Dessert Switcheroo

Yesterday I was reeeally craving something sweet. You know when you go through all the cabinets and find nothing and start freaking out? Me yesterday.

So with dessert on my mind, let me go through some nice switches you can make in order to choose a "healthier" option for you diet.

• Ice cream: try yogurt, frozen or not. There are a ton of yogurts too that come with mix-ins that can mimic a tasty ice cream easily. A brand I've liked is Yo-Crunch. For me, frozen yogurt is always a no, but I can tell you that you will be getting less calories and still Calcium, protein, and digestive benefits.
• Pastries: Drop the Hostess and pick up the peanut butter! Easy to spread a slice of bread and take to go. You can even roll it up and mimic a swiss cake roll if you must. This sandwich/snack will provide much more protein and cut back on the heavy fat and sugar quantities in pastries. But! In all honesty, if you can keep the sweet down to only one, this shouldn't be stretching you diet too much, just keep things small and only grab one.
• Chocolate: don't have much bad to say about this other than eating too much. If you want to increase fruit consumption, melt your chocolate by breaking it up into smaller pieces and melting it in the microwave (watch it until its done, maybe 30 sec to 1 min) and dipping fruit in it! A great snack. Plus you can put these concoctions in the fridge, let the chocolate re-harden and have a dessert for the next day(s).
• Cookies: I think a great replacement for this one is a classic bowl of cereal. This way you are getting some super beverage (milk!) in your system and still enjoying the many sweet flavors of the many great cereals. Wow, choose any! If you want a really good option for cereal, find the granola and eat a smaller bowl of cereal! You will be looking at higher fiber, unsaturated fats, and protein in the granolas.

Want some other great ideas real quick? Fruit smoothie, pudding Snack Pack, trail mix, cottage cheese, and maybe, if you want, a sweet potato with brown sugar on it....wow that sounds good.

Hope maybe this helps your cravings, I'm going to the grocery store...