300 Calorie Recipes!

Strawberry Banana Crunch Yogurt

Two Graham crackers (named after Dr. Graham, yum!) (60 cal)
One container of fat free yogurt (I like vanilla.) (110)
1 medium banana (100 cal)
3 large strawberries (20 cal)
Mint leaves

1. Crush the Graham crackers in to small, but crunchy bits, then slice up the banana and strawberries in to thin pieces (1 cm thick)
2. Put the 1/2 of Graham cracker mixture into a large glass, a small bowl, or small tupperwear container (if you want to take it to work or school).
3. Layer half of the yogurt on the graham cracker crust
4. Put 1/2 of the banana as a layer on top of the yogurt, then a layer of strawberry on top of the layer of yogurt
5. Put the rest of the Graham cracker on top of the fruit, repeat step 4 (layer banana and strawberry)
6. Garnish with a couple of fresh mint leaves.

You can freeze this or you can eat it cold, put definitely put it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours before serving.

(Yes this is a yogurt parfait, so not so fancy shmancy,  but some people don't know how to layer things...so they may need some help.  When I put my capered chicken recipe up, then the real cooking begins!)

290 Calories total.

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I LOVE NACHOS! (Yes that is the name of the recipe!)


They are my Achilles heel; they are my Kryptonite! Here is a 300 calorie version that is small but satisfying.

1 oz Tostitos brand light chips (12 chips) (90 cal)
1 oz Reduced Fat cheddar cheese (80 cal)
1 med tomato (25 cal)
2 oz Avocado (50 cal)
2 tbsp of non-fat sour cream (30 cal)
1/4 of small onion (20 cal)
garlic powder
1tbsp lemon or lime juice
paprika

How To:

1. grate the cheese
2. mash up the avocado
3. dice the tomato and the onion
4. mix up half of the tomato and the diced onion with the avocado, add garlic, lemon juice, and paprika to taste (hey, you just made guacamole!)
5. put the chips in the bowl and sprinkle the cheese on top
6. microwave on high for 30-60 seconds or until the cheese is melted (you can also bake in a 400 degree oven for a few minutes).
7. put the avocado mixture on top of the melted cheese garnish with the sour cream and the remaining tomato.

Okay-the twelve chips barely cuts it--so I eat it with a fork. You can also drop out the guacamole and add 1/4 cup of refried beans for roughly the same number of calories. The important thing is you get that yummy nacho taste!

The tomato counts as one serving of veggie, the avocado has good fats in it, plus you get protein from the cheese. This is isn't the healthiest thing you can eat, but it does have some redeeming value in there.