It's summertime, and if you're like me, you crave something
cold and sweet after dinner. So, here are a few great-tasting options in lieu
of a big bowl of ice-cream!
· A cup or
two of frozen grapes are a wonderful alternative. (Grapes slowly release sugar
and they taste sweeter when they're frozen.) Personally, I prefer purple grapes. They taste
great and they're more nutritious than the green ones.
·
Mix a tablespoon of walnuts into a 5.3 oz
container of 0% fat Greek yogurt like Trader Joe’s coconut yogurt. YUM!
·
Try a peanut butter chocolate Enlighten bar sweetened
with the safe sweetener erythritol for just 100 calories and 9 grams of sugar.
·
Have a Yasso Greek yogurt bar with 13 grams of
sugar and stevia, which is also a safe sweetener, for only 100 calories. It’s
very satisfying.
·
A Chilly Cow bar with 12-13 grams of sugar for
just 100 calories helps you stay the course.
·
Make your own strawberry-banana “ice-cream.”
Here’s how: Blend together 1 small,
sliced frozen banana with 5 or 6 fresh or frozen strawberries and ¼ cup of skim
milk or if you have a food processor pulse for 1-2 minutes, scoop into a bowl
and enjoy!
