“Fruitfully Sweet” Dessert + Tips of Berries
If you have a sweet tooth, this parfait will hit the spot! This "fruitfully sweet" dessert has lots of nutrients with a fruity punch! Learn how to make this delicious recipe and learn tips on how to build a healthier parfait. Plus, learn some "berry" and other sweetness advice.
Parfaits Double Sweetness…
Parfaits can me be used as a healthy breakfast or dessert, and they’re easy to make! So here are some tips and tricks for building healthier yogurt parfaits:
Tip 1: Choose low-fat yogurt. For extra protein, use low-fat Greek Yogurt.
Tip 2: Read the nutrition label and choose yogurt low in sugar (less than 7 g per serving).
Tip 3: Top your parfait with diced, fresh fruit instead of buying yogurt blended with fruit.
Tips 4: Add some crunch with toppings such as low-fat and low-sugar granola.
Berry-licious Tips & Facts
These little balls of energy may be small, but they deliver a BIG dose of nutrients. Learn more fascinating facts about blueberries from Path to the Plate - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.
Fact 1: Blueberries contain protective or disease preventative properties (phytochemicals) that protect humans.
Fact 2: Blueberries grow in the following states Oregon, California, Washington, and Texas (East).
Fact 3: Fresh market blueberries are picked mainly by hand, while berries that are machine-harvested are typically washed, frozen, and sold year-round.
Fact 4: When buying fresh berries, size is not an indicator of ripeness or maturity, but the color is!
Fact 5: Blueberries should be refrigerated as soon as you get them home from the store. Learn different ways to pick, prepare, and preserve berries.
Make a “Fruitfully Sweet” Parfait
If you have a sweet tooth, this parfait will hit the spot!
This "fruitfully sweet" dessert can double up as a healthy breakfast and can even be tweaked to your cravings. You can also meal prep this recipe ahead of time so that you can have it all week. It's an easy recipe with nutritional sweetness.
Let’s Make an “Apricot Blueberry Yogurt Dessert”
Watch my “cook along” to learn how to make one:
(Video Went Live on August 13th - Dinner Tonight Facebook Page)
Last but not least, learn about extra sweetness
Even if you don’t have a sweet tooth…
It can be hard to avoid eating large amounts of added sugar each day. Learn the recommended limit for added sugars, and how to make choices in order to stay within these limits!
At the end of the day, sugar is sugar! Although, is you have to have sugar might as well get some nutrition value rather than just eating calories alone because that’s how weight gain sneaks in…
Added sugars are added to food/food products when they are processed or prepared. They are what you call “empty calories” since they contribute calories but do not provide essential nutrients. Some ingredient examples include sugars (brown, raw, turbinado, granulated), corn syrups, molasses, honey, nectars, etc.
Natural occurring sugars are in foods like fruits, vegetables, and milk. They have sugar; however, they also provide nutritional benefits (vitamins, minerals, etc.) Thus, it’s essential to have sugar more naturally, so you obtain nutrients.
Replacing foods and drinks high in added sugars is a step to establishing a healthy eating pattern. You can make healthy choices by doing the following swaps below:
Instead of cookies, cake, and candy, have fresh fruit for dessert.
Swap sodas and sweet teas for infused water
Think small and choose smaller portions of food with added sugar.
Try to reduce the amount of sugar in your recipes by one third.
Making small steps to reduce the amount of added sugar is a step in the right direction! Learn more about how to eat less sugar.