Staying Healthy
6 ways to tame the modern muffin
Start by downsizing it. Then swap out some of the white flour, use plenty of vegetable oil, and add whipped egg whites, zest, and nuts.
If you want to see a good example of where the American diet has gone wrong, you needn't look any further than the morning muffin. It used to be smaller than a coffee cup, short and stout. Now the muffins you buy at a supermarket or coffee shop are big, top-heavy things, brimming out of the corrugated paper that cinches in their bottoms. Always sweet, now they are sweeter, sometimes with sugar sprinkled on top. Salt is added to enhance the flavor.
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