What a Great Idea!

We've been doing something for a month now (wanted to try it out before sharing) that is definitely worth doing! Of course, you may all do it already. And then this post is pointless. But on the off chance that somebody is not aware of this, I'm going to share anyway :-)!!!

For the past month, in all of my baking, when a recipe calls for oil, I've used unsweetened applesauce. How's that for tremendous!?! I know some of you are scratching your heads in wonder thinking, "Does she really get excited that easily?" But some of you, and you know who you are, are just as excited as I am!!!!! You see, each tablespoon of oil (even the good kinds) adds appr. 18 grams of fat to your recipe. So when you add 1/2 cup, that is over 100 grams of fat! Yikes!

So when making pancakes, zucchini bread, muffins, you name it.....I've substitued unsweetened applesauce for the oil and YOU CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE!!!!! I'm not a martyr for nutrition. I do the best I can, using healthy ingredients as much as possible. But when somethings YUCK, well, we just give up on it. But with this, you seriously can't tell the difference.

By the way, we make all whole wheat baked goods (no white flour at all) with freshly ground wheat no less ~ ooh la la! lol It's actually very simple and there's a good reason for it, which I won't bore you with. But anyway, whole wheat products are generally tougher and firmer. Well, this actually adds moisture and lightness!

Anyway, I hope that helps some. Maybe we can all save a few extra grams of fat. If you lose a pound, I get the credit! jk ;-)