it's the berries

[Suzanne_H]

I've never been a huge fan of berrries, always opting for sugary desserts rather than eww yucky FRUIT lol Nutrition wasn't my forté.

Ok so tonight I whipped together some plain yogurt, cream, strawberries, vanilla, liquid sweetener, and ice cubes... NUMMY!

Now when I looked online for "low-carb smoothie" recipes they seemed to call for protein powder or tofu (gag!). Hmmmm

What are your favorite ways to eat berries? What's your favorite smoothie recipe?

[JulieB]

Re: it's the berries

Frozen strawberries (about 2oz = 5 carbs), yogurt (the stuff I am able to get here is about 100gr = 5 carbs) and 1 pkt splenda. Blend it all in my Magic Bullet & enjoy.

[imagood1]

Re: it's the berries

I like blueberries in greek yogurt with a 1/2 packet of Splenda

[d33na]

Re: it's the berries

I havent tried it but i read it somewhere....mixing low cal jelly crystals to cream and cream cheese and whipping it....I think you could use berries instead mmmmm even layer it with different colored berries inbetween.....*salivating* like a parfait!!!!!! not sure how to spell that....

[Aways2Go]

Re: it's the berries

I like fresh strawberries sliced up over a little cottage cheese, personally. I slice them quite thin so I get a slice or two with every bite - amazing how far you can make 3 or 4 strawberries stretch this way, LOL!

Blueberries are a favorite too - though I find the taste of fresh ones too unreliable... sometimes they are heavenly, other times (way too often) they have gotten past ripe, sour, etc. I normally go for the frozen - picked at the right time and frozen immediately.

I'm sure berries with yogurt is great too - I have avoided it thus far because my mainstay breakfast for a long time was berries or other fruit, chopped walnuts or almonds, yogurt, and dry plain whole oats, uncooked (mixed up the night before - yogurt softens the oats). I love it, and don't want to torment myself at present knowing I can't have the oats for some time... though at least it only takes about 1/4 cup, so I will be able to have this again at some point. I look forward to that. It always was a very filling breakfast and felt fresh and healthy - and to me, was somewhat like a dessert! I might try it without the oats sometime, but don't think it would turn out the same.

[JulieB]

Re: it's the berries

...my mainstay breakfast for a long time was berries or other fruit, chopped walnuts or almonds, yogurt, and dry plain whole oats, uncooked (mixed up the night before - yogurt softens the oats).

That sounds really nice! I had trouble with the berry rung...I tended to have the berries or smothie as a "treat" or "desert" on top of the food I would normally eat in a given day. Finding a way to incorporate them into a meal works better for me - I don't usually snack, and don't need extra carbs/calories on top of my usual meals. Strawberries are really nice on a spinach salad, or a smoothie for breakfast is good too