Simple Ingredients Create Healthy Lives

    Simple Ingredients Create Healthy Lives

    By: Jacqueline Gomes, RD, MBA

    Eating well doesn’t have to be complicated. Simple ingredients, like fresh fruits, vegetables, proteins, and whole grains, can make a big difference in your health. These foods are packed with nutrients your body needs to stay healthy and energized.

    Preparing meals with these simple ingredients allows you to control what goes into your body, making it easier to maintain a balanced diet. Plus, simple ingredients are versatile, making it easy to create delicious, healthy meals at home. Remember, a healthy life starts with what you put on your plate!

    Enjoy these easy 2 ingredient bagels – the secret ingredient? Fage Best Self Lactose Free yogurt. Making bagels using Greek yogurt provides 10g of protein and only 181 calories per bagel! Just as a comparison, regular bagels provide approximately 300 calories.

    2 Ingredient Yogurt Bagels with Garlic & Herb Spread

    2 Ingredient yogurt bagel

    • 1 ¾ cups self-rising flour
    • 1 ½ cup FAGE Best Self 0% Lactose Free yogurt

    Topping:

    • 1 egg
    • Everything bagel seasoning

    Garlic-herb Spread

    • 1 cup Fage Best Self 0% Lactose Free Yogurt
    • ¼ teaspoon Garlic powder
    • ¼ teaspoon onion powder
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon dried Thyme
    • 1 teaspoon olive oil
    • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

    Directions:

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
    2. In a large bowl, combine flour and yogurt. Mix well with a wooden spoon. Once dough comes together, begin forming the dough into a ball using your hands.
    3. Lightly flour a clean kitchen counter, kneed dough until dough becomes elastic.
    4. Form a ball and cut dough into 6 equal parts.
    5. Roll each piece into a ball, press your thumb through the middle to create a hole. Place formed bagel on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
    6. In a small bowl, beat the egg with a teaspoon of water and brush each bagel with egg wash. Sprinkle with everything bagel seasoning.
    7. Bake for 20-24 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before enjoying them.
    8. For the Spread: Place yogurt in a bowl and stir with a wire whisk. Add in herbs and spices, mix well.
    9. Stir in olive oil and lemon juice, refrigerate until ready to serve.

    Nutrition information for one bagel:

    181 Calories; 10g Protein; 29g Carbohydrate; 2g Fat; 464mg Sodium; 1g Fiber