Carrot Cake vs. Choc. Strawberries

Carrot Cake

2 1/2 cups flour

5 carrots, medium grate

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp Allspice

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp Salt

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

3 large eggs

1 cup Vanilla Yogurt

6 oz vegetable oil

8 oz cream cheese

2 oz unsalted butter

1 tbsp Vanilla extract

2 cups powdered sugar

- Cake Recipe -

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Butter and flour 9 inch round pan, line bottom with parchment paper

Put grated carrots in mixing bowl w/ baking powder, baking soda, spices, & salt

Toss mixture until carrots are coated w/ flour

Combine sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and yogurt in stand mixer or whisk in a bowl

Drizzle olive oil in wet ingredients and mix again

Pour carrots into wet ingredients and mix a final time

Pour into pan and cook for 45 minutes, center rack

- Cream Cheese -

Combine cream cheese and butter, beat until blended

Use stand mixer with paddle attachment or your choice of beating device

Add the vanilla and beat again

Add powdered sugar in 3 batches on low speed

Put frosting in refrigerator for 10 minutes

Make sure cake is room temperature before frosting

*Vegetables, Calcium, Protein, Carbohydrates*

Healthy Alterations: #fixthedish

• Use whole wheat flour vs. Bleached White flour
• Contains servings of whole grain
• Use Coconut Oil or Avocado Oil vs. Canola Oil
• Less calories, more organic
• Use Organic sugar vs. White Cane Sugar
• not processed, most natural sugar
• Make your own Brown Sugar with Organic Sugar and Molasses
• not processed, clean and natural

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

On the lighter side:

 20 Strawberries

1 10 oz bag of chocolate chips (your choice)

- Instructions-

Use double boiler

If you do not have a double boiler,

Place glass pan above a pot of boiling water

Glass prevents chocolate from burning to the bottom of a pot

Once chips have melted, dip away

End every dip with by twisting the strawberry

*Fruit*

3 Good Choices

• Use Dark Chocolate over milk Chocolate. Milk Chocolate has so much more sugar.
• Chocolate with more Cocoa, specifically dark (60, 70, 80, 90), is healthier. Ground Cocoa is not bad for you, and the more cocoa it contains, the less sugar is usually added. However, a high percentage of cocoa is not everyone's taste.
• Try getting strawberries from a local farmer's market instead of the grocery store. It is a very fun experience where you can find lots of healthy choices and there are plenty of organic options.

Who doesn't love a tasty treat after a good meal? It is totally okay to enjoy a nice desert, in moderation.  Treat yourself! A good way to control your sugar consumption is to keep deserts to once a week, and at special occasions.  A homemade treat is much better than what you could buy at a fast food chain restaurant. 

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