closer to having half whole grains in the rolls.
The following approximate nutrient content was quickly calculated using the free Lose It! app version 3.9.3 since we know that is a favorite of many and was a 2012 First Place winner in the Surgeon General’s Healthy App Challenge in the category of Fitness/Physical Activity.
G’s Heavenly Cinnamon Rolls UNiced recipe (roll shown above, which is low-fat) will come in at ~ 200 calories/roll w/ ~>110 mg sodium. Using whole eggs, the total fat will come in ~<2 g w/ ~0.3 g saturated fat, ~36 mg cholesterol. Each roll also has ~6 g protein, ~40 g CHO, which includes ~<3 g fiber and ~<10 g sugars. We’d like to decrease the sugar profile.
G’s Heavenly Cinnamon Rolls recipe ICED (roll shown at bottom of blog post below) will come in at ~<250 calories/roll w/ ~>139 mg sodium. Using whole eggs & the icing, the total fat will come in ~<5.5 g w/ ~1.6 g saturated fat, ~>40 mg cholesterol. Each roll also has ~6 g protein, ~43 g CHO, which includes ~<3 g fiber and ~>12 g sugars. We still need to work on tweaking the icing to decrease that fat and sugar profile.
All photographs used in this blog post, including the one above of an UNiced cinnamon roll are ©2012 courtesy of the staff at sensorynutrition.com
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- Dec
9
2012
Why not grab a cup of fragrant not-too-hot tea and we’ll wrap up this blog series on Christmas tea and how it can contribute to helping you and yours to stay healthier during the holidays.We’ve already mentioned in Part 1 of this series how tea can contribute valuable flavonoids to your diet, and then in Part 2 of this series shared some thoughts concerning brewing tea and its caffeine content as well.
Now we’d like to share some other potential health benefits of drinking a not-too-hot cup of freshly steeped tea and mention just some of the supermarket accessible brands of holiday tea offerings.
Did you know that tea you brew (in either loose form or from a tea bag) can help you stay hydrated year round, may contribute to your oral and bone health, potentially help you age better, and possibly even help you lose a little excess weight?
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- Dec
7
2012
It’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and inadvertently forget about setting aside time to help keep yourself healthier during the holidays.Sometimes you need to just stop, catch your breath, and maybe even sit down and treat yourself to a wonderfully aromatic warm cup of tea!
It’s important to keep up your antioxidant intake during the winter months and as we noted in Part 1 of 3 of this blog series, especially green and/or black tea made from the tea leaves of the Camellia senesis plant can be an excellent source of important flavonoids.
(Image of Christmas Tree + ornaments courtesy of dyet at rgbstock.com)
You might be wondering how to get the most “bang for your buck” out of the tea you steep, so let’s see if some researcher insights can shed some light on that.
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- Dec
6
2012
Are you a tea drinker?
As of the year 2010, the Tea Association of the USA estimated that there are at least 154 million people in the US who drink some form of tea.
If their 2010 Tea Fact Sheet still holds true, then in effect before the year ends approximately 1 out of every 2 persons in the US will have consumed some form of tea this year.
(Image of Christmas Tree + ornaments courtesy of dyet at rgbstock.com)
In Part 1 of this 3 part series we’ll review a little background on tea and tea events, and mention some potential health benefits from its flavonoid content.
In Part 2 of this 3 part series we’ll discuss how to potentially obtain the most flavonoid content by how you steep your tea and some information about caffeine and tea.
In Part 3 of 3 in this series we’ll mention about some other potential health benefits & concerns surrounding tea consumption. We’ll mention tea consumption’s possible impact on hydration level, how it may contribute to better oral and bone health, how it may help with more graceful aging, and even how it might play a role in helping someone to lose a little excess weight.
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- Dec
24
2011
Sometimes a gift basket can be the just right gift to give to others at holiday time.
Santa Face with “Fuzzy Fleece” beard is the “Applique Santa” design (Single 3) from www.adesignbylyn.com used with permission. (Fuzzy Fleece is also sometimes known as Silky Fleece).
You can pick a basket size from small to extra large and include in it whatever suits your fancy and seems appropriate for the sentiments you wish to convey to the recipient at holiday time, no matter what the holiday may be.
Contents of a gift basket can be whimsical to practical to inspirational.
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- Dec
22
2011
Many holiday recipes, especially for baked goods, feature tree nuts in them.Nuts can contribute wonderful sensory qualities as well as terrific nutritional value when used in moderation as part of a healthier diet.
That said, what’s up with nut prices this holiday baking season?
Are dramatically higher prices a one time fluke or are they here to stay for awhile?
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- Dec
20
2011 - Dec
15
2011
If you are making any type of drop sugar cookie recipes up this holiday season, here are some easy to remember tips to keep in mind… Read the rest of this entry >
- Dec
12
2011
Some of the best gifts at the holidays are the simplest ones.
Take, for example, the gift of a lovely, simple holiday tin. You can fill it with a plethora of possibilities, and it is a festive reminder of the spirit of giving during this winter holiday season, no matter which holidays you might happen to celebrate.
Do you know where some of the nicest holiday tins come from?
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- Nov
10
2011
I use the Red Star Yeast Savory Cheese Rolls recipe. This is a batter dough method yeast roll recipe, so requires NO kneading! Once the dough has risen in the bowl, you beat it down, fill muffin cups, allow the dough to rise again, then simply bake it off.If for some reason you don’t like celery seed, but do like fennel seed, then you could probably add 1 tsp dried Herbs de Provence to this roll recipe in place of the celery seed if desired (and IF you aren’t making a bread stuffing recipe as well for the Thanksgiving Holiday–bread stuffing typically has marjoram & sage already in it and may also have summer savory, basil, and thyme in it as well). Herbs de Provence typically contains basil, fennel seed, lavender, marjoram, rosemary, sage, summer savory and thyme.
If you want to adjust the bread flour content, you could also make this recipe with some whole grain bread flour, substituting up to 1 cup of whole grain bread flour for up to 1 cup of other bread flour in the initial batter dough mixture.
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