— Rose Mattax

So if you wanted to have a delicious piece of cinnamon toast, and I thought about this question a lot because I think that, um, a lot of our food behaviors are built on tradition and our food history with our family and other things like that. But if you are someone who is avoiding the use of fats in your diet, um, I would look to something that is a little bit more nutrient dense even than a vegan butter. So if you like almond butter or if you like a, an all natural peanut butter one that doesn't have any sugar or salt in it. And if you heat it up just a little bit, you know, uh, it gets a nice creamy texture to it that kind of resembles butter a little bit. And then you could sprinkle your cinnamon on it as you like it. And, um, will it taste the same? Not as you remember it? Will it still taste delicious? Absolutely. And it might be a really, uh, good new food habit to develop and acquire. I also think that making, um, homemade, uh, waffles or pancakes, and I would use this batter to make waffles. I often throw them in my wife waffle makers and then add a little bit more cinnamon to it, and maybe a little thing of that, uh, uh, nut butter that we spoke about, and some fresh fruit. And you'll have that lovely sweetness of the cinnamon. Uh, and maybe the, the melted nut butter kind of gives that same texture. 'cause sometimes we miss textures. I, I like crunchy foods, so that's why, uh, when I cook, uh, things like these potatoes, I overcook them a little bit so that they're a little bit dry and for me is how I like them. So I hope this helps keep experimenting, um, with things in your kitchen rows. And I think that, uh, that that will be a very, uh, helpful and useful thing for you. And you know what, it's a question that I see almost every day in a student assignment because, uh, butter is one of those things that is often associated with our childhood or comfort or, you know, when you weren't feeling well, your mother gave you soup and toast and, uh, it always seemed to make you feel better. So lemme know how you make out and, uh, try heating up a little bit of your natural peanut butter.