My birthday is on Saturday!

briana12077
briana12077 Posts: 128 Member
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My mom said she would cook me anything she wants/ make me any cake or dessert I want.
I told her I don't want anything high in calories or fat if it can be avoided because I won't have fun trying to not eat a lot of it on my bday.

What are some good low cal/low fat dessert recipes you guys know of?

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  • gimpygramma
    gimpygramma Posts: 383 Member
    Angel food cake "iced" with Dream Whip mixed with diet Jello powder. My grandson has type 1 diabetes and even he can have this. A few fresh strawberries as a garnish make it look quite festive.
  • pinktac0
    pinktac0 Posts: 43
    my birthday is TODAY! anyways i looove baking and i always use eggwhites (add an extra white for taking out the yellows) & water instead of oil. No one has ever noticed and i love my cakes & muffins
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    Jello Shots > Cake lol
  • codycsweet
    codycsweet Posts: 1,019 Member
    My bday is Saturday too happy birthday. I love angle food cake with some strawberries.
  • briana12077
    briana12077 Posts: 128 Member
    I'm having a few friends over so I was just thinking something simple yet not too many cals that my friends would like and not make a big deal over... and I don't drink lol
  • redladywitch
    redladywitch Posts: 799 Member
    Angel food cake "iced" with Dream Whip mixed with diet Jello powder. My grandson has type 1 diabetes and even he can have this. A few fresh strawberries as a garnish make it look quite festive.

    This sounds yummy!
  • rlmassman84
    rlmassman84 Posts: 91 Member
    I like apple crisp, you can add lots of other fruit to it and you can make it with a minimal amount of butter and sugar. I use lots of cinnamon, nutmeg and cranberries when I make it.
  • colibri23
    colibri23 Posts: 223 Member
    Check this out: http://dessertswithbenefits.com/recipes/ I just found it a few days ago, but it seems chocked full of good ideas! I'm going to make some of these recipes for Christmas this year :)
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    My mom said she would cook me anything she wants/ make me any cake or dessert I want.
    I told her I don't want anything high in calories or fat if it can be avoided because I won't have fun trying to not eat a lot of it on my bday.

    What are some good low cal/low fat dessert recipes you guys know of?

    I would possibly seek out professional help, if you cannot enjoy 1 day of eating slightly higher cals than usual
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    I like to have cauliflower cake with broccoli icing on my birthday. Google it. It's amazing.
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    I like to have cauliflower cake with broccoli icing on my birthday. Google it. It's amazing.

    I think Dunkin Donuts has that as a donut...or maybe its krispy kreme.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    My mom said she would cook me anything she wants/ make me any cake or dessert I want.
    I told her I don't want anything high in calories or fat if it can be avoided because I won't have fun trying to not eat a lot of it on my bday.

    What are some good low cal/low fat dessert recipes you guys know of?

    I would possibly seek out professional help, if you cannot enjoy 1 day of eating slightly higher cals than usual

    this.
    dont torture your friends with pretend treats.
    enjoy your bday for x's sake.

    keep-calm-and-eat-all-the-food.png
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    Jello Shots > Cake lol

    Do not have Kamikaze shots, because, well, poor taste given your birth date...
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    I really wish someone had offered to bake me a high calorie, high fat cake on my birthday. I had to bake my own. :sad:
  • ElizabethFuller
    ElizabethFuller Posts: 352 Member
    It was my birthday yesterday! I had a lovely Italian dinner with fizzy wine, panna cotta for dessert, limoncello liqueur and caffe latte.......it was fabulous! Just take a day at maintenance, it really won't hurt.:wink:
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    I don't count calories on my birthday!! I eat whatever I want and enjoy my day! The day after my birthday I'm back to beast mode - healthy eating and working out....bye bye cake. The important thing is consistency. There was a quote on Nerd Fitness once that I can't completely remember but the gist of it is - If you're awesome, consistent and staying on target 200 + days a year, don't worry about a handful of special events.
  • Lifts4IceCream
    Lifts4IceCream Posts: 77 Member
    I don't count calories on my birthday!! I eat whatever I want and enjoy my day! The day after my birthday I'm back to beast mode - healthy eating and working out....bye bye cake. The important thing is consistency. There was a quote on Nerd Fitness once that I can't completely remember but the gist of it is - If you're awesome, consistent and staying on target 200 + days a year, don't worry about a handful of special events.

