12/10/2025
Arguably, one of the best aspects of the holiday season is the baked goods that we get to make and share with our loved ones. The good news is that with a few ingredient swaps, you can bake your favourite recipes by making them a little more nourishing with the same great taste.
Some smart swaps include:
✅ Choose whole-food flours: try almond flour, oat flour, or whole wheat flour for extra fibre and nutrients.
✅ Try natural sweeteners: replacing refined sugar with maple syrup, honey, or coconut sugar will still add sweetness and add vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that refined sugars lack.
✅ Add seeds or nuts: adding chia seed, flaxseeds, walnuts, or h**p hearts to cookies, muffins or loaves is a great way to increase fibre, omega-3s, protein and flavour.
✅ Lighten up on the sugar: don’t be afraid to reduce sugar in the recipe by 25%. Most recipes are made to be really sweet, so by decreasing the sugar you’ll rarely notice the difference.
