I used to live on the east coast, and I really miss bagels.  I’m not talking about that fake, round rubbery thing we usually see at the grocery.  I mean a bagel that has all kinds of onion and poppy seeds, and good stuff!  I was figuring, heck, it’s a bagel, how bad can it be for you?  Yikes!  The typical bagel from places like Panera or Einstein’s run around 7 Weight Watchers points with some (like that evil cinnamon sugar one) up to 12 points!  So what’s a person to do when she wants a bagel that won’t cost her half her daily points?  Is there a healthy bagel option? 

The answer is yes!  A woman who lost 212 (!) pounds on Weight Watchers had the same issue, so she opened  her own bagel bakery.  She sells Kim’s Light Bagels.  Now if you are lucky enough to live on the east coast, many grocers there carry her brand.  If not, you, like me, can order them and use Paypal to pay for them.  What could be better?  She only has six flavors, but her bagels are high in fiber with four grams per bagel and only 110 calories (read 2 points!).  She even sells an “everything” bagel.  If you like your fruity bagels, you’ll be happy to know she also has blueberry bagels.  Of course she has plain and wheat if you like to decorate yours with something like lox that really won’t go with blueberry or cinnamon. 

She ships to you, and her bagels will freeze just fine, so order in quantity to make the shipping worth your time.  Here’s to a return to a real bagel that happens to be a healthy food option.  Cheers!