Hungry Girl: 200 Under 200: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories
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dynamite double chocolate dream parfaits
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PER SERVING (1 parfait): 165 calories, 2.75g fat, 335mg sodium, 39g carbs, 6.5g fiber, 12g sugars, 4.5g protein
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Here’s an old HG favorite. It combines vanilla pudding, chocolate pudding, whipped cream, and VitaTops. How could it NOT be fantastic?
Ingredients
2 Double Chocolate Dream VitaTops, thawed
1 Jell-O Sugar Free Vanilla Pudding Snack
1 Jell-O Sugar Free Chocolate Pudding Snack
4 tablespoons Fat Free Reddi-wip
Directions
Break VitaTops up into small pieces. Take one-third of the Vita pieces and distribute between two parfait glasses.
Spoon half of the chocolate pudding into each glass. Take half of the remaining Vita pieces and distribute between the two glasses.
Spoon half of the vanilla pudding into each glass. Top parfaits evenly with the remaining Vita pieces. Finish off with Reddi-wip and enjoy!
MAKES 2 SERVINGS
freezy-cool whoopie pie
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PER SERVING (entire dessert): 115 calories, 1.5g fat, 145mg sodium, 24g carbs, 6g fiber, 10g sugars, 3g protein
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Whoopie Pie is a New England favorite consisting of a chocolate cake sandwich filled with creamy goodness. Our version uses two simple ingredients. So grab a Vita Top and start slicing…
Ingredients
1 Deep Chocolate VitaTop, thawed
2 tablespoons Cool Whip Free, thawed
Directions
Carefully slice VitaTop in half lengthwise, so that you are left with two thin round Vita “slices.”
Spread Cool Whip on one slice and top with the other slice. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until solid, about 1 hour. Enjoy!
MAKES 1 SERVING
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Chew on This
In some parts of the world, whoopie pies are called a “gobs.” As long as there’s gob of Cool Whip Free between these Vita slices, we’ll be screaming “Whoopie!” all day long.
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puddin’-packed caramel brownie blitz!
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PER SERVING (entire dessert): 154 calories, 2.5g fat, 236mg sodium, 35g carbs, 6g fiber, 11.5g sugars, 4.5g protein
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The word “blitz” is German for “lightning” or “very fast.” As in, once you make this gooey fudge-fest of a dessert, you’ll want to gobble it down lightning fast!
Ingredients
1 VitaBrownie, thawed
One-half Jell-O Sugar Free Vanilla Pudding Snack
1 teaspoon fat-free caramel dip, room temperature
2 tablespoons Fat Free Reddi-wip
Directions
Microwave brownie until just slightly warm. Slice it in half horizontally, so you have a top piece and a bottom piece.
Spoon pudding over the bottom brownie piece and cover with the top brownie piece. Drizzle caramel over brownie. Cover with Reddi-wip and enjoy!
MAKES 1 SERVING
bananaberry pudding cream pie explosion
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PER SERVING (entire dessert): 164 calories, 3g fat, 244mg sodium, 39.5g carbs, 5.25g fiber, 2.5g sugars, 5.5g protein
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This little sweet treat combines a lot of flavors you probably love—bananas, walnuts, strawberry, and vanilla. Mmmmmm…
Ingredients
1 Sugar Free Banana Nut VitaTop, thawed
One-half Jell-O Sugar Free Vanilla Pudding Snack
2 tablespoons Cool Whip Free, thawed
1 tablespoon sugar-free strawberry preserves
1 strawberry, sliced
¼ sheet (1 cracker) low-fat cinnamon graham crackers, crushed
Directions
Carefully slice VitaTop in half lengthwise, so that you are left with two thin round Vita “slices.”
Place the bottom slice on a plate, cut side up, and top with preserves. Spread half of the pudding (one-fourth of the Pudding Snack) on top.
Place top Vita slice over pudding layer, cut side down. Cover with remaining pudding (another fourth of the Pudding Snack).
Top with strawberry slices and cover with Cool Whip. Sprinkle dessert with crushed graham crackers. Mmmm!
MAKES 1 SERVING
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For Weight Watchers POINTS® values and photos of all the recipes in this book, check out hungry-girl.com/book.
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mile-high choco-berry vitatop pie
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PER SERVING (½ of pie): 145 calories, 2.25g fat, 155mg sodium, 33g carbs, 5.5g fiber, 13g sugars, 3g protein
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This dessert isn’t REALLY a mile high, but it is very tall. So tall in fact, that it may topple over if you’re not super-careful. So be super-careful!
