Don’t tell your kids, but CNN.com reports that Kansas State University Nutrition Professor Mark Haub lost 27 pounds over 10 weeks on a junk food diet. In addition to shedding pounds and 9 percent of his body fat, Haub’s diet significantly lowered his triglycerides and “bad” cholesterol, as well as substantially raised his “good” cholesterol.
Every three hours on his junk food diet, Haub ate a sugary treat of snack cakes, chips, cookies, or sweet breakfast cereals. Two-thirds of his daily calorie intake came from these foods, supplemented by a daily multivitamin, a protein shake, and a small serving of vegetables. The results of Haub’s experiment support that calorie reduction is the goal to weight loss, not necessarily how healthful those calories are.
Before you go running for the candy aisle, you should know that while Haub’s health figures improved over his short-term experiment, the junk food diet’s long-term effects on overall health could not be determined. Such a limited diet could have lasting effects on risk of diseases like cancer. But for now, for those looking to slim their waistlines, we at William Bounds say, “Let them eat cake!”
In the spirit of Professor Haub’s junk food diet, William Bounds presents a new twist on some of our favorite American desserts. For sugars, spice mills, and silicone accessories to meet all your baking needs, visit our website.
CORN-SYRUP-FREE PECAN PIE
INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 eggs
1 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans
9-inch pie shell
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400°F.
In a large bowl, beat eggs until foamy. Stir in melted butter. Mix in sugar, brown sugar, and flour until well blended. Add milk, vanilla, and chopped pecans.
Pour all into pie shell and cover pie edges with the William Bounds Sili Pie Crust Protector. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350°F and bake an additional 30–40 minutes until done.
MAKE-ALIKE OREO COOKIES
INGREDIENTS:
COOKIE:
1 box devil’s food cake mix
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
FILLING:
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 stick butter
2 tsp vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350°F.
To make the cookie, mix the cookie ingredients together. Roll the dough into dime-sized balls. Place a William Bounds Sili 9 Bake Liner on cookie sheet to prevent cookies from sticking or overbrowning. Bake 8 minutes, then cool. To make the filling, mix all filling ingredients until smooth. Frost cooled cookies and place together to make completed sandwich cookie.
HOMEMADE TWINKIES
INGREDIENTS:
CAKE:
4 egg whites
16-oz box golden pound cake mix
2/3 cup water
FILLING:
2 tsp hot water
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups marshmallow cream
1/2 cup shortening
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 325°F.
To make the cake, combine cake mix with 2/3 cup water and beat until well blended. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Slowly combine egg whites into cake mix until batter is blended. Pour batter into muffin tin, about 3/4-inch deep. Bake 30 minutes or until cakes are golden brown.
To make the filling, dissolve the salt in the hot water and let cool. In a separate bowl, mix marshmallow cream, shortening, powdered sugar, and vanilla until fluffy. Add salt water solution and mix.
To fill cakes, add filling to a pastry bag with a round tip. Going in from the bottom of the cakes, insert the tip about halfway into the cake and gently squeeze. Do this in three separate holes along the bottom of each cake.
