Have Your Cake...
Instead of saying goodbye forever to your favorite, high-carb foods, here are some strategies for slashing the carb count while still getting to savor the flavor.
Turn birthday cake into a parfait by putting a small, frosting-less piece into a dessert dish with some sugar-free pudding.
Since the crust is the carb-laden part of pizza, take a few bites of the thin end of a slice, then use a fork and knife to eat the toppings off the rest.
Make a chicken and cheese quesadilla using one white flour tortilla and one whole wheat or low-carb.
Make pasta using half whole-wheat (or low-carb) pasta and half semolina (white) pasta. (Check boiling times; the white pasta will cook faster, so you can just add it a few minutes later.)
At a sushi restaurant, order two pieces of sushi for a rice “fix” but make the rest of your meal sashimi (fish without the bed of rice). And don’t forget the miso soup!
Have a pancake made with whole-grain mix and top it with trans-fat free margarine, a light dusting of confectioner’s sugar (or Splenda) and chopped fruit.
Easy Banana Cream Pie
Serves 6
Ingredients:
1 (4 serving size) package sugar-free vanilla cook-style pudding mix
2 cups fat-free milk
2 bananas
1 prepared graham cracker crust
Directions:
Cook and prepare pudding with milk. Slice 1 banana into the prepared pudding. Pour pudding into the crust. Chill. Slice remaining banana at serving time and garnish each slice.
Nutritional Information:
Calories Per Serving: 195, Fat: 5 g (1g Saturated Fat), Cholesterol: 1 mg, Sodium: 197 mg, Carbohydrates: 29 g, Fiber: 1 g, Protein: 3g.
© 2009, Brookshire Grocery Co. Nutrient counts are rounded to the nearest whole number. All dietary and lifestyle changes should be supervised by a physician.
Published 01/09/09