Ingredients
2 VitaTops (any chocolate flavor), thawed
¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons Cool Whip Free, thawed, divided
2 tablespoons sugar-free strawberry preserves
1 teaspoon mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions
In a small bowl, combine ¼ cup Cool Whip with preserves. Stir until blended and set aside.
Carefully slice VitaTops in half lengthwise, so that you are left with four thin round “slices.” The two slices from the tops of the Vitas will be the top and bottom of your pie. Place one of those top pieces on a plate, cut side up, and set the other aside to be used last.
Spread half of the Cool Whip-preserves mixture over the Vita slice on the plate. Place another Vita slice on top.
Spread 1 tablespoon Cool Whip over that slice. Top with a third Vita slice. Cover with remaining Cool Whip-preserves mixture and top with your final Vita slice, cut side down.
Spread 1 tablespoon Cool Whip on top. Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips. Freeze until solid, about 1 hour. Cut pie down the center and share with a pal!
MAKES 2 SERVINGS
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Chew on This
Denver, Colorado, is known as the Mile-High City because it’s exactly a mile above sea level. Our pie is known as “mile-high” because it’s kinda tall.
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chocolate fluff ’n nutter
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PER SERVING (entire dessert): 176 calories, 4.5g fat, 211mg sodium, 32.5g carbs, 6.5g fiber, 16.5g sugars, 5g protein
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It’s a modern HG twist on your old favorite. Fluffy marshmallow +peanut butter = happiness.
Ingredients
1 Fudgy Peanut Butter Chip VitaTop, slightly thawed
1 tablespoon Jet-Puffed Marshmallow Creme
1 tablespoon Cool Whip Free, thawed
½ tablespoon reduced-fat peanut butter
Directions
Carefully slice VitaTop in half lengthwise, so that you are left with two thin round Vita “slices.”
Wrap Vita slices in a paper towel. Microwave for 10 to 20 seconds, until peanut butter chips have melted slightly. Let cool.
In a small bowl, combine Cool Whip and peanut butter. Mix well and set aside.
Place bottom Vita slice on a plate, cut side up. Spread Cool Whip-peanut butter mixture evenly on top.
Place the top Vita slice over the Cool Whip-peanut butter mixture, cut side down. Spread marshmallow creme on top of that, making sure to mix with some of the peanut buttery goodness from the melted chips. Eat immediately.
MAKES 1 SERVING
black forest cheesecake parfait
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PER SERVING (entire parfait): 144 calories, 1.75g fat, 252mg sodium, 30g carbs, 5.25g fiber, 14.5g sugars, 5.5g protein
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Never underestimate the power of a VitaTop. Even one that’s broken into small pieces.
Ingredients
1 Triple Chocolate Chunk Vit
aTop, thawed
2 tablespoons canned cherries packed in water, drained
1 tablespoon fat-free cream cheese, room temperature
¼ teaspoon Coffee-mate Sugar Free French Vanilla powdered creamer
2 no-calorie sweetener packets
2 tablespoons Fat Free Reddi-wip
Directions
In a small bowl, combine powdered creamer with contents of 1 sweetener packet and 2 tablespoons hot water. Mix well to dissolve. Stir in cream cheese until thoroughly blended. Set aside.
In a separate small bowl, combine cherries with 1 teaspoon water and contents of the other sweetener packet. Mix well.
Cut VitaTop into small pieces. Place half of the pieces in a parfait glass. Cover with half of the cherry mixture, then top with half of the cream cheese mixture.
Add the remaining Vita pieces to the parfait glass. Top with remaining cream cheese mixture. Finish off with the rest of the cherry mixture. Top with Reddi-wip and dig in!
MAKES 1 SERVING
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For Weight Watchers POINTS® values and photos of all the recipes in this book, check out hungry-girl.com/book.
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yogurt-smothered apple ’n apricot surprise
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PER SERVING (entire recipe): 165 calories, 1g fat, 185mg sodium, 38g carbs, 6g fiber, 15.5g sugars, 6g protein
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Looking for a brand-new, creative, super-easy and completely DELICIOUS breakfast? Here it is!
Ingredients
1 Apple Berry VitaTop, thawed
3 ounces Yoplait Light Apple Turnover yogurt
1 tablespoon sugar-free apricot preserves
Directions
Place VitaTop on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave for about 20 seconds, until warm.
