dessert...

For Ryan and I, the hardest part about trying to live a healthier lifestyle is dessert. We both have a huge sweet-tooth. I think that was always our downfall whenever we would try to diet in the past...we'd always succumb to that dessert aisle! So we're constantly on the lookout for some healthier desserts. If anyone has any suggestions, we'd gladly take them! Sometimes a fresh piece of fruit is nice, but it's still not "real" dessert. So we came up with our dessert smoothie, that tastes almost as good as a milkshake. We make this sometimes for dessert, or sometimes for breakfast (you can make the night before, store it in the fridge, and then add ice in the morning and re-blend).

"Dessert" Smoothie:
In a blender add: 2 cups of crushed ice, 1/2 cup of fat free plain yogurt, 1/4 of unsweetened applesauce, 2 packets of truvia (or whatever you prefer for a sugar substitute, could always use a tablespoon of honey instead), 1 fresh peach cut up into small segments, 4 medium sized strawberries, and 1/4 cup of organic fat free milk (really tastes better than non-organic, we like Hood or Horizon brands). Blend until all combined. You can add more or less ice depending on how you like the consistency, I like it super thick so I have to use a spoon. Pour into a glass and I like to drizzle a little honey on top.

Note: Instead of peaches and strawberries, you could substitute whatever berries or fruit you like (blueberries and raspberries are good, and Ryan likes bananas); but I don't recommend blackberries, the seeds are too big! Also, if you are using frozen fruit, only start with 1 cup of ice. I haven't really found frozen peaches I like, but frozen strawberries work well, and you don't even have to thaw them out.