    ^^^This^^^

    If you are in it for the long haul and know you have the willpower to get back to your new lifestyle, in the long run, its not even a speed bump. You may gain a pound of water weight is all.

    I totally agree and follow this "...consistent and staying on target 200 + days a year, don't worry about a handful of special events."
  • patols1
    patols1 Posts: 108 Member
    I like angel food cake with strawberries(with sugar), in fact my birthday was last month and that is what we had for dessert. Everyone loved it!! I didn't feel so guilty and they were happy too!!
  • Lanise_10
    Lanise_10 Posts: 432 Member
    Angel food cake (sugar free one if you like) with fat free or lite whipped cream and strawberries
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
    EAT
    DRINK AND
    SHRINK
  • briana12077
    briana12077 Posts: 128 Member
    My mom said she would cook me anything she wants/ make me any cake or dessert I want.
    I told her I don't want anything high in calories or fat if it can be avoided because I won't have fun trying to not eat a lot of it on my bday.

    What are some good low cal/low fat dessert recipes you guys know of?

    I would possibly seek out professional help, if you cannot enjoy 1 day of eating slightly higher cals than usual

    oh god.....:noway:
    I can enjoy one day. But I'm also going to the movies (snacks may be involved) and going out to eat that day. Most cakes are SO many calories and so are any cookies or desserts my mom would make from a box mix. She isn't like a professional so I was wondering if there were any recipes. I don't need professional help, I go over almost everyday and I don't fret. I just try to keep it as close to my goal as possible and like to plan ahead.
    Also, a yummy low calorie dessert sounds better to me than some cake that will make me feel gross. I am just trying to be in a good mind set. I am to plan ahead. I'm new to this and just asked for some fun ideas.
    I didn't say I couldn't enjoy a day if I go over, I said I wouldn't enjoy seeing something on my birthday that I can't eat more than two bites of without going over and have to resist. How is that fun? I have habbits of overeating and when you know your own issues you try to avoid putting yourself in those situations.:bigsmile:
  • briana12077
    briana12077 Posts: 128 Member


    this.
    dont torture your friends with pretend treats.
    enjoy your bday for x's sake.

    um thanks but no thanks. I only have 1 friend who is coming over and she is not going to mind because she loves me. I'm not having a huge party. Calm down guys.
  • briana12077
    briana12077 Posts: 128 Member
    I don't count calories on my birthday!! I eat whatever I want and enjoy my day! The day after my birthday I'm back to beast mode - healthy eating and working out....bye bye cake. The important thing is consistency. There was a quote on Nerd Fitness once that I can't completely remember but the gist of it is - If you're awesome, consistent and staying on target 200 + days a year, don't worry about a handful of special events.

    ^^^This^^^

    If you are in it for the long haul and know you have the willpower to get back to your new lifestyle, in the long run, its not even a speed bump. You may gain a pound of water weight is all.

    I totally agree and follow this "...consistent and staying on target 200 + days a year, don't worry about a handful of special events."

    Nothing wrong with doing the best I can. Other days such as actual holidays will be harder for me to plan ahead and control. I CAN control MY birthday and deserve to go to bed that night feeling like I did a good job, yes even if I go way over. But if I make all the best choices I could, I'll feel happier. I am in this for the long run and that means I am not going to go crazy just cause its my birthday. I'll do what I can every chance I get, if I can't then oh well. I'd rather save those cheat days for the days I actually mess up or can't count my calories for some reason.

