Easy Fruit Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 medium sized peach; peeled and sliced
• 1 frozen banana; peeled and sliced
• 1 strawberry smoothie bar; removed from the stick (this can be substituted with sliced strawberries and a 1/2 cup fat-free or low fat yogurt)
• 1 cup milk; I use unsweetened almond milk (thats what the nutrient value will reflect) but you can substitute whatever type milk you prefer
• dash of Slpenda

Directions:

1. Place banana and strawberry bar in to a blender and blend until smooth.
2. Add peach, milk and a dash of Slenda. Blend again, until mixed well and smooth.
3. Poor in to a glass and garnish with a straw. Viola!

Hubby’s Yum-O Meter:
(on a scale of 1-10)
8

MAKES 1 SERVING
Serving Size: entire recipe
Calories: 210
Fat: 4g
Sodium: 206mg
Carbs: 42g
Protein: 4g
Fiber: 5g
Sugar: 28g

You dont have to use a full cup of milk. The next time I make this, I think I will use 2/3 cup and a few ice cubes. It will change the nutritional value, just not by much. It was good the way it was, but the calories were up there, as they are in most smoothies. It was super yummy though and makes a GREAT snack. You could even add a little protein powder if you wanted.

Healthy-fied Peach Cobbler

Ingredients:

• 1//3 cup Splenda, granulated
• 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 6 peaches, peeled, sliced into 1/2 inch slices (6 cups)
• 2 Tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 cup Heart Smart Bisquick® mix
• 2 Tablespoons Splenda, granulated
• 1/3 cup Almond Milk
• 1 Tablespoon light whipped buttery spread (like Brummel & Brown), melted
• Reduced Fat or Free Whipped Topping or SF/FF ice cream, optional

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a medium sauce pan, mix 1/3 cup Splenda, cornstarch and cinnamon. Stir in peaches, water and lemon juice.
3. Heat to a boil, stirring constantly; boil and stir for 2 minutes. ( I turned mine down and let them simmer while I completed # 5)
4. Pour into a non greased 8 or 9 inch square (2 quart) glass baking dish.
5. In a medium bowl, stir Bisquick® mix, 1 Tbsp of Splenda, milk and melted butter until soft dough forms.
6. Drop dough by 6 Tablespoonfuls on to hot peach mixture. Sprinkle remaining 1 Tbsp Splenda over dough. (I also sprinkled a little more cinnamon over the dough as well)
7. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream or all by its oh-so-good self!!

Hubby’s Yum-O Meter:
(on a scale of 1-10)
10

Makes 6 servings.
Nutritional Value per serving (about 3/4 cup).
Calories: 126
Fat: 3g
Carbs: 28g
Protein: 2g
Sodium: 191mg
Sugar: 10g
Fiber: 2g

I wasn't sure how this was going to turn out since I substituted several of the healthier ingredients myself. The original recipe I found here. But it WAS SO GOOD! The hubs LOVED it and he is not a big peach fan. You could actually use apples or berries with this recipe too.

The calorie value was what surprised me! I actually got 7 serving out of mine making my values change a little: cal-108, fat-2g, carbs-24g, protein-2g, sodium-163mg, sugar-8g, fiber-2g. The Nutritional Value was configured using My Fitness Pal's recipe calculator.

Oh and if you add a serving of fat free, sugar free vanilla ice cream, the entire thing is STILL under 200 calories!!