My sweet momma was kind enough to make me my very own dessert for Thanksgiving to enjoy while everyone shoveled pie and cheesecake. Jerks. She mixed sugar-free vanilla pudding with pumpkin and cool whip, layered it with cool whip and added a sprinkling of graham cracker. This delectable little cup was heaven. She’s so good to me. After eating one the night before Thanksgiving, I decided to calculate the carbs and sugars. They were a little more per serving than we would have liked but did save me on calories and fats compared to pumpkin pie. Regardless, this dessert was definitely WORTH IT.
A lot of those I follow on IG talk about Complete Cookies by Lenny & Larry. ONE cookie is TWO servings, which equates to a cookie of 58 carbs, 32 sugars, 16 proteins, 14 fats and 6 fibers. I quoted the pumpkin flavor as that’s the one I purchased. These vegan cookies are dairy free with no animal products and no preservatives. This cookie was AMAZING! It was soft and had a buttery texture. If you’re going to have a cheat cookie, it might as well be one of this brand. WORTH IT! I got mine at Vitamin Shoppe but you can check out Lenny & Larry here.
I discovered ThinSlim Foods the way I do most things, through Instagram. This product line boasts everything from bagels, breads, cookies, muffins, brownies, sweet squares and pizza dough. I ordered a random sort of foods to sample. I purchased a pack of the Love the Taste Bagels in everything flavor, which has 16g carbs, 0 sugars and 14g fiber. Again, net carbs are carbs minus the amount of carbs with no impact on blood glucose levels, therefore many would subtract the fiber to gain 2g net carbs. However, I’m under the impression that you’re still consuming 16g carbs and the same amount of calories regardless. The fiber is an added bonus. Either way, I’m okay with the 16g carbs for a bagel. I toasted mine and added some veggie cream cheese and it was tasty. It was a little dry but I may have over toasted it because I wanted it to be crunchy. I’m still experimenting. The brownie was decent (again, added PB and whipped cream, duh) and was very moist (barf, I know but I have no other word for it). I had a chocolate chip muffin that wasn’t as good as momma’s but nothing is. The double chocolate muffin was pretty dry, though. Obviously, all the things I’ve tried are not replicas of the real thing but they are extremely good substitutions. You can check out ThinSlim here. Bagels get the thumbs up.
Also, while browsing Whole Foods, I found my new favorite thing of life- SUGAR COOKIE SLEIGH RIDE tea. I’m not exactly sure what a sugar cookie sleigh ride is but I want to go on one and never leave. This tea is amazing AND caffeine free. Hallelujah! I also purchased a few other flavors but the sleigh ride tastes just like a sugar cookie. Mix in a sweetener and a dash of almond milk and you have Christmas in a cup. Promise.
Choices these days are all about what’s worth it and what’s not. If you’re going to eat a treat, you might as well enjoy it and have it taste good. There’s nothing more disappointing than giving in to a craving and having it totally suck. I’m still trying to figure out what’s not worth drinking whiskey over. I’ll continue to ponder…
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