India, Feb. 16 -- Children always have a special soft spot for baked goods. While baked goods don't always get a clean chit health-wise, children do throw tantrums, and as a mother, it is not easy to resist the puppy eyes they make.

But what you can do is bake healthier. It means choosing better ingredients so that the baked goods come out to be more nutritionally dense. When you think about healthy baking, the first thought is to swap flour, oil, and sugar to its healthier counterparts. While they do impart effective results by reducing the calorie and sugar intake, you can also bolster the nutritional profile by adding a few extra ingredients to the batter.ALSO READ: Endocrinologist shares best and worst fruits for blood sugar spikes: ...