How do you eat your berries?

[D-Termined]

So I started the berries/fruits rung this week. So far I've had some cantaloupe and a strawberry smoothie. I'm not really sure how to prepare any of the berries other than a smoothie. Any good ideas on how to enjoy these new treats to our diet without just eating them plain?

[*Emma*]

Re: How do you eat your berries?

i just like my strawberries with some cream or greek yoghurt sprinkled with a bit of splenda! yummy yum yum!

[not2late]

Re: How do you eat your berries?

Many people eat them as a dessert type thing with whipped cream or with yogurt or sour cream. I'm not one of them because 5 net carbs of berries is anywhere from 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup measured and if I eat that amount with cream/yogurt I tend to over-eat the dairy.

Instead I use berries as condiments or garnishes for my meals, especially the tarter berries like raspberries and blackberries. I add the small 1/4 cup amount to pan sauces for pork or chicken--it thickens the sauce and gives it fruity taste similar to if you used a good fruity wine in the sauce. I add the berries to green salads or to meat based salads. I combine berries with rhubarb for a lower carb sauce to go with roast turkey, pork, chicken, etc. And don't forget cranberries fall into the "berry" rung.

On the very rare occasion, I will blend berries with a full fat yogurt and alittle water for a berry smoothie.

[D14965]

Re: How do you eat your berries?

I have them with yoghurt and some flaked almonds( yum) I also use them to gernish Atkins friendly cakes and cheesecakes!

[TitianWasp]

Re: How do you eat your berries?

I eat mine in a dish with a little heavy cream poured over them. I buy the frozen ones because they pick them in season and flash freeze them. You are basically getting the best possible berries that way (aside from fresh, in season). If I am really jonesing for something a little sweeter, I toss in a sugar free jello and mix it with the berries and cream. Very decadent-feeling.

[sallyseachange]

Re: How do you eat your berries?

Berries and cream! YUMM

[Erin80]

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I discovered something SO GOOD a while ago. 1/2 c plain yogurt, 2 packets of splenda and 1/2c of frozen raspberries. Mix it all together. I don't let the raspberries thaw, I just eat them frozen in the yogurt and I can HONESTLY say that if I had ANY craving for ice cream, the craving is GONE after eating this. It's SOOOOOO GOOD.

I also like eating fruit just by itself....strawberries and raspberries are my favourite. Strawberries with cream are good too.

[gonnabskinny]

Re: How do you eat your berries?

I have mine with Greek yogurt or cottage cheese and one packet of Splenda.

[sweetgirl2]

Re: How do you eat your berries?

yum! strawberries are my favourite food nowadays, and they're in season here atm too

apart from all of those delicious suggestions by everyone
Julie and Nicole have both posted fantastic strawberry recipes in the dessert thread that I have made many times now lol

Strawberry Salad
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ad.php?t=46117
Niki's Strawberry Clouds
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ad.php?t=43133

for the Strawberry salad, I make individual serves of that and freeze them. You would have to wait for the nut rung for the base, but it would be just as nice without it for the time being Just think, berry muffins later too . . .