Lisa Lillien - Hungry Girl - Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World

Jump rope furiously for an hour nonstop or

Do 2 hours of heavy gardening (hedge trimming included) or

Times based on estimates for a 150-pound woman.

chapter nine

fruity call

food with fruit
all fruit, all the time.

Fruit is totally natural, packed with fiber, inexpensive, and 100 percent bad-cholesterol-free. It helps stimulate memory, has healing effects, and tastes great. Could you possibly need more reasons than that to eat it? How about a bunch of awesome HG creations like fruit slaw, fruit salsa, and indulgent and creamy, fruity desserts? These recipes will rock your fruit-loving face off!

Ingredients
1ВЅ cups frozen strawberries
Вѕ cup frozen blueberries
Вј cup frozen raspberries
2 cups Fiber One bran cereal (original)
Вј cup light whipped butter or light buttery spread, melted and mixed with 1 ounce water 4 no-calorie sweetener packets
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Вј teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional: fat-free whipped topping

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a blender or food processor, grind Fiber One to a breadcrumb-like consistency. Combine crumbs with butter mixture, cinnamon, and the contents of the sweetener packets. Stir until well mixed.

In an oven-safe 9-inch pie dish sprayed lightly with nonstick spray, evenly distribute mixture, using your hands or a flat utensil to firmly press and form the crust. Press it into the edges and up along the sides of the dish.

Bake crust in the oven for 10 minutes and then remove it and allow to cool.

In a medium pot, heat berries over a medium flame until they are mostly thawed. Add Splenda, cornstarch, and vanilla extract. Mix well.

Once mixture is thoroughly heated and begins to bubble, reduce heat to low and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until mixture has thickened. Then remove pot from heat and allow it to cool for several minutes.

Once berry mix has cooled, evenly spoon it into the pie crust. Allow pie to cool and set in the fridge for several hours before cutting.

Cut pie into 8 slices. If desired, top each slice with fat-free whipped topping before serving.

MAKES 8 SERVINGS

HG Tip:
Pick up one of those frozen bags of mixed berries and your pie will practically make itself!

CHEW ON THIS:

Blueberries contain more antioxidants than most other fruits. And they won't ripen once they're picked!

bananarama wafer puddin'
PER SERVING (ВЅ cup): 137 calories, 1.5g fat, 299mg sodium, 29g carbs, 1g fiber, 15g sugars, 4g protein

Ingredients
2 cups fat-free milk, at fridge temperature
2 medium bananas, sliced
24 Reduced Fat Nilla Wafers
1 small (4 serving) package sugar-free fat-free instant vanilla pudding mix Optional: fat-free whipped topping

Top dish with the pudding and let it seep down in between the wafer and banana layers. Refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours. If desired, add whipped topping before serving.

MAKES 6 SERVINGS

apple cinnamon crunch parfaits
PER SERVING (1 parfait): 135 calories, 0.5g fat, 101mg sodium, 30g carbs, 1.5g fiber, 20g sugars, 5g protein

Ingredients
6 ounces fat-free vanilla yogurt
1ВЅ cups peeled and chopped apples
7 caramel mini rice cakes or soy crisps, crushed
1 tablespoon Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated)
2 teaspoons cornstarch
ВЅ teaspoon cinnamon
Вј teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional: fat-free whipped topping

MAKES 2 SERVINGS

fruity super-slaw
PER SERVING (Вѕ cup): 68 calories, 0.5g fat, 194mg sodium, 16g carbs, 2.5g fiber, 13g sugars, 1g protein

This recipe was co-developed with Weight WatchersВ®.