If you’re like most of my friends and myself, a day isn’t complete without at least a little something sweet. Love ice cream and all those naughty things, but know we can’t eat them on a daily basis.
So a few years back, I found this receipe for high fiber chocolate cookies. (For those of you who follow Weight Watchers, they’re 1 point per cookie). One of these cookies after dinner takes care of my chocolate fix for the day. My favorite way to store them is in the freezer (no, they’re not like rocks when you go to eat them, but because they’re so chewy, they’re a firm chewy out of the freezer…but to each your own…my husband likes them warm straight out of the oven.)
One other thing, try changing them up—sometimes I’ll add a tsp. of vanilla, almond or coconut flavoring to them or throw in a small handful of chopped walnuts or almonds (the two healthiest of nuts you can eat). Like we constantly talk about, everything in moderation….eatting healthy, taking care of yourself, doesn’t mean that you have to give up chocolate, just find a healthier way to eat it like this.
What are your secret recipes that you like for a sweet tooth fix that are healthy?
High Fiber
Chocolate Cookies
- 1 box of brownie mix (preferably low-fat)
1 cup of orange juice
2 1/2 cups of wheat bran
Stir all three ingredients together in a bowl. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Place rounded spoonfuls of the dough onto a cookie sheet and bake for 8 to 12 minutes, until set. Let cool and enjoy.
Number of Servings: 24
Edamame is such a great source of protein and fiber and tastes great added to any salad. You can normally find it in your frozen vegetable section in the new ‘steam bags’—-for salads (like this one) find the pre-shelled edamame…you don’t want to have to go to all the work. But otherwise, regular shelled edamame makes a great snack heated up in the afternoon!
Wonderful to see more and more evidence coming out about what we believe in every day.
Hello again blog-land—if you can’t tell, the staff at BCCA has been swamped in the past month (why we’re falling behind on our posts). But do not fear—with new staff and exciting things happening at the organization, our blog is going to be back around the clock!
