Tips and Ideas for Smart Food Choices: Fruit Berry Yogurt Parfait
BLOGS | June 8, 2018

Here is a tasty dish that you can enjoy as a breakfast, snack or dessert.

Here’s the nutrient content:

253 Calories, 44 g Carbohydrates, 4 g fat, 2 g saturated fat,2 g fiber, 172 mg sodium. ( The carbohydrates are from fructose a natural long chain sugar molecule that has a slower burning effect when it comes to activity rather that the quick burning effect that 1 gets from candy).

It’s best to use fresh fruits from the farmers market or from the organic section of your favorite store.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup fresh berries, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, either individually or a combination of
  • 2 tablespoons low fat Granola
  • 1 Cup/ 8 fl oz. Non Fat or Low Fat ( I prefer whole fat ) plain or vanilla yogurt

Preparation

Place the berries of your choice and the granola in a small bowl. Mix them.

Spoon half the mixture into a serving dish or parfait glass. Spoon the yogurt over the granola mixture. Alternate the combinations in the dish or glass. Sprinkle the remaining granola-strawberry mixture on top.

Take care to consume 1 cup.Which is the serving size of the dish. Therefore, use a measuring cup or a tea cup to consume.

Learn to savor what you are eating without the temptation to ‘CHASE FLAVOR‘.

That’s what gets some of us into trouble.

Bon Appetite!!