Low-cal Sweets

I almost forgot about the low-cal sweets! There are ways to diet and still have some treats. One of my favorites is a chocolate ice-cream peanut butter dish. I get the Smart Ones giant ice cream bars (chocolate) and nuke one in the microwave for ten seconds. Then I scrape it off the stick and mix it with two tablespoons of peanut butter. I top it off with fat-free Cool Whip. This is delicious!

Other great desserts are the Smart Ones chocolate fudge cakes found in the freezer section of the grocery store. These are great comfort food if you heat them in the microwave on a cold winter day. Other Smart Ones desserts are good as well. Smart Ones is the brand name of Weight Watcher’s goods. Weight Watchers also makes a very good cookies-and-cream ice cream bar.

Fat-free chocolate pudding and fruit flavored yogurts are good treats for dieters. I love to mix vanilla yogurt, chopped apple, and any granola-type cereal for either breakfast or dessert. The Great Grains cereals are especially good for that.

Oatmeal is a good treat if made with Splenda, and you can add powdered cocoa to make it chocolatey. A chocolate fudge Pop-tart is also a good afternoon treat. (Can you guess I like chocolate?) The little Dove Promises are delicious bites of dark chocolate and only count as two Weight Watchers points.

You can make great smoothies with low-fat yogurt, fruit, Splenda, and ice. Edys and Breyers both make double-churned light ice creams that are as good as the regular.

I enjoy a recipe I got off the Weight Watchers web site. Take two small flour tortillas. Place one in a small nonstick skillet. Sprinkle miniature chocolate chips over the tortilla and sprinkle that with a small amount of sugar and cinnamon. Top with the remaining tortilla and cook until the chocolate has melted and the tortillas are lightly browned, turning once. Remove from the heat and sprinkle the outside with powdered sugar. Yummy!

An easy and low-cal cobbler can be made by mixing a can of no-sugar-added fruit such as peaches, including the syrup, with a pack of instant oatmeal, the low calorie kind. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes and top with light ice cream.

Baked apples make a good dessert, especially with Cool Whip or ice cream on top.

By satisfying my sweet tooth with these ideas, I am able to stick to my diet better. I do need to step up the exercise a little to compensate for them, however.

Bon appetit!