I have had an interesting food experiment on my mind today.
With
the weather turning toward spring and
family get-togethers becoming more frequent, I am craving Frog Eye Salad. Does
your family eat that? Mine just loves it! They can eat it by the bowl full for
breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.
I
have spent a good part of time today scouring the web for a “healthy” recipe or
at least some substitutions that people make. Absolutely no one has changed
this recipe into one that could be considered anywhere near good for you.
Here is
the recipe from Spark People,
the healthy recipe database--it is exactly the same as the other recipe. There are recipes where people add sugar
substitutes, use vanilla pudding mix, or a “lite” Cool Whip—and this is their
version of making it healthy.
Are there really some recipes that are just
unable to be made better for you? I was
wondering if I could substitute quinoa for the acini de pepe, do you think if I
doubled the fruit and halved the mini marshmallows that might be “good enough?”
Do the healthy-recipe-makers of the world not lay awake at night and crave
fluffy fruit goodness?
