Recipe makeover: Morning-glory muffins

Name: Recipe makeover: Morning-glory muffins
Ingredients: Original ingredients Healthier options Comments; 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup all-purpose flour and 1 cup whole-wheat flour Substituting whole-wheat flour for half the all-purpose flour will increase the muffins' fiber content.; 1 1/2 cups sugar 3/4 cup sugar Cutting the sugar in half reduces calories, and there are ways to make up for the sweetness with spices.; 2 teaspoons baking soda No change Don't reduce the baking soda, a leavening agent, or the muffins may be too flat or dense.; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon Doubling the cinnamon enhances the sweetness on your tongue, helping make up for halving the amount of sugar.; 1/2 teaspoon salt Omit You can get rid of the extra sodium from the salt because the baking soda contains sodium and provides leavening.; 3 large eggs 3/4 cup egg substitute Replacing each egg with 1/4 egg substitute will reduce saturated fat and cholesterol.; 1 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup vegetable oil and 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce Cutting the oil in half and making up the difference with unsweetened applesauce, will reduce fat and help keep the muffins moist.; 1/2 cup coconut Omit Leaving out coconut will cut saturated fat and calories.; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Doubling the vanilla will enhance the sweetness and more than make up for cutting the amount of sugar.; 2 cups peeled and chopped apple 2 cups chopped apple (unpeeled) Leaving the skin on the apples is an easy way to increase the muffins' fiber content.; 1/2 cup raisins No change Don't increase the amount of raisins. Raisins are calorie/energy dense, meaning they have a lot of calories in just a small portion.; 1/2 cup grated carrots 3/4 cup grated carrots By bumping up the amount of carrots in your recipe, you'll increase nutrients, such as vitamin A and fiber, and compensate in flavor for the omitted coconut.; 1/2 cup chopped pecans 2 tablespoons chopped pecans Cutting back on the pecans will reduce fat and calories.

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Original ingredients Healthier options Comments

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2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup all-purpose flour and 1 cup whole-wheat flour Substituting whole-wheat flour for half the all-purpose flour will increase the muffins' fiber content.

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1 1/2 cups sugar 3/4 cup sugar Cutting the sugar in half reduces calories, and there are ways to make up for the sweetness with spices.

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2 teaspoons baking soda No change Don't reduce the baking soda, a leavening agent, or the muffins may be too flat or dense.

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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon Doubling the cinnamon enhances the sweetness on your tongue, helping make up for halving the amount of sugar.

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1/2 teaspoon salt Omit You can get rid of the extra sodium from the salt because the baking soda contains sodium and provides leavening.

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3 large eggs 3/4 cup egg substitute Replacing each egg with 1/4 egg substitute will reduce saturated fat and cholesterol.

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1 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup vegetable oil and 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce Cutting the oil in half and making up the difference with unsweetened applesauce, will reduce fat and help keep the muffins moist.

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1/2 cup coconut Omit Leaving out coconut will cut saturated fat and calories.

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Doubling the vanilla will enhance the sweetness and more than make up for cutting the amount of sugar.

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2 cups peeled and chopped apple 2 cups chopped apple (unpeeled) Leaving the skin on the apples is an easy way to increase the muffins' fiber content.

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1/2 cup raisins No change Don't increase the amount of raisins. Raisins are calorie/energy dense, meaning they have a lot of calories in just a small portion.

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1/2 cup grated carrots 3/4 cup grated carrots By bumping up the amount of carrots in your recipe, you'll increase nutrients, such as vitamin A and fiber, and compensate in flavor for the omitted coconut.

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1/2 cup chopped pecans 2 tablespoons chopped pecans Cutting back on the pecans will reduce fat and calories.

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