How can I make healthy desserts?
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Cindy Gay answered:In baked dessert, use 100% whole wheat flour for 1/2 the flour, decrease or eliminate the salt and decrease the sugar by 1/3 to 1/2. Substitute unsweetened applesauce for the fat. Use skim milk in recipes calling for milk. If on a low cholesterol diet, use egg substitutes instead of egg.
Try yogurt parfaits, layer yogurt and fresh fruit. Top with a small amount of cereal or wheat germ. Fruit smoothies, made with equal parts of skim milk, lite vanilla yogurt and fruit are filling and nutritious.
Graham cracker crusts can be made with a very small amount of soft spread margarine. No added sugar is necessary.
In baked dessert, use 100% whole wheat flour for 1/2 the flour, decrease or eliminate the salt and decrease the sugar by 1/3 to 1/2. Substitute unsweetened applesauce for the fat. Use skim milk in recipes calling for milk. If on a low cholesterol... More -
Toby Smithson of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics answered:The healthiest dessert choice is fruit. Baked apples, poached pears, grilled fruit, or berries topped with whipped cream are all easy to prepare healthy dessert choices. Best bets to make your favorite desserts is to modify the ingredients. Instead of a flour crust for pie, use a graham cracker crust. Use egg substitute or egg whites in place of whole eggs and lower fat dairy products when cream, whole or 2% milk is called for in a recipe. Flour based dessert recipes can be replaced with half whole wheat flour for a healthier four mix.
The healthiest dessert choice is fruit. Baked apples, poached pears, grilled fruit, or berries topped with whipped cream are all easy to prepare healthy dessert choices. Best bets to make your favorite desserts is to modify the ingredients. Instead... More -
Joan Salge Blake of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics answered:Try topping a ½ cup serving of ice cream with ½ cup of low calorie berries. The high fiber berries will provide bulk and satiety, or that feeling of fullness, for fewer calories than a second scoop of ice cream. Buying pre-portioned bars of dessert can also help control calories as long as you don’t go back to the freezer for another bar.
For 12 Frozen Desserts for Less than 120 Calories, please visit my blog at:
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/blog/nutrition/2012/07/12_frozen_desserts_under_120_c.html
Try topping a ½ cup serving of ice cream with ½ cup of low calorie berries. The high fiber berries will provide bulk and satiety, or that feeling of fullness, for fewer calories than a second scoop of ice cream. Buying pre-portioned... More
