Low-Cal, Low-Fat Dessert? Yes please!

mindspinmegs311

Being an "almost dietitian" (I'm an intern with 2 months left of my internship, YES!) I have told my patients many, many times about healthy "alternatives" to dessert... like fruit with low-fat cool whip, etc.

I'll be honest with ya... for me, dessert has to be a little bit more than that. Sometimes that's delicious... but most of the time, I want the good stuff. Ice cream, cookies, cake, pudding... oh my.

My biggest weakness and most difficult struggle as far as dieting goes has been ice cream and cookies. I had a really hard time controlling myself. Well... I've found an awesome solution to my problem, besides self-control.

Kroger Vanilla Frozen Yogurt, a 1/2 cup is only 100 calories! Pair that with a Keebler Baker's Treasure chocolate chip cookie (only 70 calories) and a little bit of Hershey's chocolate syrup... and you have a yummy dessert for under 200 calories. Something I can definitely fit in most days!

Just wondering if anyone else has any other tricks or tips on not so guilty desserts? Especially pudding... chocolate... cake... omg...

unhinge

Have to go to work but would love to see what response you get

ksuhre

I'll have one of the jello chocolate mousse temptations with 2 teaspoons of peanut butter. Its a substitute for reeses, but in my opinion it tastes way better.

smackie01

One of my favorite treats is to take a graham crackers and put cool whip in between them and put in the freezer. Tastes just like a ice cream sandwich. It was a wieght watchers reciepe. Great low calorie snack.

sister_bear

It's warming up outside and I've been having sherbert. Mmmmmmm....

It's like ice cream, but less fatty and more fruity. :flowerforyou:

timeforachange2011

love the jello temptations as well! They are already portioned out and they are super tasty! The strawberry cheesecake with strawberry topping is pretty good but the double chocolate is amazing!! Also, the Fig Newton "thins" are actually pretty good as well, 3 large cookies for only 140 calories!

michelleisgettinfit

One of my new favorite things is something I got from another thread on here.
Cut up a banana
Freeze it for an hour
Blend it up until it becomes the consistency of ice cream
Add peanut butter, cocoa powder, pb2 or whatever your heart desires.
Yummy good low carb, low cal treat.

ajanmillie

One of my favorite treats is to take a graham crackers and put cool whip in between them and put in the freezer. Tastes just like a ice cream sandwich. It was a wieght watchers reciepe. Great low calorie snack.

You just gave me the best idea ever.

bparsont

My new find is "So Delicious" Coconut Milk Ice Cream Sandwiches. They are to die for and only 100 calories. I try and stay away from artificial crap like cool whip. It's great to watch calories but to put things like "grease" and artificial sweetners into your body is counter productive to healthy living IMO. You can eat "real" foods and still lose weight, I'm living proof of it.

beckajw

Jello mousse temptations on top of a chocolate vita top with sliced strawberries!!!

Calidaho

I love sugar free angel food cake with strawberries that have been macerated in truvia topped with fat free whipped cream. 60 calories for a slice of cake--and it is a pretty big slice, 10-20 cals for the whipped topping and 50-75 cals for the strawberries. So yummy. Plus, the cake actually has some protein in it!

And I am addicted to Jello 60 calorie pudding snacks. Dark chocolate is my favorite because it is really chocolatey.

Calidaho

Another treat I like to go out for is Penguin's Frozen Yogurt. I don't know what kind of voodoo they have going on there but the sugar free, fat free flavors are 8 calories per ounce. I top it with mini marshmallows for texture. Their website is under construction at http://www.penguinsfrozenyogurt.com/. It might be a local chain but I am sure other froyo places have a similar offering.

chrisdavey

Protein fluff
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/212981-protein-fluff-dessert

This is probably 2 serves for most but I like a mass dessert :P

Or
1 cup cottage cheese
30g choc whey
1 tbsn natural pb
bit of skim milk

Or
1cup cottage cheese
1tbsn natural pb
1tspn honey

Not overly low cal but they are high protein and just adjust the serving size to suit your calorie requirements.

caterpillar2Butterfly

Bump

snickerpants

Semi-frozen yogurt with a tablespoon of either maple syrup, chocolate sauce or honey. It's sweet, kinda solid, and not as caloric as Ben and Jerry's.

I second the frozen graham cracker cookies - I use about 1.5 teaspoons of frosting (left over from birthdays n'stuff) but they are less caloric than cake and still tasty!