If you need a new good-for-you recipe to add to your weekly rotation , try the healthy stir fry dish for dinner . Plus , start your day with this pumpkin bread breakfast treat . Registered dietician Lauren Talbert dishes what ’ s on the menu .
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Bread with Streusel Topping
INGREDIENTS
For the bread : 1 ½ cup whole wheat flour 1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice 1 tsp baking soda ¼ tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 2 eggs 1 cup pumpkin puree ½ cup unsweetened applesauce ½ cup honey 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the streusel topping : ¼ cup old fashioned oats ¼ cup brown sugar ( not packed ) 2 Tbsp margarine 1 Tbsp wheat flour
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees . Spray a nine-by-five bread pan with cooking spray .
For the bread : Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl .
In a separate bowl , mix together the wet ingredients and combine well .
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until combined . Pour the mixture into the pan .
For the streusel : Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl and stir until everything is well combined .
Sprinkle the streusel evenly over the top of the bread in the pan .
Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean .
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Experts say that cosmetic surgery is on the rise . One local doctor tells us why .
The demand for plastic surgery is increasing in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic . Here ’ s why : People are spending more time in front of the camera for Zoom and FaceTime meetings , thus seeing themselves more frequently . Plus , the work-fromhome atmosphere allows for an easy and inconspicuous recovery period .
According to aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgeon Pierre R . Michaud , M . D ., the boom in plastic surgery procedures has been ongoing since last May . “ This has been the busiest time of my entire twentysix-year career ,” he says .
Most of Michaud ’ s practice involves aesthetic surgery , although he also sees patients post-mastectomy for breast reconstruction .
“ Compared to previous years , we are seeing many patients for aesthetic surgeries such as breast augmentation , abdominoplasty and more ,” says Michaud . “ And although the spring is always busy with these procedures , we have seen a significant increase in requests for them . We are usually able to get a patient in for consult within two to three weeks of their initial call , but this year we are about ten to eleven weeks out and over two months for surgery .”
Michaud also believes that because patients are not traveling , they have funds available for aesthetic procedures . Plus , people have time to recuperate at home and are not as concerned with their recovery time . Typically , a person would need to take two to three weeks off before returning to work after most procedures . This work-from-home period allows people to seek out plastic surgery as never before . 875 Centerville Rd ., Warwick , 828-4840 , riplasticsurgery . com
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