Whole grain Zucchini Bread

Let's be real- most of us love dessert type treats- even us dietitians; and I like to stick to my motto- everything in moderation. But many times I will try to make recipes healthier for my own benefit, and to share with others. This recipe has two awesome components:

Whole Grains & Vegetables!

Here's the recipe, for one loaf of zucchini bread: 

Ingredients:

¼ cup sugar

½ cup brown sugar

1/3 cup egg beaters (egg whites)

¼ cup oil- canola or olive

¼ cup applesauce

1 ½ cups grated zucchini

1 ½ cups wheat flour

¼ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon baking soda

3 teaspoons cinnamon or pumpkin spice mix

Directions: 

• Combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl and  mix well.
• Sift last 5 ingredients together and add to the zucchini mixture. Blend well.

Bake in a lightly greased baking pan at 350 for 1 hour or until a toothpick or knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack and then remove the loaf

While this bread does have quite a bit of sugar as part of the ingredients, this is what makes it more dessert like- so I think of this as a healthier dessert- it's got fiber from the whole grains, and veggies! It's not overly sweet, either, which is nice.

Curious about the nutrition information? Here it is:

If 1 loaf of zucchini bread is divided into 8 slices, 1 slice will provide: 

234 calories

40 grams of carbohydrates
7 grams of fat
4.5 grams of protein
20 mg of sodium
17 grams of sugar 
3.5 grams of fiber