Who doesn’t love dessert? Some people would start their meal with dessert to make sure they have room for it. Others have a dessert with every meal. Having a dessert can be part of a healthy eating plan and even part of a diet. You have to stick with the accepted portion size. If you’re eating cake, 1/12th of the cake, not the whole cake, is the right portion. Make your dessert lower in calories, such as eating fresh fruit sorbet instead of a mud pie or brownie sundae.
Find delicious desserts that are lower in calories and healthy.
Angel food cake with berries and, if you choose, two tablespoons of non-dairy whipped topping has a little more than 100 calories but feels decadent. The angel food cake is about 72 calories, with whipped topping at 25 calories and fresh fruit ranging from 40 for a half cup of blueberries to 66 for eight large strawberries. If you want a more decadent dessert, drizzle a melted square of dark chocolate for another 70 calories and more health benefits. You can grill angel food cake for another treat that can be dipped or frosted with a mixture of yogurt, non-dairy topping, and lemon instant pudding mix.
Make fruit sorbet.
If your favorite part of a fancy dinner is when they bring the sorbet palate cleanser, you don’t have to spend much money to get that same flavor as a dessert for your meal. You don’t have to have an ice cream machine when you make a sorbet. For instance, putting frozen blueberries, some lemon zest and juice, water, and a small amount of honey in a blender can create a sorbet in a minute or two. It’s lower in calories yet quite refreshing. You can make sorbet from some vegetables and most fruits. It offers refreshing light sweetness and many nutrients.
Choosing dessert wisely and keeping portion size in mind should be your guide.
Just because you want to eat healthy doesn’t mean you can never eat sweets or desserts again. It just means making smarter choices and keeping portion control in mind. If you’ve made a dessert but are full after a meal, cover it and save it for later, using it as a snack. Add more fresh fruit to your dessert menu. Create a delicious low-calorie fruit dip from flavored yogurt mixed with a low-calorie, non-dairy topping.
- Combine frozen fruit, unsweetened Greek yogurt, a half banana, and nuts for a parfait that’s nutritious, filling, and delicious.
- Make a healthy treat for you and the kids with fruit pops. Fill ice pop forms with fruit juice or water that contains frozen fruit. You can freeze a half banana on an ice pop stick and dip it in melted dark chocolate.
- Healthy homemade ice cream doesn’t require an ice cream maker. Freeze one-inch sliced rounds of banana. Once they freeze, blend them until smooth for a creamy, delicious ice cream.
- You don’t have to say no to a piece of wedding cake, or your favorite dessert your great aunt makes for the Christmas celebration. There’s nothing wrong with eating a portion of sweets occasionally.
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