Reading nutrition labels shouldn’t be complicated or confusing. The trick is knowing what information to look at and what you can ignore. This video clearly explains how I read a nutrition label. The truth is, there’s so much information that if you try to read everything on each label you would never get out of the store.
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SPARKLY LOW CALORIE NON-ALCOHOLIC SANGRIA
I try to keep my alcohol consumption low so many times when I go out I drink my Sparkly Low Calorie Non-Alcoholic Sangria. The usual go to for most people when they don’t want something alcoholic is either a glass of plain seltzer or a diet soda. This drink feels festive and special so you don’t feel deprived when your girlfriends are drinking Cosmos. It’s very refreshing and delicious and has almost no calories.
EVERYONE LOVES GUACAMOLE! HERE’S THE ONE I LIKE THE MOST!
I love guacamole. I would love to sit in a tub of it surrounded by bowls of chips and dippers. I used to make my own because the packaged products either tasted off, were full of fillers or just way too fattening. If I wanted a good quality pre-made guacamole I needed to go to a specialty store that carried high end prepared foods.
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WANT TO HAVE DESSERT? NOW YOU CAN!
I always want a low calorie dessert because regardless of how full I am after dinner I need something sweet to finish my meal. I love ice cream but it’s far too fattening for me to indulge in nightly so I have come up with a treat I call “Sundae in a Cup.”
Read MoreGREAT GLUTEN FREE LOW CALORIE CRACKERS
This week my featured fave is Suzie’s Corn, Quinoa and Sesame Thin Cakes, a gluten free, low calorie cracker that I use for every topping imaginable. They taste delicious plain but are subtle enough to use sweet or savory. What I love the most is that each cracker has only about 13 calories and that’s for a big cracker! When I need something to snack on these are my go to base for everything from peanut butter to grilled chicken to hummus. They are also extremely low sodium and fat free. There are so many women over fifty who have gone gluten free but unfortunately many gluten free products contain a lot of calories, salt, sugar or fat. Suzie’s Corn, Quinoa and Sesame Thin Cakes are about as pure as they come.
