3. Fudgy Chocolate Mini VitaCakes
The Why
They're only 50 calories and real tasty treats. Everyone in my family loves these mini VitaCakes with low-calorie whipped cream and strawberries.
The Health Bonus
The primary ingredients are water, white whole-wheat flour, organic sugar, egg whites.
What We Liked Best: The chocolate drops in each cake. Nutrition information: 50 calories, 6 grams fiber, 2 grams protein, 14 grams carbs.
The Price: $21 plus shipping for 24 cakes.
Where to Buy: Vitalicious.com.
4. Weight Watchers Dark Chocolate Raspberry Ice Cream Bars
The Why
I have to say these are so good they're addictive. Aside from being great-tasting, these ice cream treats are only 80 calories.
The Health Bonus
Low-cal satisfying treats—much better than scooping out premium-calorie ice cream.
What We Liked Best: The dark chocolate and raspberry combination—it just tastes right.
The Price: $4.99.
Where to Buy: Most supermarkets.
5. Bean By Bean: A Cookbook: More than 200 Recipes for Fresh Beans, Dried Beans, Cool Beans, Hot Beans, Savory Beans...Even Sweet Beans! by Crescent Dragonwagon (Workman Publishing Co., 2012)
The Why: What a cool book with great recipes
The Health Bonus
Beans are high in protein and fiber as well as rich in vitamins and minerals—specifically folate, magnesium, iron and potassium.
What We Liked Best: The breadth of recipes.
The Price: $10.85 (on Amazon.com).
Where to Buy: Amazon.com, bn.com and other book retailers.
6. The Healthy Green Drink Diet: Advice and Recipes to Energize, Alkalize, Lose Weight, and Feel Great by Jason Manheim (Skyhorse Publishing, 2012)
The Why
While the book is not written by a health expert, it is very well done. Jason Manheim is a nerd/techie who fell in love with daily green juicing. You can't go wrong drinking a pure green vegetable drink each morning. The book is filled with great photos that really bring the drinks to life.
The recipes have creative names such as Mintal Melon, made with cantaloupe, mint leaves and other goodies. Other recipes include American Pie, which uses green apples and coconut flesh, and Crazy Cran, with cranberries, oranges and baby greens.
The Health Bonus: Green veggies are phenomenal nutrition powerhouses.
What We Liked Best: The creative recipes and the author's fantastic website: http://healthygreendrink.com.
The Price: $9.85 (on Amazon.com).
Where to Buy: Amazon.com and bn.com.
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