Enjoy this classic comfort food with a healthy twist
Making comfort foods like mac ‘n’ cheese healthy can be challenging. But just remember our favorite tip: “Think about all the things you could have and not what you shouldn’t have.” This recipe exemplifies this perfectly. The “cheese” sauce alone has so many possibilities: Add jalapeno and you have a spicy nacho sauce, or pour it over potatoes for an au gratin. Let your imagination run wild!
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Chef’s notes: To make the sauce less sweet, replace half the almond milk with unsweetened hemp or soy milk. For a crunchy topping, sprinkle with whole-grain breadcrumbs.
Servings = 6
Serving size = 1 1/4 cup
Calories: 491
Sodium: 441 mg
Sugar: 11.8 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Saturated fat: 2.2 g
Fiber: 10.8 g
Protein: 1 4g
Total carbohydrate: 79 g
— Adapted from the What to Eat When Cookbook by Michael F. Roizen, MD, Michael Crupain, MD, MPH, and Jim Perko Sr., CEC, AAC.
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