A Cool Reward for Eating Dinner in Moderation

Posted on September 11, 2014

OK...So I was feeling satisfied but not full from dinner last night. I wanted to feel a lil' fuller...Why? Just the habit that I'm trying to break. But I put the plate away.

THANKFULLY I went food shopping earlier and purchased the Outshine Bars (Creamy Coconut and some other flavors). I was a fan because they're made with real fruit, taste great and can calm a sweet tooth. The Creamy Coconut is 120 kcals...not bad at all (althugh my other bars are 60 kcals).

After thinking I was feeling "cheated" out of a good meal....the Creamy Coconut Outshine Bar was the needed finale. Nice, smooth, filling....makes you want to enjoy every lick! I was now properly satusfied. The time I enjoyed with the lil' desert gave me time to digest my dinner. All was followed up by tea and water.

So now...I have a commitment to keep a nice, lo-cal, treat nearby. If I wasn't using MFP...I could see myself having multiple bars. But that's part of the accountability with keeping the energy intake in check.

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Adje

09/12/2014 6:20AM

Thanks for the recs. I'll try the choc-covered strawberries. I have a issue with nuts....I love them! And may go overboard. I do the 100 calorie popcorn bags - the Kettle Corn 100 calorie bags are good.

Melissa M.

09/11/2014 11:48AM

Something else you may like: Dole makes frozen chocolate covered strawberries, or bananas, or bananas with nuts. A pack of strawberries is just 60 calories, and since they're frozen, you can't eat them too fast and it's a great little after dinner treat! The bananas are higher in calories so I've only tried the strawberries. I feel the same way sometimes, cheated out of a "good" dinner (although we know that we are really only doing something good for ourselves) and having a pre-portioned, low calorie treat really helps. Other options I go for are 100 calorie bags of popcorn, protein shake made with unsweetened vanilla almond milk, or little 80 calorie packs of pistachios :)

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