15 Chilly Summer Treats Underneath 200 Calories

15 Chilly Summer Treats Underneath 200 Calories

by KATHERINE BROOKING
Katherine Brooking
Katherine Brooking is a registered dietitian with a Master's degree in vitamin training. She co-based Sensible Cookie Productions, Inc., which publishes and produces a weekly diet collection, Appetite for Health. She a frequent diet contributor to the RIGHT NOW show, The Early Present on CBS and Good Morning America Well being. She is the co-author of "The Actual Skinny: Urge for food for Well being's 101 Fats Habits & Slim Solutions."
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As the temperatures exterior rise, so does the temptation to take pleasure in high-calorie frozen desserts. However enjoying your favorite summer season treats, like ice cream and gelato, would not must derail your food plan. We've put collectively this list of 15 delicious, refreshing and sweet alternatives so that you can take pleasure in all summer season lengthy (and all yr spherical!) Read on to learn how to make fast, creamy and dairy-free ice cream at home. Plus, find out our choice cheats to get your strawberry cheesecake repair for less than 50 energy and your chocolate repair for beneath one hundred forty calories!
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1 NON-FAT GREEK YOGURT WITH FRESH FRUIT
Should you're craving one thing wealthy, cold and creamy, there's no must dive right into a 1,000-calorie pint of vanilla fudge ice cream. As an alternative, satisfy your cold and creamy craving with a naturally candy deal with like yogurt. Top a 6-ounce cup of non-fats vanilla or plain Greek yogurt with ¼ cup of recent strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries or peaches. Should-try tip: Chill the yogurt and berries within the freezer for 10 minutes prior to serving. This combines the creaminess of Greek yogurt with the sweetness of summer season fruits at their peak, and you'll get pleasure from all of it for less than 200 calories. In the event you need a little additional sweetness, add 1 teaspoon of honey or dark chocolate chips.
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2 SORBET
Although sorbet has sugar - about 20 grams per serving, equal to 5 tablespoons - it will save you a whole lot of energy and fat compared to traditional ice cream. A half-cup serving of sorbet is about one hundred fifty calories, in comparison with about 300 energy for a premium ice cream. Sorbet usually accommodates no dairy, so it is also a sensible choice for anyone who is lactose intolerant or vegan. It's largely frozen water or juice sweetened with fruit or rich flavors like chocolate. As a sorbet aficionado, a few of my retailer-purchased favorites include Entire Fruit Mango Sorbet, Haagen-Dazs Strawberry Sorbet, Ciao Bella Lemon Zest Sorbet and Sharon's Coconut Sorbet. They're virtually adequate to make you forget about ice cream!
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three YONANAS
Not familiar with Yonanas? If you have not seen their commercials, you may not pay attention to this delightful little dessert-making machine. Yonanas is a small kitchen appliance that turns frozen fruit into a easy dessert that appears and tastes like delicate-serve ice cream. Bananas type the basis of many of the Yonanas recipes; they lend creaminess to the finished product that makes it extra ice-cream-like. And as luck would have it, bananas are also tremendous-nutritious. They're filled with potassium (important for blood strain regulation and muscle management) and are a very good source of vitamin B6, which will help boost immune perform. Add in other frozen fruit, resembling berries, peaches or mangoes, and you may pack in much more healthful vitamin to your candy and creamy deal with.
4 SMOOTHIES
A cold and refreshing smoothie is the proper antidote to a scorching summer day when you don't feel like cooking. When made with the right ingredients, a smoothie will assist cool you down and fill you up. A classic berry smoothie, made with contemporary summer season fruit and non-fats yogurt, skim milk, coconut milk or almond milk offers calcium and potassium, together with a bonus of antioxidants and filling fiber. For a simple and delicious berry smoothie, mix berries of your choice with half of cup skim milk and a couple of tablespoons nonfat yogurt. For extra pizzazz, add a dash of vanilla extract, orange zest and cinnamon.
5 STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE BITES
Strawberry cheesecake bites: simply the name sounds indulgent! But this slimmed-down recipe is scrumptious, easy and good for you too. Since strawberries are at their peak all summer long, it's the proper time to enjoy them as snacks and use then as an ingredient in meals and desserts. Compared to just a sliver of strawberry cheesecake, which packs in about 300 energy and 18 grams of fat (most of which is the unhealthy saturated fat), these bites include about 40 to 50 energy, are low in fats and get excessive scores for vitamin.
6 LOW-CALORIE FROZEN TREATS
With regular ice cream, a full pint may cost a little you nearly 1,000 energy. However, there are some frozen deserts which have only a fraction of the energy of conventional ice cream without sacrificing delicious, creamy style. Certainly one of my high decisions on this category is Arctic Zero Chocolate-Dipped Bars, at just eighty energy. Arctic Zero pints come in about 20 different flavors, together with cookies and cream, chocolate peanut butter and cookie dough chip, at about a hundred and fifty calories per pint. Strive utilizing Arctic Zero ice cream instead of common ice cream as a base for decrease calorie shakes and smoothies.
7 CHOCOLATE-DIPPED FROZEN BANANAS
Chocolate and bananas. Want I say more? Chocolate-dipped frozen bananas are so simple to make you might virtually do it in your sleep. Here is what to do: Freeze some bananas on a popsicle stick, melt some chocolate (I choose dark chocolate to counter the sweetness of the bananas), and then dip frozen bananas into the melted chocolate. Freeze once more for at the very least half-hour. Enjoy an incredible candy deal with for lower than a hundred and eighty energy and marvel why all the pieces in life isn't this good! Use one small banana and don't overdo the chocolate dipping to keep it beneath 200 energy.
