Try this healthier version of a classic comfort food with soups, salads, or the Cornbread-Crusted Turkey or Three-Bean Chili With Chunky Tomatoes

Recipe Source: Deliciously Healthy Dinners

Prep time Cook time Yields Serving Size

10 minutes 25 minutes 10 servings 1 square

Ingredients

1 C cornmeal

1 C flour

1/4 C sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1 C low-fat (1 percent) buttermilk

1 large egg

1/4 C soft tub margarine

1 tsp vegetable oil (to grease baking pan)

Directions

1, Preheat oven to 350 °F.

2, Mix together cornmeal, flour, sugar, and baking powder.

3, In another bowl, combine buttermilk and egg.  Beat lightly.

4, Slowly add buttermilk and egg mixture to dry ingredients.

5, Add margarine and mix by hand or with mixer for 1 minute.

6, Bake for 20–25 minutes in an 8- by 8-inch, greased baking dish.  Cool.  Cut into 10 squares.

Nutrition Facts

calories 178

Total fat 6 g

Saturated fat 1 g

Cholesterol 22 mg

Sodium 94 mg

Total fiber 1 g

Protein 4 g

Carbohydrates 27 g

Potassium 132 mg

Recipe courtesy of Keep the Beat™, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

™Keep the Beat is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.