Healthy, good for you, fudge bites?! (guest post)

This is a by-request guest post. And not from me. From the seven year old. The seven year old who’s sick of the snacks her mama be proffering.
Please to enjoy. I know she will…

Hello MizFit readers! It is the purelytwins again!

Are you looking for:

healthy treatskid-friendlysimple to make

Can you really have all three things?

YES you can! And today we are sharing some recipes that will help you make quick, fun, and nutritious treats that your kids will love. You can even make them together! A great way to inspire kids to learn more about food and create new memories in the kitchen.

Everyone loves chocolate, ever have it with pumpkin fudge?

Now this chocolate pecan truffles recipe not only taste great but fun to make!

Perfect warm weather treat – no bake peach pecan cookies.

The key to kid-friendly recipes is playing around with shapes and textures. Let them mix, blend, and taste along the way.

Need more tasty recipes that are free of wheat, gluten, dairy, soy, and eggs?

Raw good for you cookie dough anyone?

How about chocolate date macaroons?

Click here to get these two amazing recipes and more!

Our Purely Classic cookbook is filled with many more kid-friendly recipes that are allergy friendly. You can purchase our cookbook right off our blog here.

Thank you and happy un-baking

Lori and Michelle

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Fudge Stripe Cooo-kees

About 10 years ago I discovered Odd Todd and his animation "A Day in the Life." Ever since then the husband and I joke about "Fudge Stripe Cookies." You have to watch the animation so you can hear the way he says it….

Fudge Stripe Cooo-keees

Click here to check it out. Warning: Some bad language. Not overkill, but present.

Anyway, for some stupid reason I bought a package of these cookies and now I find myself stealing one here and there from the pantry. Not a big deal, I just need to stop buying things "for the Little Guy and the Husband" when I really know they are for me.

ANYWAY.

I was hoping to have a podcast and a new recipe up today, but I just couldn’t do it. This post may shed some light on why.

I also shared another Lunch Box idea and Baby Food Adventure on GreenLiteBites.

Other than that my day was spent feeding and playing with a 6 month old, picking up my race bib for this weekend race (I’m running a 6 mile leg in the Baltimore Marathon,) helping a 1st grader with his homework, and taking my boys for a walk.

I was about to say it was a pretty uneventful day, but that’s just ridiculous. I did a lot. I just have even more to do. ;)

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Weight Watchers Smart Ones Chocolate Fudge Brownie Sundae Review

Weight Watchers Smart Ones Chocolate Fudge Brownie Sundae is described as, "a low-fat vanilla flavored ice cream, over a chocolate cookie crust, topped with fudge sauce, and fudge brownie chunks."

NUTRITION FACTS
Serving Size: 1 dessert (66 grams)
Calories: 140
Total Fat: 2.5 grams, 4%
Saturated Fat: 1.5 grams, 7%
Sodium: 70 mg, 3%
Carbohydrates: 26 grams
Fiber: < 1 gram, 3%
Sugar: 14 grams
Protein: 3 grams

From my experience with Weight Watchers Smart Ones Turtle Sundae, I knew this dessert was going to be on the small side and I would likely eat both of them. I didn't.

Yes it's small, but it's just too sweet and there's too much chocolatey business going on. The chocolate cookie crust, chocolate sauce & chocolate brownie - you have to have a serious sweet tooth to really enjoy this - and eat more than 1 at a time ... forget about it! Even the sweet addict of the house - the 10 year old - said this was too sweet for him.

As I said before, a box contains 2 servings of Weight Watchers Smart Ones Chocolate Fudge Brownie Sundaes, each of which provides 140 calories, 2.5 grams of total fat, 1.5 grams of which is saturated (4% and 7% of the daily value), less than 1 gram of fiber, 14 grams of sugars and 3 grams of protein.

This retails for $2.50 per box, but I received samples from the company to review. I much prefer the Weight Watchers Smart Ones Turtle Sundae, but even that is just so-so.

