Better Bad Choices. Choosing to eat clean and live a healthy lifestyle does not mean I don’t have the same food cravings as others. Sweets (cookies, cakes, doughnuts, ice cream, M&M’s) have always been my "Achilles Heel." When I first started eating clean I gave them all up because I didn’t think there were any alternatives. When I realized that wouldn’t work, I had to get creative. Here are some sweet treats that work for me and just may satisfy your palette.
1) Strawberry Shortcake: Cut strawberries, add lots of splenda, and let chill in fridge. Prepare shortcakes according to reduced fat Bisquick instructions on box. (substitute with Splenda and fat free skim milk). Shortcakes take about 10 min to cook. Let cool 3-5 min, cut horizontally, top with strawberries & fat free cool whip. Place second slice on top and repeat.
2) Strawberries & Cream: Mix strawberries with splenda like above recipe. When the mix chills in the fridge the Splenda gets really sweet with a syrup-like consistency. Add strawberries to several dollups of fat free Cool Whip and mix. Options: Try adding bananas and pecans instead of strawberries.
3) Banana Pudding: Prepare sugar free fat free banana or vanilla pudding according to package. Make several layers of reduced fat Nilla Waffers, sliced bananas, and pudding in a pan. Chill and serve with fat free cool whip.
4) Elephant Ears: Cut 2 corn tortillas in half and place on sprayed cookie sheet or foil. Spray tops of tortillas with cooking spray. Add lots of cinnamin and Splenda. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Cool and enjoy. Options: I like to spray the tortillas several times while they are baking. They come out crispy and greasier, almost like they were fried. (NOTE: This is a perfectly acceptable contest prep food as well. I eat if for my carbs until about 3weeks out).
5) Peanut Butter Yogurt: (I came across this by accidentally using the same utensil for both foods 2 weeks ago. Thank goodness for kitchen errors). Mix one tub fat free cool whip with peanut butter. Put in freezer for 10-15min. The peanut butter thickens the consistency of the cool whip to a soft serve frozen yogurt consistency. It is great!
Now you can enjoy sweets just like everyone else, but guilt free because you planned ahead made a "better bad choice!" Enjoy!
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