Tuesday, July 9, 2019

DELICIOUS SUMMERTIME TREATS


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!


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