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EAS Myoplex Lite Chocolate Fudge Protein Shake Review

EAS Myoplex Lite Ready to Drink Protein Shake is described as, "a calorie friendly shake that helps to maintain lean muscle." The "Lite" version has the sweeteners sucralose (aka Splenda) and acesulfame K, to keep the sugar grams down. I received samples of the Chocolate Fudge variety to try out - well, mostly I wanted the husband to try it because he drinks protein shakes after he works out ... and he's not into products that use high intensity sweeteners, so I was really curious to see what his reaction would be.

NUTRITION FACTS
Serving Size: 8 ounces
Calories: 170
Total Fat: 2 grams, 3%
Saturated Fat: 0.5 grams, 3%
Sodium: 240 mg, 10%
Carbohydrates: 20 grams
Fiber: 5 grams, 20%
Sugar: 4 grams
Protein: 20 grams

Both he and I loved this flavor. It's not too sweet, and the consistency is like milk ... chocolate milk. There are no off-flavors, or anything to give away the fact that high-intensity sweeteners are used. I wouldn't have used the word "fudge" anywhere in the naming though, since that conjures up images of a thick, intensely sweet shake - which this is not. Still, I don't want to take away from the fact that this is one tasty, ready to drink, protein-packed punch.

Each 8 ounce serving provides 170 calories, 2 grams of total fat, of which 0.5 grams is saturated (both 3% of the daily value), 5 grams of fiber (20% of the DV), 4 grams of sugars and 20 grams of protein.

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The ingredients list includes milk protein concentrate as the protein source. As I mentioned before, I received samples of EAS Myople Lite Ready to Drink Protein Shake, but I saw them at my local grocery store, a 4-pack for $7.29! That's very expensive and probably that price is the only thing that would make me think twice about buying these in the future. I hope there are coupons somewhere, and that they regularly go on sale.

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EAS Myoplex Lite Chocolate Fudge Protein Shake Review

EAS Myoplex Lite Ready to Drink Protein Shake is described as, "a calorie friendly shake that helps to maintain lean muscle." The "Lite" version has the sweeteners sucralose (aka Splenda) and acesulfame K, to keep the sugar grams down. I received samples of the Chocolate Fudge variety to try out - well, mostly I wanted the husband to try it because he drinks protein shakes after he works out ... and he's not into products that use high intensity sweeteners, so I was really curious to see what his reaction would be.

NUTRITION FACTS
Serving Size: 8 ounces
Calories: 170
Total Fat: 2 grams, 3%
Saturated Fat: 0.5 grams, 3%
Sodium: 240 mg, 10%
Carbohydrates: 20 grams
Fiber: 5 grams, 20%
Sugar: 4 grams
Protein: 20 grams

Both he and I loved this flavor. It's not too sweet, and the consistency is like milk ... chocolate milk. There are no off-flavors, or anything to give away the fact that high-intensity sweeteners are used. I wouldn't have used the word "fudge" anywhere in the naming though, since that conjures up images of a thick, intensely sweet shake - which this is not. Still, I don't want to take away from the fact that this is one tasty, ready to drink, protein-packed punch.

Each 8 ounce serving provides 170 calories, 2 grams of total fat, of which 0.5 grams is saturated (both 3% of the daily value), 5 grams of fiber (20% of the DV), 4 grams of sugars and 20 grams of protein.

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The ingredients list includes milk protein concentrate as the protein source. As I mentioned before, I received samples of EAS Myople Lite Ready to Drink Protein Shake, but I saw them at my local grocery store, a 4-pack for $7.29! That's very expensive and probably that price is the only thing that would make me think twice about buying these in the future. I hope there are coupons somewhere, and that they regularly go on sale.

{Website: EAS Myoplex}

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Orgain Creamy Chocolate Fudge, 11-Ounce Container (Pack of 12)

Orgain is the world's first ready-to-drink certified organic meal replacement made from only the highest quality ingredients. Loaded with 16 grams of organic protein, organic complex carbohydrates from brown rice, organic spinach, kale, beets, tomatoes.

Price: $43.08

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