Enter your email & we’ll send it to your inbox. Plus, get great new recipes from us every week! By submitting this form, you consent to receive emails from Hurry the Food Up. You probably don’t associate french toast with healthy weight loss friendly breakfasts but that’s about to change. Healthy french toast recipes ARE a thing, and we can prove it!
How to make healthy french toast with apples
So how do we make healthy breakfast toast? We start by drastically reducing sugar and fat levels in the recipe. So long scoops of butter and snowy-white bread! Hello low fat cream cheese and wholegrain bread! We sweeten the egg mixture with vanilla extract, cinnamon and just a couple of teaspoons of sugar – that’s really all you need. We don’t use any fat to fry it – make sure your nonstick pan is up to scratch! That said, if you need something to keep it from sticking, a teaspoon of butter is not the end of the world, obviously! We then add a topping of low fat cream cheese, caramelised fried apples and pumpkin seeds – so you’re even getting some of your 5 a day in there as well! The cream cheese and pumpkin seeds add some healthy fats and protein, as do the eggs, bringing this dish to a total of 20g protein per serving – which is pretty awesome! If you want more French toast breakfast ideas, why not check out our vegan french toast recipe.
Can I eat French toast if I’m trying to lose weight?
French toast is actually a perfectly viable option for someone who is trying to lose weight (our baked French toast is also testament to this!). While many sweet french toast recipes would not be weight loss appropriate, this is the exception! For us what makes a dish ‘good for weight loss’ is not just the amount of calories it contains. It’s what you are getting for those calories! That’s why we recommend dishes like this – no calories are wasted on stuff like saturated fat and sugar, which are generally unhealthy and won’t fill you up. Instead we make sure that they are loaded with the right proportions of protein, fibre and healthy fats. The protein and fibre will fill you up, and the healthy fats will help you to absorb all the other good stuff, among other things. Check out our vegetarian weekly weight loss meal plans for more amazing weight loss recipes like this healthy French toast with apples! Oh and ps. it’s a super easy french toast recipe – ready in 30 mins!
