help me

Hello my friends
i need your help i have 2 cookouts this weekend and 1 next..
I need a weight loss friendly dessert and side dish recipe..
ive used all my old standbys..
somebody at the exchange made a strawberry dessert my dh feel in love with he is still talking about it.lol
thank you in advance for your help

Lisa,

You are welcome to check out the recipes on my profile & see if any of those would work for you. The sf eclairs are always a big hit. Splenda.com has recipes on their site also.

For side dishes, you might want to check out FoodTV.com and see if any of those flip your trigger. You can make just about any dish healthy by replacing the higher fat ingredients with lower fat ones. I also replace any oil with canola or olive oil since they are two healthy fats.

Let us know what you decide on & how it turns out!

Sherri

Lisa, you have mail!

Fresh fruit.. Melon is always a pleaser... but I like the "cheesecake" Take one small tub of cottage cheese and puree in the blender... add 1 box of sugarfree pudding mix together then add 1 tub sugarfree coolwhip and pour ontop of crushed sugarfree cookies.. put in fridge to set.. Have fun!
Linda Kay

Thank you so much ladies.
I usually take watermelon or strawberries and other fruits plus tomatoes and etc.
But they know i can cook.
I usually eat before i leave home then talk while they eat but they have caught on and are asking me why im not eating...
Sherry ive not had my trigger flipped in a long time lol
you are to funny...
im taking veggie trays to my dhs family
but my family our big dessert eaters
thank you again        

That dessert that you are talking about that your husband liked so well at the pitch in was brought by Brenda and Flyod so maybe you could send her a message and she would give you the recipe.  I know it was very very very good and I'm not the fondest of fresh blueberries, but loved that.

thank you ulisha
he is driving me nuts asking if anyone posted the recipe..lol
i will drop them a line.
thanks sweetie

Here's a recipe I adapted for myself, and I get raves from non WLS people too.

DIETER'S DREAM MINI CHEESECAKES


Makes approx 24

For Crust:

36 low-fat graham cracker squares
1/3 cup brown sugar (or brown sugar substitute)
2/3 cup light butter, melted

For Cheesecake Filling:

2 (8 oz) packages 1/3-less-fat cream cheese at room temp
¼ cup Splenda
4 tsp vanilla
2 (8 oz) tubs Cool Whip Lite
1 pkg sugar-free white chocolate pudding
1 tsp lemon juice

To make crust, seal graham crackers in a zip-lock plastic bag and use a rolling pin to crush them into fine crumbs. Put crumbs in a medium bowl. Add melted light butter and brown sugar until mixed well. Divide crumb mixture evenly among muffin cups. Can use paper liners if desired. Place muffin tins in freezer for 20 minutes.

While crust is in freezer, combine cream cheese, pudding and Splenda in a large bowl and beat them together until smooth. Add vanilla and Cool Whip Lite and beat at low speed until well-blended. Don't overbeat. Spoon cheesecake filling into chilled crusts and refrigerate.

Top with any left over cracker crumbs and/or no-sugar added fruit pie filling if desired.

If no toppings are to be used, mound the filling in the cups. If topping is used, press filling with the back of a spoon to make a small hollow in each cup.


NOTE: You can cut back on the sugar in the crust and the Splenda in the mix itself if you like. I find that most things are too sweet for me anymore. I also offer regular sweetened fruit topping as well as no sugar-added toppings, on the side so people can make a choice, or have none at all.