Bagels get a bad rap, but should they?
Pictured recipe:Two-Ingredient-Dough Bagels
Bagels are often treated like calorie and carb bombs.
Touch them, and you might gain weight (especially if they’re slathered in cream cheese).
But do they really deserve that reputation?
Could it be that bagels are healthy?
Traditionally, bagels are made with wheat flour, salt, water and yeast.
What’s so bad about that, right?
Sometimes sweeteners (like honey or malt syrup) and oil are added.
Sweet or savory seasonings can be added, along with fruit.
A medium bagel has 56 grams of carbohydrates.
Contrast that with about 40 grams of carbs in two slices of bread.
One bagel can easily push you over your carb limit.
And that’s not including spreads or toppings.
But it’s not just the number of carbs; carb quality matters too.
This means after you eat a bagel and nothing else, your blood sugar spikes fairly quickly.
But some are healthier than others.
(you’re able to always make your ownhealthy homemade bagels.)
One medium bagel has just 289 calories, so it can definitely fit within that range.
We love eggs, avocado and spinach on a toasted everything bagel.
