You fancy, huh.

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  • mygnsac
    mygnsac Posts: 13,413 Member
    I incorporate some kind of nut to my fruit snacks, e.g. walnuts on homemade dairy free avocado ice cream, peanut butter on bananas, walnuts on kiwi/apple/mango fruit salad...it adds to the texture and makes the meal more filling....

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    That homemade avocado ice cream looks so good!
  • bigblondewolf
    bigblondewolf Posts: 268 Member
    Bump for the yummy recipes!
  • alicia0412
    alicia0412 Posts: 165 Member
    Welp... I know what I'm referencing when I make my grocery trip tomorrow!
  • RaJoCo
    RaJoCo Posts: 101 Member
    I incorporate some kind of nut to my fruit snacks, e.g. walnuts on homemade dairy free avocado ice cream, peanut butter on bananas, walnuts on kiwi/apple/mango fruit salad...it adds to the texture and makes the meal more filling....

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    That homemade avocado ice cream looks so good!

    It's really easy to make....check out the recipe I posted here http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1336705-dairy-free-avocado-ice-cream-with-walnuts
  • Territravel
    Territravel Posts: 165 Member
    Bump!
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
    Bump!
  • bobbinalong
    bobbinalong Posts: 151 Member
    oh my....
  • msnucerity
    msnucerity Posts: 333 Member
    a few chopped toasted pecans, a couple of tbsp of goat chev, drizzle of honey- small snack but decadent, natural and deeee-lish!
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    Bump! Avocado ice cream sounds interesting! I might try avo-banana or something too.

    Why do I always forget about cinnamon?
  • mank32
    mank32 Posts: 1,323 Member
    lately: rice crispie treats made with pink lemonade marshmallows, covered with red/white//blue melted chocolate and sprinkles. someday i'll post a pic. these have tested well and not well--not everyone likes the sweet/tart -ness
  • ashleycde
    ashleycde Posts: 622 Member
    The other day I had an intense craving for blueberry pie and was not up to going out to get one. Instead, I microwaved frozen blueberries until they were hot and soft like pie filling, drained the juice, sweetened to taste, added a little plain greek yogurt mixed with vanilla extract, and it totally did the trick.
  • sunburntgalaxy
    sunburntgalaxy Posts: 455 Member
    I usually puree some unsweetened fruit to add to my plain greek yogurt, but last week, I was too lazy and decided to try a few different things - went with almond extract for a couple days and it actually tasted pretty good. Also have done cinnamon and that is yummy too. But everyone's ideas here sound way better than anything I have come up with.
  • CindyMarcuzAdams
    CindyMarcuzAdams Posts: 4,007 Member
    I will take yogurt, fruit and some granola, voila a parfait...
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Today I put cinnamon in my 60 calorie sugar-free vanilla snack pack and it tasted like cinnamon bun frosting.

    I also dipped my 70 calorie 2% string cheese in balsamic vinegar, onion powder, s/p and basil to jazz it up.

    What simple tricks do y'all use to make yourself feel like you're not eating a totally lame snack?

    I'm totes fancy.

    I replace my lame snack with a chicken breast. Then chuckle to myself, thinking about eating breasts.

    Fancy.
  • whitebalance
    whitebalance Posts: 1,654 Member
    I'm not very creative with diet foods... I once tried substituting plain skyr for sour cream in a dip mix... Seemed like a good idea, but it made me gag. So if I have a lame snack on my hands, I throw it in the trash and eat a non-lame snack instead.

    A couple ounces of deli ham or chicken with about a half ounce of cheddar and a handful of pretzel crisps.
    A hunk of angel food cake drowning in a pile of berries.
    A handful of Diamond dark chocolate-flavored roasted almonds.
    A Talenti salted caramel gelato pop.

    Each of those is a couple hundred calories' worth of fancy.
  • jaxxkida
    jaxxkida Posts: 27 Member
    I put cool whip light between cinnamon graham crackers, wrap in plastic wrap, freeze and pretend its ice cream sandwich.. Drool

    These are one of my favorites! I usually add chopped strawberries or about a teaspoon of mini chocolate chips before freezing.


