Skinny Tiramisu Smoothie

This creamy, low fat Skinny Tiramisu Smoothie is a guilt free way to satisfy your craving for a classic Italian dessert...

Call me cliche, but I may have overdone it just a little over the holidays. It is hard for me to say no to the cookies, and fudge, and my grandmother's apple sauce cake.  And just like most of you all, I am ready to get back to better and healthier eating once I break out that new 2015 calendar on the first day of January.  

I have no problem swapping out potato chips for hummus and baby carrots, and those decadent cinnamon rolls for a bowl of whole grain cereal. 

What I do have a problem with is giving up the sweets.

In fact, I just can't give up the desserts.  Anyone else also have a mean sweet tooth that seems to always thwart your best efforts at healthier eating?

That is why I have come up with an arsenal of healthier, low fat sweet treats to tame that sweet tooth without the guilt.  Like this Skinny Tiramisu Smoothie...

Healthy Snacking with Harvest Snaps

This post was created in partnership with Harvest Snaps. I have been compensated for this post. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

I am the type of person who will try most any food about once.  

Even if I am skeptical.

Because I am a firm believer in the whole, "how do you know that you don't like if you haven't tried it?" mantra.

There have definitely been some foods that I have tried once and only once.

But these new Harvest Snaps will not be making it on my list of tried once and done, although I will admit I was a little skeptical at first. ;)  But that all changed when I popped open my first bag of Harvest Snaps!

Not only are these Harvest Snaps made from snapeas and lentils a healthier alternative to the usual snacking culprits, but they are also packed full of flavor.

Let me introduce you to a few of my favorite Harvest Snaps flavors...

Roasted Spinach & Garlic Hummus

This simple, flavorful, & budget friendly homemade hummus is packed full of the good stuff & is ready in minutes...

I sort of have a thing for homemade hummus now.   

Once I discovered how incredibly easy it is to make at home and how crazy budget friendly it is, I was hooked. 

I mean, seriously folks.  I can pick up a can of garbanzo beans for less than 70 cents at my local ALDI.  

And it is crazy versatile.  It lends itself to all kinds of flavor profiles- from the mild to the flavor packed.

This Roasted Spinach & Garlic Hummus definitely errs more on the side of flavor packed. And you get all this rich, delicious flavor from just a few minutes of roasting in your oven! From start to finish, you can be dipping your baby carrots and pita chips in this tasty & fresh dip in around 20 minutes...

Blackberry Lemonade Green Smoothie

Juicy blackberries & freshly squeezed lemon come together perfectly in this creamy, delicious, & good-for-you Blackberry Lemonade Green Smoothie...

Post updated 3/21/18- This tart & sweet Blackberry Lemonade Green Smoothie deserved some updated photos. I did leave one of the originals down below just so you all can see for yourself why this recipe so desperately needed a little face lift. ;)

In case you all are curious, I am still on my green smoothie kick.  It did not end with my Green Smoothie Week.

Although I do have to admit that I am not having one every afternoon like I used to. 

But they are still my absolute favorite way to sneak in some extra leafy greens for myself and for baby girl.  Seriously you all- she sucks them down like they are the best thing ever.

Like she would have a green smoothie over an Oreo almost any afternoon.

I will take that any day. ;)

Afternoon Pick-Me-Up Green Smoothie

I know some of you all may be viewing the whole green smoothie craze as just that... a fad that will just fade away as soon as we roll into February.  

And for some (maybe many), that will be the case.

But I have actually found that I am loving green smoothies!  I have one just about every day for a healthy afternoon snack.

Okay, so some of you may not have heard of a green smoothie before.  Basically it a fruit smoothie with a handful or two of fresh leafy greens blended in.  Often times, it will give the smoothie a green tint (thus the name ;) ), but you really can't taste the greens at all.  People use a variety of greens in their green smoothies- from kale to swiss chard.  I personally prefer spinach- it is a softer leaf and more mild in taste so it usually just completely disappears into my smoothies.

(Pssssttt... moms! This a genius way to get your kiddos to eat more veggies and fruits without them even knowing it.  It even works with green veggie-phobic husbands. Shhhhh... ;) )