Non-obvious healthy recipies?

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TheLessOfMe
TheLessOfMe Posts: 71 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hey,
It's my last week of my summer job and it has been agreed that we'll all bring something or bake something to bring in on my last day.

As I'm trying to lose weight I don't want to add to the really bad chocolate and cake which will obviously make an appearance, but I don't want to bring carrot sticks and hummous, or anything obviously healthy and low-cal!

Have any of you got a recipe for something sweet but fairly low in cals that I could make for Friday?

Thank youu!

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  • butterflylover527
    butterflylover527 Posts: 940 Member
    THESE ARE AMAZING!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NhCDeM0nBg&feature=plcp
  • lyttlewon
    lyttlewon Posts: 1,118 Member
    Sub applesauce for the oil in what you are baking.
  • Arexxx
    Arexxx Posts: 486 Member
    hmmmmm, no flour cakes and brownies? Look it up :) Plus this site has a few good ideas http://www.skinnytaste.com/
  • krissagray
    krissagray Posts: 105 Member
    http://realmomkitchen.com/7394/quick-summer-fruit-salad/

    I loved this at a family function recently! It tastes even better than it sounds!
  • iLoveMyPitbull1225
    iLoveMyPitbull1225 Posts: 1,690 Member
    banana pudding- just layer sugar free/fat free banana pudding, banana slices, low fat vanilla wafers and cool whip free. Delicious and no one would think twice.
  • jensan37
    jensan37 Posts: 151 Member
    Check out skinnytaste.com for some great recipes :smile:
  • andreamkelly
    andreamkelly Posts: 169
    sugar free strawberry jello with fresh or frozen (not the kind with syrup) strawberries - After it chills and right before you eat, mix in low fat cool whip and stir until everything is mixed well. I put some strawberry halves on top for 'decoration'. Friends and family love it and I don't have to tell them it's fairly healthy.
  • tinad120
    tinad120 Posts: 267 Member
    http://www.shebakeshere.com/2011/06/black-bean-brownies.html

    Black bean brownies. They're better than they sound, promise.
  • lesliefb
    lesliefb Posts: 88 Member
    You can mix a can of pumpkin (the smallish, soup size can, not the jumbo one) with a box of any flavor cake mix and bake per the directions. You don't need to add the eggs or oil or anything --- just the box of mix and the can of pumpkin. It's really good with chocolate -- you don't taste the pumpkin at all. And really, really good with flavors like carrot, apple spice, etc. that you would guess would go well with pumpkin. The calories will depend of course on how big your servings are, but it's a very easy and fast recipe when you're in a pinch.
  • SuffolkSally
    SuffolkSally Posts: 964 Member
    Something savoury like a salad of pasta with roasted vegetables and pesto? Or if it has to be baked just google for healthier cake/cookie recipes. My local deli does amazing cupcakes in carrot & ginger or chocolate & beetroot which taste very rich and indulgent but are really pretty healthy, and because they are small it helps with portion control
  • KALMdown
    KALMdown Posts: 211 Member
    Asian salad

    shredded cabbage (1/2 head)
    shredded lettuce (1/2 head)
    2 cups frozen peas (run under cold water to defrost a little)
    shelled edamame (cup)
    1/4 or 1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
    1/4 cup cilantro
    1/2 cup unsalted peanuts
    1/2 cup chow mein noodles (La Choy brand)
    Bottle of Lite Ginger Sesame dressing.

    Toss everything except the chow mein noodles and dressing together in a large serving bowl. Top with chow mein. Have guest add their own dressing. Easy Peasy.
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