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Slimmed Down Sweets
Looking for a healthier way to satisfy your sweet tooth? With just a little know-how and a few substitutions, you
can make gourmet treats that will satisfy any sugar craving while still sticking to your healthy diet.
Sneak in some nutrition
Fruit makes a naturally sweet and healthy choice at the end of a meal. Not only does it taste great, it’s an
excellent source of fiber, vitamins and minerals. With just a little enhancement — and not many more calories —
you can turn fruit into a delicious anytime dessert:
- Sliced navel oranges drizzled with fat-free chocolate syrup and topped with toasted almonds.
Baked apples that have been cored and filled with raisins and granola, then drizzled with honey
Angel food cake topped with a fruit purée made from fresh or unsweetened frozen fruit.
A fruit parfait made with a layers of fresh pineapple or canned pineapple in its own juice, vanilla yogurt,
blueberries, and walnuts
Cherry-chocolate-almond pudding: Prepare a 4-serving size of sugar-free, fat-free chocolate fudge pudding
and mix in 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract and 2 cups of fresh or frozen pitted cherries.
Pears poached in white grape juice and topped with fat-free chocolate syrup and reduced-fat whipped dessert
topping.
Substitute without sacrificing the “sweetness”
| Instead of: | Try: |
| Sour cream | Plain, nonfat yogurt or fat-free sour cream |
| 1 whole egg | 2 egg whites or 1/4 cup fat-free liquid eggs |
| Cream cheese | Reduced-fat cream cheese or reduced-fat ricotta cheese |
| Heavy cream (for sauces or baked goods, not whipping) |
Fat-free evaporated milk |
| Whole milk | Reduced-fat milk or evaporated skim milk |
| Sugar | Reduce by half or try sugar substitutes made for baking |
| Whipped cream | Low-fat frozen yogurt (for topping), or reduced-fat frozen dessert topping |
| Butter | Trans fat-free margarine, olive oil or vegetable oil such as canola |
| 1 oz. baking chocolate | 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder |
| Butter, oil or shortening in chocolate baked goods such as brownies |
An equal amount of puréed prunes or baby-food prunes |
| Butter, oil or shortening in coffee cakes, muffins and quick breads |
Applesauce |
Have a plan when that sugar or chocolate craving hits
Maybe you haven’t had time to prepare a slimmed-down sweet but you want something you can grab and go for
that “gotta-have-it” craving. Try these better-for-you options:
- ShopRite no-sugar added fudge pops – 50 calories per pop!
Swiss Miss no-sugar-added hot chocolate – 60 calories per packet!
Emerald Cocoa Roasted Almonds - 100 calories per pack!
Dannon Light and Fit white chocolate yogurt – 80 calories per container!
Always be sure to watch portion sizes and enjoy these sweet treats in moderation!
For more tips, information and healthy recipes, visit the health and wellness section of ShopRite.com
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