Ice Cream high in fat: Skip the scoop

the U.S. Department of Agriculture stated that America produced 1.55 billion gallons of ice cream in 2007, and that the cold, sweet dessert is a common staple in 90% of American households. Ice cream is the most popular frozen dessert, however would you know that a single scoop or cup of ice cream has more fat than a hamburger and more cholesterol than 10 glazed doughnuts? So skip the scoop have a cup of fresh fruit for dessert instead. Fruit is low in calories and high in the fiber, vitamins, and nutrients you need, in effect lowering cholesterol. That is your nutrition news for health foods & healthy living for today. "Diet day" is today!

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Buttermilk Baked Tomatoes - 60 calories

Buttermilk Baked Tomatoes recipe - 61 calories


Ingredients:

3 medium tomatoes

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese or Romano cheese, grated

your favorite herbs or spices, to taste

Preparation:

1. Cut tomatoes in half; seed them and place them cut side up in broiler safe baking dish.

2. Pour 1 tablespoon of buttermilk into each tomato half, then sprinkle the top of each with cheese, and your favorite herbs or spices (oregano, basil, tarragon, garlic, or rosemary) to taste.

3. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 15 minutes, then place under the broiler until lightly browned.
Servings: 4

Nutritional information for one serving:

Calories: 60

Calories from fat: 21

Total fat: 2.2g

Cholesterol: 6.1mg

Total carbs: 6.4g

Fiber: 1.6g

Protein: 4.7g

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Honey-Roasted Nuts - 182 calories

Ideal diet snack packed with fiber and protein. Nuts have cardio-vascular fighting properties!

Nutritional information for one serving:

Calories: 186

Calories from fat: 85

Total fat: 9.5g

Cholesterol: 1mg

Total carbs: 25.9g

Fiber: 2.4g

Protein: 3.3g

That is your daily tip for healthy living. Remember, your "diet day" is today!

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Pineapple Cilantro Punch - 78 calories

This healthy recipe is a great treat to add to your diet. Don't be put off by the odd mix of fruits and vegetables.  This light drink packs a 0-cholesterol, high fiber portion of your daily fiber intake.

Ingredients:
2 cups fresh pineapple, cut into cubes

1/2 cup water

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 cup fresh cilantro, firmly packed

(*add Celery 1/2 cup as fiber bonus)

Preparation:

1. Blend pineapple and cilantro, in a blender, purée all ingredients until smooth.

2. Pour the mixture through a sieve, discarding the solids.

3. Serve over ice. Serves 4



Nutritional information for one serving:

Calories: 81

Total fat: 0.2 g

Cholesterol: 0 mg

Sodium: 42 mg

Total carbs: 20.8 g

Fiber: 1.2 g

Protein: 0.8 g

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Pineapple  fresh, cubed

1/2 cup has 41 calories and  0.8 grams of fiber.

Happy dieting!

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