Finally another week of successful cooking has ended. Today I experimented with the third and final "B" of healthy cooking. I baked an extremely famous and popular American dessert: cheesecake. Usually, when on a diet, cheesecake is a major "no-no". However, with the recipe I tried today, there is no shame in eating the delicious berry cheesecake. Instead of making one large cake, I chose to make individual cheesecakes in order to practice portion control and demonstrate serving size. In order to make these desserts, I used reduced-fat vanilla wafers, fat-free cream cheese, sugar, flour, vanilla, egg whites, and fresh strawberries. These mini desserts only have about 101 calories. Compare that the 185 calories in a regular individual cheesecake! This has been one of the most successful recipes I have made thus far!
Today was also important because I met with my mentor. We discussed the multiple recipes I have created, and brainstormed ideas for recipes to create in the future. She gave me the challenge to create all breakfast foods next week. This should be relatively easy for me since breakfast is my favorite meal of the day!
As for now, I am continuing to exercise and eat healthy. I also am going to continue researching and brainstorming for new recipes in the future!
RANDOM FACT: When eating carbs, go for the high-fiber carbs such as brown rice, wholemeal bread, and wholewheat pasta. They contain more fiber and whill help fill you up!
The mini cheesecakes are so cute! Can't wait to hear about the breakfast recepies because I hate breakfast foods and while training for the 1/2 marathon my trainer said i HAVE to eat breakfast everyday.
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