Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Fat Free and Delicious

Boy, it is a hot one today!  Here on the first actual day of summer, we are feeling more like the middle of August. 
The aim here is to find and cook and eat healthy, delicious food....fat free or as low-fat as possible. 
I believe that food is and will always be, tied to our feelings of well-being; and so must never be abandoned as "not worth it" or "too much trouble" or "nothing sounds good".  Learning to shop for food and cook in a healthy way has been and continues to be an adventure .....with new things and tricks just around each corner.  A big part of the adventure is FINDING them -- and then figuring out how to USE them to my advantage!
Today I have a tip about a cool, refreshing little dessert that happens to be FAT-FREE.....and really goes down easy in this super hot weather.
Take a small package of instant chocolate pudding.....add to it (the powder) 1 T. of baking cocoa and mix it well.  Now add 2 cups of cold fat-free milk, 1/2 to 1 t. of vanilla, a shake of ground cinnamon.  Beat it like heck with a whisk until it thickens.  Now chill in the fridge for an hour or so.  Makes such a good little sweet treat at the end of a hot day.......or a hard day......or BOTH!   In my next post, I will share with you my recipe for Zucchini Bread....very low fat.....since it is zucchini time here.....and there's always more than we can use!   and by the way, it is Delicious!!   Peace......and may life treat you kindly and gently every day.

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