Spread preserves over VitaTop. Smother with yogurt and enjoy!
MAKES 1 SERVING
chocolate for breakfast vitasundae
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PER SERVING (entire sundae): 194 calories, 1.75g fat, 215mg sodium, 42g carbs, 7.5g fiber, 26.5g sugars, 8g protein
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Here’s another fantastic breakfast recipe featuring VitaTops. And yes, it’s OK to chew chocolate in the A.M. Woohoo!
Ingredients
1 VitaTop (any chocolate flavor), thawed
4 ounces fat-free vanilla yogurt
½ cup chopped strawberries
Directions
Break VitaTop into pieces and place in the blender. Pulse until reduced to crumbs.
Place one-third of the Vita crumbs in a small glass or bowl. Top with one-third of the strawberries. Add half of the yogurt.
Sprinkle half of the remaining Vita crumbs over the yogurt. Top with half of the rest of the strawberries.
Spread the remaining yogurt over the strawberries. Top with the rest of the Vita crumbs. Finish it all off with remaining strawberries and eat up! Yes!
MAKES 1 SERVING
double-trouble chocolate trifle
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PER SERVING (¼th of trifle): 193 calories, 1.5g fat, 346mg sodium, 39.5g carbs, 6.5g fiber, 15g sugars, 5.5g protein
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Holy cow! This dessert is so good that mere words cannot do it justice. It’s the type of trouble everyone will WANT to get into.
Ingredients
4 Vita Tops (any chocolate flavor), thawed
1 2/3 cups Cool Whip Free, thawed, divided
1 cup skim milk
2 tablespoons sugar-free fat-free chocolate instant pudding mix
1½ tablespoons sugar-free chocolate syrup
Directions
In a mixing bowl, combine skim milk with pudding mix. Whisk until blended and thickened, about 2 minutes. Refrigerate for at least 5 minutes.
In a separate mixing bowl, combine syrup with 1 cup Cool Whip. Mix gently until completely blended. Refrigerate for at least 5 minutes.
Break Vita Tops into pieces and place in the blender. Pulse until reduced to crumbs.
In the bottom of a medium serving bowl, layer one-fourth of the Vita crumbs. Top with half of the pudding.
Spread 2/3 cup Cool Whip over pudding layer. Sprinkle evenly with two-thirds of the remaining Vita crumbs.
Spread the remaining pudding in a layer over the Vita crumbs. Top with the chocolate syrup-Cool Whip mixture. Finally, sprinkle remaining Vita crumbs over the top and dig in!
MAKES 4 SERVINGS
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HG Fast Fact:
The word “trifle” can mean “of little importance or value.” That DEFINITELY does not apply to this particular trifle, which can and should be a super-important and valuable part of your life.
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HG’s Top Secret Food Finds!
Vitalicious products aren’t the only little-known food finds on HG’s list of favorites. Here are some of our other underground picks. These are worth seeking out!
Vivi’s Original Sauce, Classic Carnival Mustard:
The world’s BEST condiment. It’s great with everything from hot dogs to tuna. Spread it on sandwiches, cook with it, or use it as a dip.
vivisoriginalsauce.com
Justin’s Nut Butter 100 Calorie Squeeze Packs:
Portion-controlled peanut butter is worth the trouble. Order these cute packets in Honey Peanut Butter Blend and Maple Almond Butter.
justinsnutbutter.com
Western Bagel Alternative Bagels:
These high-fiber, low-calorie bagels come in a slew of flavors and they’re all fantastic. Each one has 110 calories and 7 to 8 grams of fiber.
westernbagel.com
Hoffy Extra Lean Beef Franks, Quarter Pounder Big Dog:
WOW! These dogs are generously delicious and clock in with only 110 calories and 5 grams of fat. (Pssst…our pals at heavenlydietstore.com ship these out nationwide in the winter.)
squarebrands.com
Tasty Easts Soy Jerky, Hot N’ Spicy:
This stuff does NOT taste like “soy” anything, and it isn’t even hot and/or spicy—it’s sweet and delicious and only has 45 calories and less than 1 gram of fat per serving.
tastyeats.com
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Whew…there you have it. Two hundred insanely fantastic recipes, each with under 200 itty-bitty calories. Hope you enjoy them as much as the entire HG staff and I do. If you want to tell us your favorites, or give us feedback on any of the recipes, please email us at hgbooks@hungry-girl.com. It’s always great to hear from you and it makes us all feel popular.
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