    This sounds delish!!
  • tryin2bfit2
    tryin2bfit2 Posts: 7
    bump
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    I use the trick of eating things I enjoy, and making them fit into my diet.
  • lily_swenson
    lily_swenson Posts: 38 Member
    I love adding coconut oil + a lil parmesan cheese and salt to air poped popcorn.
    or fresh herbs and balsamic vinegar
    I like freezing those yogurt whips, tastes like icecream
    I love putting a pinch of salt + a crack of black pepper and olive oil in oatmeal. put a bit of white cheese (or not) on top and its divine ..
    or scallions and lite soy sauce in oatmeal..
    and also curry powder + caramelized onions in oatmeal.
    I also love making plain chicken in the crockpot then shredding it, putting franks hotsauce in it, and eating it on tortilla chips (or with a fork lmao)
    I like savory foods more than sweet foods
  • TutuMom41
    TutuMom41 Posts: 278 Member
    plain fat free Greek yogurt makes an excellent sour cream substitute love flavored ones for desert. When making recipes I cut the meat in half and double the veggies. When using ground beef I mix it with mushrooms, zucchini and squash I minced up inn the food processor. I love spaghetti squash.
    Make no food off limits just limit your portions :)
  • amyenman1
    amyenman1 Posts: 64 Member
    Today I put cinnamon in my 60 calorie sugar-free vanilla snack pack and it tasted like cinnamon bun frosting.

    I also dipped my 70 calorie 2% string cheese in balsamic vinegar, onion powder, s/p and basil to jazz it
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  • amyenman1
    amyenman1 Posts: 64 Member
    I jazz up my coffee with skim milk instead of cream and Carmel swirl instead of sugar. Turns out it has less calories this ways and you can actually taste the coffee instead of all that cream. Yum. Now if only Dunkins had a almond milk option hmmm.
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  • amyenman1
    amyenman1 Posts: 64 Member
    :mad: :mad:
    following because you guys are geniuses.
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  • pippadeedippity
    pippadeedippity Posts: 16 Member
    These are all wonderful ideas! Thank you for sharing them!:flowerforyou:
  • Kitship
    Kitship Posts: 579 Member
    Tagging this for future reference. ;)
  • ejbraun
    ejbraun Posts: 93 Member
    For the cool whip/ graham cracker ice cream sandwich, add in some canned pumpkin, along with cinnamon and/or nutmeg. Tastes like pumpkin pie. I make a bunch at once and freeze them in waxed paper so that I don't waste the canned pumpkin.

    I will be trying this soon :love:
  • mrsmitchell0510
    mrsmitchell0510 Posts: 83 Member
    I jazz up my chocolate protein shake sometimes by adding 1 Tbsp. peanut butter and 1 Tbsp. sugar-free butterscotch instant pudding mix.
    Voila! Butterfinger Protein Shake!
  • tsugrl04
    tsugrl04 Posts: 12 Member
    I make baked/broiled salmon. But I top it with warmed lemon juice, white wine, salt and pepper. (I also sneak in some butter if I can). Drizzle it on top, really no need to season the salmon separately...I wanted to avoid seasoning because my sodium intake has been though the roof.
  • ybee1991
    ybee1991 Posts: 106 Member
    -putting my parfait on a plate instead of a cup, so it looks prettier and more interesting, lol.
    -baking my naan and slicing my veggies all nice and spreading them on my plate
    -general aesthetic prettiness to my boing routine, tbh i'm usually too lazy and hungry to jazz things up lol
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    How do I avoid eating crapy snacks and food, you ask?

    I don't eat crappy foods and snacks.

    For my snack, today, i ate some home made quinoa sloppy joe's on a slice of gluten free bread. :D It was super yummy!

    Just eat good food that fits in your macro and don't go crazy with doing 1000 calorie deficits unless you workout a LOT. Life is too short to subject yourself to crappiness. Would you be happy with your meal if you were hit by a car and killed this afternoon?

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