Chocolate + banana = AWESOME. This insanely good smoothie recipe is ripped straight from the pages of our #1 New York Times Best Seller Hungry Girl 200 Under 200. Enjoy!
Serving Size: entire smoothie
Calories: 164
Fat: 1.5g
Sodium: 160mg
Carbs: 35.5g
Fiber: 3.75g
Sugars: 18g
Protein: 3g
POINTS® value 3*
- mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Swiss Miss Sensible Sweets diet hot cocoa mix
- crushed ice or 5 to 8 ice cubes
Pretty much EVERYONE is gonna love this creamy, dreamy vanilla-licious shake. So grab your shake stuff and toss one together, Blendy!
Serving Size: 16 oz. w/ whipped topping (entire shake)
Calories: 155
Fat: 2.5g
Sodium: 108mg
Carbs: 28.5g
Fiber: 3g
Sugars: 16g
Protein: 6g
POINTS® value 3*
- Coffee-mate Sugar Free French Vanilla powdered creamer
- light vanilla soymilk
- Breyers Double Churn Free Creamy Vanilla fat-free ice cream
- crushed ice or 5 - 7 ice cubes
- Fat Free Reddi-wip
- Optional: maraschino cherry
We’re big fans of Starbucks. But when the coffee chain comes out with a drink that’s way higher in calories than need be, we bypass the real deal and make a delicious low-calorie swap… much like this one, our Cherry Bomb Iced Mocha!
Serving Size: 1 large drink with whipped topping (entire recipe)
Calories: 114
Fat: 2.5g
Sodium: 193mg
Carbs: 17g
Fiber: 1.5g
Sugars: 9g
Protein: 4g
POINTS® value 2*
- light vanilla soymilk
- 25-calorie packet hot cocoa mix
- Fat Free Reddi-wip
Yes, it’s getting chilly out — blah, blah, blah. There is no wrong time to enjoy a FANTASTIC shake swap… especially one that’s inspired by fall treats. Enjoy!
Serving Size: 1 shake with whipped topping (entire recipe)
Calories: 199
Fat: 1g
Sodium: 250mg
Carbs: 45g
Fiber: 2g
Sugars: 23.5g
Protein: 2.5g
POINTS® value 4*
- fat-free vanilla ice cream
- Jell-O Sugar Free Creamy Caramel Pudding Snack
- crushed ice or 5 - 8 ice cubes
- Fat Free Reddi-wip
It’s BAAA-AACK! We couldn’t resist serving up our insanely great eggnog recipe now that the holidays are here again. True, there are a few good packaged nogs out there. First there was Silk Nog – great stuff with less than half the calories of regular eggnog. Then along came Vitasoy with Holly Nog – another delicious, guilt-free version. And while we love those, Hungry Girl’s super-easy, make-at-home version has just 88 calories per 8-oz. serving!!! And it is super-thick & creamy and tastes as good as the real thing (trust us – we’ve now tested it out on 213 people!). So dust off that blender of yours and go NOG WILD!
Serving Size: 1 cup (1/5th of recipe)
Calories: 88
Fat: 2g
Sodium: 350mg
Carbs: 11g
Fiber: 0g
Sugars: 5g
Protein: 6g
POINTS® value 2*
HG Alternative! For some “over 21” eggnog, add 5 ounces of rum to the recipe. With 153 calories and a POINTS® value of 3* per serving, that’s WAY better than an ordinary eggnog cocktail!
- rum extract or imitation rum extract
- ground nutmeg
French toast is one of those breakfasts you dream about. It’s decadent, delicious, warm, doughy, and just plain AWESOME. It’s also something you THINK you need to avoid if you’re counting calories. Wrong-o, people! HG has been slaving over her trusty frying pan yet again (she loves that thing!), this time concocting super-delicious and EXTREMELY guilt-free french toast. HG Tip: Try this stuff on Monday mornings and you’ll actually have a reason to get out of bed.
Serving Size: Entire recipe
Calories: 170
Fat: 1g
Sodium: 545mg
Carbs: 31g
Fiber: 8g
Sugars: 2.5g
Protein: 14g
*3 Points
- Egg Beaters
No need to sneer at the people chomping on hot, buttery, sugar-coated pretzels at the mall anymore. Now you can whip up your very own shopping-mall-quality soft pretzels in your kitchen (yes, we see the humor in that sentence). So if it’s chewy, doughy, sweet, decadent pretzels you crave, feel free to cave — and indulge in HG’s latest tasty creation. Just dough it
Serving Size: 1 pretzel (entire recipe)
Calories: 175
Fat: 2g
Sodium: 450mg
Carbs: 36g
Fiber: 1g
Sugars: 1g
Protein: 5g
*3 Points!
- SUPERPRETZEL soft pretzel OR another frozen soft pretzel**
- sprays I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray
Once you start popping these sweet-n-crispy shrimp, you’re not gonna be able to stop. Good thing they’re guilt-free…
Serving Size: 1/4th of recipe, about 5 shrimp
Calories: 164
Fat: 4.5g
Sodium: 266mg
Carbs: 12g
Fiber: 2g
Sugars: 3.5g
Protein: 19.5g
POINTS® value 3*
- Fiber One bran cereal
- shredded sweetened coconut
- panko breadcrumbs
- fat-free liquid egg substitute
This new starter is totally cute, amazingly delicious, and a calorie bargain, considering it has a fraction of the cals found in the original. HG’s Sassy Wonton Tacos: Make ’em, crunch ’em, love ’em…
Serving Size: 4 wonton tacos
Calories: 191
Fat: 2g
Sodium: 605mg
Carbs: 25g
Fiber: 1g
Sugars: 7.5g
Protein: 17g
POINTS® value 4*
- small square wonton wrappers
- cooked skinless lean chicken breast
- BBQ sauce with about 45 calories per 2-tbsp. serving
- dry coleslaw mix
- Newman's Own Lighten Up! Low Fat Sesame Ginger dressing
- chopped cilantro
We love nachos. We know they’re not always good for us, but they do taste great. The crunchy chips, the gooey cheese… Sometimes, we’ve just gotta have a nacho fix. Luckily, when we want to indulge our nacho cravings, we don’t have to resort to gulping down insane amounts of calories and fat grams. This make-at-home nacho swap is WAY lower in calories than pretty much anything you can order in a restaurant, but it still tastes awesome!
Serving Size: 1/6th of recipe
Calories: 216
Fat: 3.5g
Sodium: 671mg
Carbs: 36g
Fiber: 4g
Sugars: 3g
Protein: 13g
*4 Points
- bag baked tortilla chips
- low-fat turkey or veggie chili
- salsa
- light soymilk
- fat-free block cheddar cheese
- wedge The Laughing Cow Light Original Swiss cheese
- fat-free cream cheese
- fat-free sour cream