Outsmart your sweet tooth
If your typical after-dinner snacks are ice cream, chocolate and cookies, make your sweet tooth work for you. Satisfy sugar cravings and get important nutrients at the same time. The desserts below are so good, you won't feel like you're missing out.
Fruit sundae: Warm up frozen mixed berries in the microwave. Spoon them on two scoops of fruit sorbet. Top it all off with a tablespoon or two of chocolate syrup.
Chocolate apples: Melt a quarter cup of dark-chocolate chips in the microwave and enjoy it as a dip with sliced fresh apples. (You can dip any of your favorite fruits.)
Banana pops: Dip fresh bananas into vanilla yogurt, roll them in chopped nuts. Wrap each banana in wax paper and then freeze them.
Honey-yogurt dip: Mix 8 ounces of vanilla yogurt with a teaspoon of honey and a teaspoon of cinnamon. Use it as a dip with fresh, in-season fruit.
Hawaiian smoothie: Whip together one cup of skim milk and a half cup each frozen strawberries and crushed pineapple (canned in juice and drained). Stir in a few teaspoons of shredded coconut.