| INGREDIENTS | | | | baking soda. Mix the egg into the flour and |
| | | | stir until well blended. Fold in the walnuts, |
| 3 egg whites | | | | carrot, and drained pineapple. Pour batter |
| | | | into the prepared pan. |
| 2/3 cup white sugar | | | | |
| | | | Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick |
| 1/4 cup nonfat milk | | | | inserted into the center comes out clean, |
| | | | about 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 to 20 |
| 1/3 cup applesauce | | | | minutes before refrigerating overnight. |
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| 1 teaspoon vanilla extract | | | | NUTRITION INFORMATION |
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| 1/4 teaspoon almond extract (optional) | | | | Servings Per Recipe: 12 |
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| 1 1/3 cups whole wheat flour | | | | Amount Per Serving |
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| 2/3 cup all-purpose flour | | | | Calories: 178 |
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| 2 tablespoons ground flax seed | | | | Total Fat: 3.3g |
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| 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon | | | | Cholesterol: < 1mg |
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| 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg | | | | Sodium: 128mg |
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| 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves | | | | Total Carbs: 34.1g |
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| 1 teaspoon baking soda | | | | Dietary Fiber: 3.5g |
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| 1/3 cup chopped walnuts | | | | Protein: 4.8g |
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| 1/2 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained | | | | Flax seed is 1/3 oil, and the rest of flax |
| | | | seed is made up of fiber, protein, and |
| 1 cup grated carrot | | | | mucilage. Flax seed oil is a rich source of |
| | | | essential fatty acids - flax seed contains |
| DIRECTIONS | | | | omega 3 essential fatty acid, omega 6 |
| | | | essential fatty acid, and contains 3 |
| Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees | | | | essential fatty acids in just the right |
| C). Oil a 9x5 inch loaf pan with vegetable | | | | proportions. Flax seed is also a great source |
| cooking spray. | | | | of lignans, vitamins, and minerals. North |
| | | | Americans are usually lacking omega 3 |
| Whisk together the egg whites, sugar, milk, | | | | essential fatty acids in their diet, and flax |
| applesauce, vanilla, and almond extract in a | | | | seed oil is an excellent supplement for this. |
| bowl until well blended. In a large bowl, | | | | |
| sift together the flour, whole wheat flour, | | | | Try this flax seed recipe and you won't be |
| flax seed, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and | | | | disappointed. |