healthier waffles and my health kick shopping trip

First off, the thermometer on the back porch reads 81 degrees. There's a breeze, but it's a warm breeze. Gross. I hate Houston's weather. I miss my hoodie.

I went to the store today on a health kick to start the new year. I came home with broccoli, water chestnuts and bean sprouts for stir fries, but found no baby corn. Boo.

I got a tub of smart balance, some chick peas for hummus, and a few cans of beans. I had some hummus at a New Year's party and liked it, but couldn't eat a lot because people were dipping their pita into the bowl and contaminating it. I just scraped a taste off of the edge that looked pretty untouched. Also, brussel sprouts. I've never had them and have always been curious.

I take 2 Prilosec every morning and I picked up a box of the generic just to see if I could save a few bucks. I really hope it works just as well.

I also wanted to get some cardamom to make chai tea, but the only bottle I found was $10. Negative.

This morning, keeping in tune with my health kick, I was craving waffles. Now, I always eat what I crave, but I tried to make them healthier. They tasted great and are also great when frozen and re-toasted. Sweeet.

Healthier Waffles

3/4 c. brown rice flour
1/4 c. potato starch
1/4 t. xanthan gum
1/4 t. salt
1/2 T. baking powder
1/4 c. nonfat dry milk powder
2 t. egg white powder (this came in a can I found in the baking aisle)
1/2 T. agave syrup
2 T. unsweetened applesauce
3/4 c. + 2 T. water

*I used the milk powder because I'd like to be able to have a dry mix on hand and add as little wet ingredients as possible to streamline the process. If you use milk, use 3/4 c. and use only 2 T. water.

Mix that up and let it sit for about 5 minutes. Make waffles as usual. These tend to stick a tad bit more than the other waffles, I guess because of the lack of oil. Make sure to use some cooking spray. Top with fresh fruit.

Here's to attempts at healthier eating!

*update*

A few posts back I mentioned my mom bought Kinnickinnick (say that three times fast) chocolate donuts as a treat. They were terrible. The texture was bad, there was a funky taste and aftertaste... they were overall gross. The date on the package was still good, so I don't know why they were so bad. She returned them to the store. Anyone else have the same experience?