Hunger Stoppers

Hunger Stoppers-

I often have an attach of “the monster” in late afternoon or at night. Here are a few recipes and snack items that have stopped the feeding frenzy.

-Yogurt Parfait –

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup      General Mills Fiber One Cereal or another whole-grain, low sugar cereal
• 1 cup         Non-Fat yogurt
• 1 cup         Triple Berry Blend or other frozen berries
• 1 Tbls.       Cool-Whip Fat-free

Directions: Take a parfait cup and start by alternating a layer of berries, yogurt, cereal until you fill the cup. Add the whip topping. 1 serving. This is a low-calorie, low-fat desert that is high in fiber. Very filling and delicious.

-Frozen Café Mocha-

Ingredients:

• 2 cups  Ice
• 2 cup   Water
• 1 teas.  Instant coffee
• 1 teas.  Cocoa powder
• 1 teas.  Vanilla
• 1/3 Cup Splenda
• 1/3 cup Non-fat Instant Milk powder

Directions: Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Makes two servings. Very filling, low in fat and calories.

-Blueberry-Banana Frozen Smoothie-

Ingredients:

• 1 cup frozen blueberries
• 1 cup ice
• 1 cup non-fat yogurt (I prefer vanilla or honey…use what you have)
• 1 banana
• ½ cup skim milk

Directions: Add all ingredients to your blender and blend until smooth. Makes one large serving or two small… if you want to share (LOL). Very filling and nutritious.

 

-Chili Flavored Popcorn-

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup of popcorn kernels
• 1 teas. of olive oil
• 1/2 teas. lime juice or powder (works better with powder but hard to find. Can be omitted)
• 1/2 teas. of chili powder
• 1/4 teas. of garlic salt
• 1/8 teas. of cumin
• 1/8 teas. of cinnamon
• 1/8 teas. of paprika

Directions: Mix all the ingredients, except the popcorn, in the bottom of a big bowl. Air pop the popcorn into the bowl and stir to coat well. This recipe makes delicious lightly seasoned popcorn that is low in fat and calories. 3-4 servings.

Other Hunger Stoppers:

Whole Dill Pickles

Apple Slices – with Splenda and cinnamon sprinkled on them

A cup of skim milk (I have actually used the sugar-free flavor you put in water bottles to flavor the milk. Strawberry Kiwi, Orange and grape are pretty good)

PB2 on fat-free soda crackers (PB2 is a low-fat peanut butter substitute that you can get on the web. It comes in a powdered form that you mix with water. It is great for those of you, like me, who love peanut butter but hate the fact that it is high in calories and fat.)