A girl's gotta have chocolate, right? I mean, right next to pearls and diamonds, I'm pretty sure chocolate is a girl's best friend.
Even though I try to make smart food choices all day long, I always ensure that I have a few calories left over to spend on some chocolate. It's my night time treat that always ends a day just perfectly.
Since chocolate isn't know for its nutritional qualities, I've concocted a few ideas that make healthy chocolate taste super creamy! And...here they are.
Banana Chocolate Shake
-peel one banana and cut into bite sized pieces.
-put in a zip lock back and freeze overnight.
-In a blender, combine the frozen banana and 1 c. soy chocolate milk (this is what I use, but fat free milk with 1 tbsp of chocolate mix works just as well)
-Mix until well blended and serve immediately!
-DELISH! (and under 200 calories!)
the frozen banana is really creamy and has an ice cream texture which makes it really decadent. If I'm eating it for breakfast or after a workout, I usually add a teaspoon or two of peanut butter for some extra protein. But, if it's just a night time snack, I leave the p.b. out. You can also freeze it for 2-3 hours after blending and the consistency becomes thicker.
Frozen Pudding
-I take a 100 calorie cup of pudding and put it in the freezer for about 4 hours. It is the perfect consistency and just thick enough to resemble ice cream. Plus, it takes longer to eat, so I don;t scarf it down. If you freeze it for too long and it is super hard put it in the microwave for 30 seconds on power level 8 and it will be good to go!
These are two of my favorite stand-bys when the chocolate bug gets me but I don't want to splurge. It tastes like splurging, without all the calories and fat!
If you try them, let me know what you think...
Yum...lately though I've been craving white chocolate, and today I found hersheys cookies and cream kisses! They were delish as I watched my DVR'd LOST.
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You are saving me! I did SO WELL on wednesday, but yesterday, there were donuts in the office, and there was Ben & Jerry's in the freezer... UGH! I am happy to have your tricks now :)
ReplyDeleteSounds good to me! I'm gonna have to try that pudding one!
ReplyDeleteyum! those sound delicious. thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI am going to try the shake! Thanks for sharing :)
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ReplyDeleteThanks for that delicious chocolate recipe - yum! I could use some of that right about now. :)
Um. thank you.
ReplyDeleteIts not even 9 a.m. and I'm not craving chocolate!! :)
I meant to tell you that I found a sweet chocolate store by my house. Remind me to tell you about it because they had some super fun things. They just opened.