Desserts: Eat This, Not That

by - May 02, 2018

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  1. Food Labels Decoded

    Take the guesswork out of grocery shopping (yes, even for desserts!) with these simple shopping guides from the health-food gurus at Eat This, Not That.......

  2. Ice Cream

    Eat This: Breyers Double Churn Creamy Chocolate (1/2 cup)100 calories
    3.5 g fat
    13 g sugars
    Not That: Dove Unconditional Chocolate (1/2 cup)290 calories
    17 g fat
    27 g sugars
    We couldn't find a lighter ice cream than the Breyers. Keep this is your freezer and you'll drastically blunt the damage of any potential sugar binge.
    Or, try one of our delicious dessert recipes!
  3. Cookies

    Eat This: Late July Organic Dark Chocolate (3 cookies, 33 g)150 calories
    6 g fat
    9 g sugars
    2 g fiber
    Not That: Oreo Cakesters Chocolate Creme (2 cakes, 57 g)250 calories
    12 g fat
    23 g sugars
    We only recommend the Oreo Cakesters if you want to try the get-fat-quick diet. Every cake packs another 125 calories into your gut. The organic cookies are short on ingredients and long on satisfying richness.
    More yummy dessert options.
  4. Candy

    Eat This: Nestle Raisinets (1/4 cup)190 calories
    8 g fat
    27 g sugars
    Not That: Peanut M&M’s (1/4 cup)220 calories
    11 g fat
    22 g sugars
    Raisins are rich with flavanols, so milk-chocolate lovers can still get similar antioxidant benefits. M&M’s can’t claim that any of its sugar is natural.
    Opt for one of these tasty, healthy snacks.
  5. Ice Cream Sandwich

    Eat This: Turkey Hill Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Sandwich (1 sandwich, 70 g)160 calories
    2.5 g fat
    16 g sugars
    Not That: Klondike The Original(1 sandwich, 81 g)250 calories
    17 g fat
    18 g sugars
    What would you do for a Klondike bar? Inject your bloodstream with nearly a pound of hamburger’s worth of saturated fat? No? Oh, okay.
    Start a diet and exercise plan with these fitness tips.
  6. Pudding

    Eat This: Jell-O Sugar Free Dark Chocolate (1 snack, 106 g)60 calories
    1.5 g fat
    0 g sugar
    Not That: Jello-O Fat Free Chocolate (1 snack, 113 g)100 calories
    0 g fat
    17 g sugars
    Sugar is the biggest concern with yogurts and puddings, so worry less about fat and find one that’s minimally sweetened instead. Two-thirds of the calories in the fat free version come from added sugars.
    Do you have these healthy foods in your kitchen?
  7. Cake Mixes

    Eat This: Pillsbury Moist Supreme Reduced Sugar Cake Mix Classic Yellow (43 g mix prepared)230 calories
    3 g fat
    10 g sugars
    Not That: Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Cake Mix Classic Yellow (43 g prepared)270 calories
    12 g fat
    20 g sugars
    Reduced sugar equates to 15 percent fewer calories. “Deluxe” usually means more fat, sugar, and calories.

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