Greek Yogurt Parfait

When I first tried Greek Yogurt (used it in my green smoothies) I was NOT a fan!  It was good enough in the smoothies, but to eat it plain....YUCK!  It was too sour and I didn't like it.  Oh how the taste buds can change! I now find myself taking a lick off the spoon when I make my smoothies and thinking that it's pretty good. 

I love McDonald's Fruit and Yogurt Parfaits so I had the brilliant idea this week to make my own!    I was in desperate need for a new snack idea and this was just what I needed!  It is packed with protein to keep me from starving after 5 minutes and is just sweet enough to curb my sweet tooth.

Here's what I do:

1/2 cup frozen fruit, thawed - I use triple berry mix - raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries

1 cup greek yogurt - vanilla

Sugar free sweetener - I use Truvia (duh)

1/2 Nature Valley crunch granolla bar, crushed

Not too shabby - 285 calories and 20 grams of protein.  You can easily leave off the granola bar to save some calories.  It depends on if I have earned an extra treat or not.

Snack ideas...thanks TBL!

I have always been a big meal eater, which I think has had a major contribution toward my weight issues.  I have been trying to do a better job of eating smaller, more frequent meals. So planning for snacks in my daily meal and nutritional plan.

I wanted to share a great article from The Biggest Loser that I ran across on facebook last week.  I hope it gives you some good ideas for healthy snacks also....enjoy!!

http://www.nbc.com/the-biggest-loser/exclusives/club-corner/articles/

Black bean and corn salsa

Looking for snack ideas?  Wanting a healthy choice but something a little different?  I absolutely LOVE this dip!  It works well as an appetizer to take to parties or potlucks, but I will also occasionally make a batch to snack on during the week.

1 can black beans, drained
1 can shopeg corn (a whiter corn and smaller can then golden sweet corn)
1 can Mexican Rotel - cilantro and lime
fresh cilantro chopped - to taste
white onion, chopped - to taste
1/2 tsp lime juice

Mix it all up and serve with tortilla chips.  I used the baked Tostitos Scoops and it was great!

I usually do about a 1/2 cup of salsa and eat with 5-10 chips (I fill the scoops as full of salsa as I can so eating more dip and less chips).  A nice low-cal snack!

I will try to post WW points soon but need to figure out how many servings it makes.  :-)