Wii Eat Healthy Snacks: Strawberry Bread

Rounding up healthy meals that are lower in calories and fat wouldn’t be complete if I didn’t include snacks!!  This week I’m going to share a snack with you that my friend Sarah at BassAckwardsMom posted a couple of weeks ago.  I haven’t had the opportunity to try it myself…I keep buying the strawberries but my kids eat them before I get a chance to bake!!

The recipe sounds amazing…and I’m a big fan of quick breads and this is one I hadn’t thought of.  I love that it includes whole wheat flour.  If you make Sarah’s Recipe as is and account for 18 servings per loaf (I can make 18 muffins out of a quick bread recipe…that is how I judge my serving size) you will have 4 WW points per serving.

I did a post a couple of months ago about Cooking Smarts: easy ways to cut the fat and calories in your baking and cooking… if you apply those tactics here…you can reduce these to 2 WW points per serving by substituting applesauce for the oil.  To make this a little more shocking…there are 38 WW points in 2/3c of vegetable oil … and 1WW point in 2/3c natural, unsweetened applesauce.  AMAZING.

This will make an awesome afternoon snack for you and your family…or a quick breakfast on the go!  Like I said earlier…I like to make my quick breads in muffin tins… it makes designated portion sizes and is quick and easy on the run.