Recipe's to share

Anyone that has come to the Healthy Beginnings Support Group meetings has probably tasted some of my concoctions. Here are just 2 for you all to try. I always go for color. One is orange and the other green. Happy cooking. Elissa Pumpkin Pudding: 1 box of Jello white chocolate instant sugar free pudding 2 cups of Carb countdown skim milk 1 small 16oz can of pumpkin pie filling 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice (your choice cinnamon, nutmeg) Mix all the ingredients in a bowel and serve. (Lil redi-whip on top if you like.) protein = 17 grams for 1 cup Pistachio pudding 1 box Jello pistachio instant sugar free pudding 1 cup of Carb countdown skim milk 16 oz skim ricotta cheese (skim) (lil redi-whip on top if you like) protein = 25 grams for 1 cup

Elissa, Thanks for the recipes. They sound really good and I will try both. Is there a difference in Carb countdown skim milk and regular skim milk? See you lighter. Joanne

Yes, the carb countdown has almost double the protein for the same amount. 15 grams for 8 oz versus only 8 grams for regular skim milk. Elissa

Elissa, Where can you buy Carb Countdown Skim Milk. Please don't say Trader Joe"s!!!!! We don't have one down here but I love that store. See you lighter. Joanne

Joanne, I get it at Shop Rite. Acme & Safeway has the skim sometimes. It is in the milk section. There are 3 kinds. Regular, 2% and skim. The skim is in a green pkg. Rumor has it that Trader Joe's is coming to Newark. Anybody know when and where???? Elissa

Hi E, I had a look at the website and there are no listings for new stores opening in Newark as of yet. Darnit, I want one down my way! Oh, and check the label on the Carb Countdown...once again the pwers that be took something that wasn't broken and fixed it. The sugars are still much lower than regular milk, however the extra protein has been removed for whatever reason. I sent them an email complaining and got some lame form letter, can't even remember what it said. I still use it but only because the sugar content ( natural sugars in milk ) are so much lower than actual milk. Carb Countdown has 3 grams, my half gallon of 2% has 12 grams. Hope we can catch up soon, Linda

Elissa, I will check for Carb Countdown at Walmart, Food Lion and Super G. Hope I find it there. I hope your rumor is right. I just love that store. I'll let you know how the punkin pudding turns out. See you lighter. Joanne

It looks like Carb Countdown is also 8 grams of protein for 1 cup. So if they took out the protein I wonder what else they took out. Hood is having severe financial problems and they got rid of everything else in there line except for the Carb Countdown. That could be the next to go since the lo-carb market is on the decline. The only real difference between Carb and skim milk now is price. Trader Joe's has a real good Soy Milk that is much cheaper than the mega-grocery stores.