    Thanks for all the ideas guys :)
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    I don't count calories on my birthday!! I eat whatever I want and enjoy my day! The day after my birthday I'm back to beast mode - healthy eating and working out....bye bye cake. The important thing is consistency. There was a quote on Nerd Fitness once that I can't completely remember but the gist of it is - If you're awesome, consistent and staying on target 200 + days a year, don't worry about a handful of special events.

    ^^^This^^^

    If you are in it for the long haul and know you have the willpower to get back to your new lifestyle, in the long run, its not even a speed bump. You may gain a pound of water weight is all.

    I totally agree and follow this "...consistent and staying on target 200 + days a year, don't worry about a handful of special events."

    Nothing wrong with doing the best I can. Other days such as actual holidays will be harder for me to plan ahead and control. I CAN control MY birthday and deserve to go to bed that night feeling like I did a good job, yes even if I go way over. But if I make all the best choices I could, I'll feel happier. I am in this for the long run and that means I am not going to go crazy just cause its my birthday. I'll do what I can every chance I get, if I can't then oh well. I'd rather save those cheat days for the days I actually mess up or can't count my calories for some reason.

    Thanks for all the ideas guys :)
    Just because someone makes you a cake doesn't mean you have to eat the whole cake. One normal slice of birthday cake would be, what? 200, 300 calories?
  • haroon_awan
    haroon_awan Posts: 1,208 Member
    I ate 5000+ calories yesterday because my birthday is in April.

    Relax. A bit of cake isn't going to make you fat. You need to be consistent over weeks and months and years in your diet and training program, not over a few extra grams of fat or calories.

    Oh, and Happy Birthday.
  • briana12077
    briana12077 Posts: 128 Member
    I don't count calories on my birthday!! I eat whatever I want and enjoy my day! The day after my birthday I'm back to beast mode - healthy eating and working out....bye bye cake. The important thing is consistency. There was a quote on Nerd Fitness once that I can't completely remember but the gist of it is - If you're awesome, consistent and staying on target 200 + days a year, don't worry about a handful of special events.

    ^^^This^^^

    If you are in it for the long haul and know you have the willpower to get back to your new lifestyle, in the long run, its not even a speed bump. You may gain a pound of water weight is all.

    I totally agree and follow this "...consistent and staying on target 200 + days a year, don't worry about a handful of special events."

    Nothing wrong with doing the best I can. Other days such as actual holidays will be harder for me to plan ahead and control. I CAN control MY birthday and deserve to go to bed that night feeling like I did a good job, yes even if I go way over. But if I make all the best choices I could, I'll feel happier. I am in this for the long run and that means I am not going to go crazy just cause its my birthday. I'll do what I can every chance I get, if I can't then oh well. I'd rather save those cheat days for the days I actually mess up or can't count my calories for some reason.

    Thanks for all the ideas guys :)
    Just because someone makes you a cake doesn't mean you have to eat the whole cake. One normal slice of birthday cake would be, what? 200, 300 calories?

    Yeah okay you missed my whole freaking point. It doesn't mean I'd have to eat the whole damn cake but I like cake and might want to and then I'd have to resist. I don't want to on my birthday when I do every single day. Anyways, I asked for healthy ideas. If you don't have any leave me alone. Don't jump on me acting like I'm a crazy person because I want a healthy dessert idea. Healthy desserts are delicious I just don't know any that I can make. Thanks for the obvious crap I already know.
  • briana12077
    briana12077 Posts: 128 Member
    I ate 5000+ calories yesterday because my birthday is in April.

    Relax. A bit of cake isn't going to make you fat. You need to be consistent over weeks and months and years in your diet and training program, not over a few extra grams of fat or calories.

    Oh, and Happy Birthday.

    I am relaxed. Just asked for some ideas. I had no idea I had to be consistent over weeks and months and years and that a few extra grams of fat or calories won't make me fat. I had NO idea. Thanks :) Didn't know asking for some recipes or healthy dessert ideas means that I don't know how to live a little. Didn't know planning my birthday makes me not relaxed.

    Oh, and thanks.

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