The Popover Diet?

So, I have always loved popovers, ever since I discovered them at the Jordan Pond House in Acadia National Park.  Lovely, fluffy, eggy poofs of deliciousness.  They are so delicious, versatile, easy, inexpensive and..did I say delicious?  Oh I did. Right.  


Anyways, I was curious to discover why the popover holds such a mystical allure.  I had a hunch that they were nutritious, given the combination of flour, eggs, and milk.  So, being the investigator I am, I decided to plug a recipe into a nutrition calculator, and see exactly where they stood, nutrient-wise.  Using the following recipe:


1 Cup Flour
3/4 Cup 2% Milk
1/4 Cup Heavy Cream
2 Large Eggs
1/2 Tsp Salt


I plugged it into the SparkPeople Recipe Calculator.  The results?  For 6 Popovers, the nutrition information turns out to be 


134 Calories
4.5 g Fat
17.5 g Carbohydrates
5.6 g Protein


I then plugged THOSE numbers into the FitDay program, which will spit out the percentage of each component in calories, taking into consideration how many calories appear in a set unit of each component.


The results? 


 53% of Calories come from  Carbohydrates
30% of Calories come from Fat
17% of Calories come from Protein


This amazes me, because it is remarkably close to the RDA of 50% Carbohydrates, 30% Fat, and 20% Protein.  


I will admit to the occasional (OK, more than occasional) pat of butter and smudge of jam in the morning popover, but in general, popovers are a very nutritional-sound food.  And did I mention they are delicious?