Food Exchanges Recipes

Sugar, Wheat & Flour Free

This is a former LA Weightloss recipe that I calculated to get the caloric information - hope you like it!

Crunchy wheat cereal, pretzels and almonds coated in bittersweet chocolate makes an addictive sweet-salty snack. I make this for parties all the time but hearing what other tips or options you guys may have are always good to read

These tasty pizzas are great for whenever you have the craving. They make a nice, light meal and a tasty snack. They are also especially good for those using dietary/diabetic exchanges.

Just two ingredients create this light and delicious dessert!

Easiest cake you'll ever make!

Light and Healthy

This recipe is super simple with only 2 ingredients!

Tasty and Zero Fat treat

These are a quick and light version of lemon bars

Moist chocolate muffins that are delicious plain or topped with fresh strawberries and fat free whipped topping

These are so yummy. Be sure to make them a day ahead and refrigerate, they taste better that way.

easy to make taste good & only 169 calories

The easiest brownies you'll ever make!

mix crushed pineapple into betty crocker angrl food cake mix. don't add water. bake 30-35 minutes at 350 put whipped topping when cooled

Wash and dry apples and remove stems, push a popcycle stick into one end and set aside. Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Cook syrup, water, and sugar till it reaches brittle ball stage, add few drops of dye when ready and dip apples in it. Place on waxed paper till it hardens.

You won't believe this - scoop the cake mixture into a mug, add water, and microwave for one minute. Instant, individual cake!!!

The traditional no-bake cookie w/o the chocolate and only half the sugar

Lighter in fat & calories, but delicious.

While sugar may play a necessary role in some baked goods because of chemical reactions that result in the proper texture, rising, et cetera, quick breads are a wonderful category of sweets for which the complete substitution of a low-calorie sweetener such as Splenda is not only completely acceptable from a baking standpoint, but for taste as well.

Splenda is not truly calorie free; there are approximately 2 calories per teaspoon (compared to 15 calories per teaspoon of sugar!), so when utilizing in baked goods be sure to add 97 calories per cup of Splenda if you are concerned with accurate nutrition info. If you are not yet brave enough to try for a complete substitution, feel free to try the recipe with the Splenda Baking Blend (half sugar and half splenda), but it is worth trying the entire recipe with Splenda to see just how delicious "guiltless" baking can be!

This recipe is also included in the "guiltless" category because it is virtually fat free! The use of applesauce in quick breads in lieu of oil is not only heart healthy and MUCH lower in calorie (its use saves about 60 calories per half-inch slice!), but it results in a tender, sweet quickbread.

I've kept the whole eggs in this recipe instead of using an egg substitute or egg whites, as the caloric value difference is only about 5 calories per slice and I find that the yolks are a necessary binding ingredient. If you are concerned with cholesterol (and the recipe as written only has about 20 grams per slice) try it with egg whites or egg substitute (3/4 cup) and let us know how it goes!

Adapted from recipezaar.com

A quick and easy week night meal

I liked these. Steve was okay with them. Dressing is kind of tangy/mustardy.