Wednesday, January 22, 2014

[Healthy_Recipes_For_Diabetic_Friends] Eggplant Fries - 13g Carbs, 7.6g Fiber

 

Eggplant Fries - 13g Carbs, 7.6g Fiber

"HEALTHIFIED" FRIES

From: www.mariamindbodyhealth.com
These fries are SO tasty! My suggestion is to check out your local farmer's market (I just got 2 HUGE eggplant for $1!). Since you are going through the preparation to make them, why not do a quadruple batch!? So, what I did was prepare the eggplant fries and instead of baking them all right away, I froze a couple of Ziplocks full so I have an easy addition to dinner on those busy nights!

2 eggplants
2 cups almond flour
Cayenne pepper, to taste
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste
2 eggs, beaten
Coconut Oil Spray

Peel and cut the eggplant into french-fry shapes. Set aside.

In a shallow bowl, stir together the almond flour, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. Place the eggs in a separate bowl and whip until frothy. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Dip the eggplant pieces into the egg, then into the flour mixture, then back into the egg, and back into the flour mixture. Place the eggplant on a cookie sheet (I sprayed that with the coconut oil), then spray eggplant with a dusting of coconut oil. Bake for 15 minutes or until crispy and brown.

Note: I reheated them in the oven the next day because the eggplant I used was HUGE, and they got even crispier and we like them better.

Make sure to watch the ketchup…those sugars can really add up.

Servings: 8
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving)
Potato Fries = 283 calories, 13g fat, 7g protein, 35g carbs, 6g fiber (29g effective carbs)

"Healthified" Fries = 185 calories, 13g fat, 7.8g protein, 13g carbs, 7.6g fiber (5.4g effective carbs)

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