Rave: Hungry Girls Vanilla Freeze Recipe - Guiltless! (xpost)

I have been tinkering around with Hungry Girls new cookbook and today I made her Vanilla Freeze recipe.  Wow its good, I did change the ingredients a tad but wanted to share it with you all!  I love frozen drinks in the summer but I find I am getting too much protein relying on my protein shakes to meet these needs as I get plenty from food. Ingredients I used: 5 oz of Soy Slender Light Vanilla Soy Milk 1 tablespoon of Sugar Free Vanilla Coffee Mate Creamer (she called for fat free) 1 rounded teaspoon of decaff instant coffee 1 ounce of SF vanilla syrup (I used french vanilla, can use 1/2 ounce of vanilla and 1/2 ounce of hazelnut to make french or just plain ol' vanilla will work!) Cup of ice cubes 3 Splenda optional FF whipped cream Mix all ingredients together in a bullet or blender, that is all there is to it!  Top with whip if you choose for 5 additional calories and 1 carb. Here is the breakdown without whippage: Cals: 80, Fats: 4, Sat Fats: 2 (from the coffee mate and the one I have is transfat free), Carbs: 5 (2 fibers) and Protein 4 So its a good mix of everything.  I love it, its so yummy! Enjoy and Happy Summer!

Melissa, this sounds yummy, I have everything except the instant coffee, think a trip to the grocery store is in order, lol.  I love coffee but have always been a hot coffee drinker, lately I've been drinking iced coffee and it's very good and refreshing since we are already dealing with 90 - 100 degree temps in the south. 

Yes, its very very good... nice and refreshing! The one I use is folgers its really good.  Also I forgot to add that the original recipe calls for 3 splenda packets as well. 

yum i like this too, boy ill be drinking all summer i sometimes use my left over morning coffee later in day, add ice and sf syrup of choice and a spritz of whipped cream cause i hate to take out my blender hugs, jacki

This sounds so much like my morning coffee...except an icy version with more fru-fru...I gotta try this one later...It's getting warmer and warmer...and my adult kids are sleeping after lunch!  Buncha bums! That ought to wake us all up.  What a lazy sunday...I'm going outside....Might make me one of these things now....or we'll all be sleeping...It's humid out there...yelch.. I love Nescafe Instant Coffee...It's really strong and tastes like cappucino to me...

Hope you enjoy it, I think it will become part of my "everyday".  I was drinking a protein shake with lots of ice in cookies and cream flavor a lot of days b/c i can't stomach even 1/4 cup of any kind of ice cream.. no added sugar, sugar free or regular without praying to the Porecelin Holy one for about an hour - same goes with cereal paired with milk unless its Kashi Go Lean/soy milk combo.. go figure. I was getting in too much protein like over 150 grams (eek) and too many cals, this wil keep it somewhat tamed down and still taste wonderful and satisfying in the summer when its hot.  totally hit the spot. I will look for the Nescafe, I have seen it.  Do they make it in decaff? if not.. i really don't care.. i can be a rule breaker :) lol

I never got around to making a glass yesterday...but I'm still thinking about it! And when I think about something it drives me crazy until I try it! LOL  Nescafe does come in decaf ....It's by Nestle and called Nescafe "Tasters Choice"....BUT the one I use (and LOVE LOVE LOVE) is the Mexican version called "Nescafe Classico"...I dunno if that one comes in decaf or not.  I'm with you on the ice cream...I have a hard time with ice cream...but I recently discovered I can handle soft serve frozen yogurt (like I needed to know that!)  LOL And lately some SF stuff really gets me feeling worse than real sugar.  Only some things though....It'**** or miss lately.  I recently bought some lactose free milk (EXPENSIVE) but wow...that tastes great and no troubles with it at all.  It depends what time of day or how hungry I really am if I can handle some things too. If I eat a big dinner and try anything dairy or sugar...I'm going to get sick...But if it's near lunch and I am hungry...I can eat almost anything and a lot of it!   I still don't know myself that well yet, even after 4 years...Things change...I dunno if part of it is age or surgery evolution! Who knows???  But I'm making your iced coffee in all it's caffeinated glory...soon!! 

You will have to let me know if you like it!  I will have to try the Nescafe in decaff, thanks for that info!  Wow weird how your pouch differs with different times of the day, mine is just there.. the same, treats me the same every day, any time of the day, don't give ice cream or cereal (other than kasi go lean and soy milk) and she's a happy pouch!