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8 CHOCOLATE PUDDING
It may sound completely decadent, however chocolate pudding, when made with skim or low fat milk, is usually a good skinny various to full-fats ice cream. You can make your own or purchase a pre-made low-fats variety. To make it from store-bought mix, simply use skim milk and observe the package deal instructions. When you use low-fat milk, one serving of chocolate pudding is about one hundred forty energy! Do not belief your self with a pot filled with pudding in your house? Look for portion-managed, store purchased varieties. Some, like Kozy Shack, turn out to be useful six-packs and have about one hundred twenty calories per particular person pudding cup.
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9 FROZEN FRUIT BARS
If you want a easy and refreshing deal with that's lower than 100 calories, you can't go improper with a frozen fruit bar. They're an excellent selection if you're looking for a non-fats and non-dairy possibility. You may make your individual or decide up certainly one of many delicious brands on the retailer. Some of the tastiest retailer-bought choices? Outshine Coconut Waters bars, Whole Foods 365 Mango Taste Fruit Bars and strawberry Complete Fruit Fruit Bars. The Outshine Coconut Waters bars are constructed from fruit puree and are an excellent supply of vitamin C. Plus they contain just 60 energy. Outshine also has a fantastic seasonal picks line including peach, raspberry, blood orange and grapefruit, relying on the season.
10 MAKE-YOUR-OWN POPSICLES
Whip up your own healthy pops shortly with the Zoku Fast Pop Maker, which freezes fresh fruit juice or dairy-based purees into popsicles in just seven minutes. It is a healthy alternative as a result of you'll be able to select to skip any added sweetener or control the kind and quantity that you simply add. It additionally means that you can be as inventive as you want and can be a enjoyable solution to get kids to eat extra fruit. For dairy-primarily based options, just mix collectively Greek yogurt with fresh fruit and pour into the Zoku. Or make chocolate versions using low-fats chocolate pudding with contemporary fruit, like raspberries, strawberries or banana slices. Traditional fruit-based pops can be made with a wide variety of 100% fruit juices. Simply pour right into a mold, freeze and enjoy!
11 ICE CREAM SANDWICHES
In case you store sensible, you may take pleasure in an ice cream sandwich without blowing by your daily calorie budget. A couple of top picks: A Tofutti Cutie Cookies N' Cream sandwich comes in at just one hundred thirty energy and can be vegan and dairy-free. Also attempt Julie's Natural Ice Cream Petite Juliette Vanilla Sandwiches. They have an organic chocolate cookie on the skin and wealthy, creamy, clean organic ice cream within the middle. You won't believe it's simply 100 calories per sandwich. My all-time favourite is Skinny Cow's Vanilla No-Sugar Added. It is low fats and contains no added sugar, 4 grams of protein and only a hundred and forty calories. Simply make sure you do not eat the entire field!
12 FUDGSICLE
If you need a chocolate repair on a heat summer season day, a chocolaty popsicle stands out as the good solution. The unique Fudgsicle brand presents no added sugar pops (forty energy), low fats pops (60 energy), and portion-managed a hundred-calorie pops. Or try Skinny Cow Mini Fudge Pop, which accommodates simply 50 energy and 2 grams of fat! The Skinny Cow Fudge Bar, at one hundred ten energy and a pair of grams of fat, can also be a good choice. This can be a sweet technique to fulfill your chocolate craving fully guilt free.
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thirteen FROZEN KEFIR
For something slightly different, strive frozen kefir. Kefir is a cultured probiotic product, comparable in style and texture to yogurt. It is made out of milk fermented with specific beneficial micro organism cultures. Kefir has been proven to assist maintain wholesome microflora in the gastrointestinal tract and will help digestion. This tangy deal with is rich in calcium and packs about 4 grams of protein per serving. Lifeway brand Frozen Kefir is available in seven unique flavors and all merchandise are licensed USDA natural. My favorites: mango and pomegranate. A half of-cup serving of the mango taste comprises just ninety energy.
14 ALMOND MILK FROZEN DESSERTS
A frozen deal with based mostly on a nut? That's right! Almond milk makes an ideal base for dairy-free frozen treats, including Ben & Jerry's Dairy-Free line. Almonds include antioxidants like vitamin E. This highly effective nut is a superb source of protein and is of course high in fiber and low in sugar. You may make your own almond milk-based frozen desserts or attempt a store-purchased selection like SO Scrumptious Almond Milk frozen treats, which are available below a hundred thirty energy per half-cup serving and supply 5 grams of fiber. Plus they're non-GMO, gluten free and kosher. Go ahead, have a dessert you feel good about!
15 FROZEN GRAPES
Some of the best and most nutritious frozen treats are additionally the only. For those who've never had frozen grapes before, you are in for a candy surprise! Grapes of all colours - purple, inexperienced and black - are a pure source of potassium and antioxidants often known as polyphenols. Grape polyphenols could contribute to a wholesome heart and assist defend in opposition to a variety of age-associated sicknesses. A three/four-cup serving of grapes contains simply 90 fats-free calories. Frozen grapes could not be simpler to make. Simply rinse and de-stem your grapes, and freeze them for two hours.
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WHAT DO YOU ASSUME?
Which of these sweet treats would you prefer to strive? What's your favorite healthy retailer-purchased treat? Do you have a recipe for an ideal low-calorie summer dessert? Share your recipes and ideas in the comments.
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