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Authors: Lisa Lillien

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1½ ounces vodka

1½ ounces light vanilla soymilk

2 teaspoons sugar-free calorie-free vanilla syrup

2 teaspoons Coffee-mate Fat Free French Vanilla powdered creamer

1 teaspoon instant coffee

4 to 6 ice cubes

Directions

Dissolve creamer and coffee in ¼ cup of warm water.

Add soymilk and syrup. Stir well.

Add vodka and ice. Stir and enjoy.

MAKES 1 SERVING

slammin' slimmed-down strawberry daiquiri

 

PER SERVING (entire recipe): 121 calories, 0g fat, 10mg sodium, 4g carbs, 0.5g fiber, 2g sugars, 0g protein

 

Drink mix blends like strawberry kiwi, strawberry banana, and tangerine strawberry make the most awesome strawberry daiquiris EVER! And even though strawberry is the most famous and popular flavor for daiquiris, why stop there? There are so many great flavors of sugar-free drink mixes, your options are almost limitless . . . Have fun!

Ingredients

1½ ounces rum

1 packet (two 5-calorie servings) sugar-free powdered drink mix (any strawberry blend)

3 frozen strawberries

1 tablespoon lime juice

5 to 8 ice cubes
or
1 cup crushed ice

Directions

Dissolve drink mix into 4 ounces of water. Stir thoroughly.

In a blender, combine drink mixture with all other ingredients. Blend to desired consistency.

Pour, add a straw, and slurp that baby up!

MAKES 1 SERVING

 

TOP ATE Shockingly High-Cal Alcoholic Drinks

See what the bartender is really serving up . . .

1. Piña Colada
—Think twice about downing this 650-calorie drink while wearing a bathing suit. Yikes!
2. White Russian
—This creamy drink has 425 fatty calories.
3. Mudslide
—This 850-calorie so-called chocolate "dream" actually gives us nightmares.
4. Champagne Cocktail
—Why spend 250 calories on this when a glass of champagne has just 100?
5. Frozen Margarita
—A 740-calorie glass of lime-flavored slush?! Ay caramba!
6. Daiquiri
—This one clocks in at 675 calories. Um, no thanks.
7. Mai Tai
—350 calories . . . a total waste, and way too sweet.
8. Long Island Iced Tea
—The average LIT packs in 780 calories. OMG!

 

Nutritional information based on averages for typical serving sizes of each drink.

CHEW ON THIS:

 

Alcohol increases insulin production in the body, which can increase your appetite. No worries! Just whip up some HG snack recipes in advance and you'll have low-calorie things to chew on when the mood hits you!

 

chapter thirteen
fun with . . .
recipes featuring hg favorites
tofu shirataki noodles, canned pumpkin, and butternut squash

This chapter is all about having a little fun with some special ingredients. Canned pumpkin, butternut squash, and Tofu Shirataki noodles are all HG staples because they taste great, are good for you, and are crazy-low in calories. We recommend keeping a few cans of pumpkin in the kitchen cabinet, a few bags of Tofu Shirataki in the fridge, and several butternut squash in the basement. Then you'll always have the key ingredients on hand for the fantastic recipes here. From pancakes and puddings to home fries and fettuccine Alfredo—it's all here!

 

fun with tofu shirataki noodles

House Foods Tofu Shirataki is a dieter's dream. Pasta is a food that so many people think they simply CANNOT eat when they're counting calories. That's why these super-low-cal "noodles" (which are actually tofu-infused strands of yam flour) can be life-changing—literally! When I first discovered these, I started cooking with them like crazy, making all kinds of Alfredo dishes, stir-frys, spaghetti recipes, and more. The Tofu Shirataki recipes in this chapter are some HG favorites, but you'll find more recipes that call for these noodles throughout the book. By the way, if you have trouble locating House Foods Tofu Shirataki (at select supermarkets, natural foods stores, or Japanese markets) you can also try these recipes using regular shirataki noodles (the ones made without tofu). Those are not quite as pasta-like, but they aren't a bad Tofu Shirataki substitute.

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