Sweet Treats

How can cookies be part of a healthy diet?  The answer is simple – consume in moderation and choose (or bake) cookies with healthier ingredients. For today’s blog post I created a lower fat Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookie recipe.  As with many of my recipes I substituted the butter with lower fat ingredients (apple sauce and […]

My current fro-yo obsession is the Cookies and Cream flavor at Pinkberry.  Without doubt I could eat this sweet treat every single day if my wallet allowed.  Unlike many of the flavors at Pinkberry, this flavor lacks the sour flavor and provides and sweet creamy treat.  Of note a small will set you back approximately […]

One of the fondest memories with my grandparents is eating BlueBell coffee ice cream during visits to their house.   Regardless the time of year their freezer was always stocked with this ice cream flavor.  I did not particularly love coffee at the time, but the creamy sweetened coffee flavor always left me wanting more. […]

One of our favorite healthy recipe substitutions at 360FamilyNutrition is Greek yogurt.  We have used Greek yogurt in various types of recipes from Twice Baked Potatoes to Skinny Chocolate Cupcakes.  However, our absolute favorite use for Greek yogurt as a recipe substitution is in cheesecake recipes. You guessed it we have another delicious recipe with Greek yogurt!  I […]

Apparently I have been in a dessert baking mode lately.  The past weekend I was “surfing the web” and came across this recipe for a “Chocolate Chip Cookie Pizza”.  Of course the recipe I found was loaded with calories and fat – I challenged myself to make a healthier version of the recipe.  The result […]

One of our main goals here at 360FamilyNutrition is to example how someone can eat healthier without sacrificing flavor and even some of your favorite foods.    We frequently try to make some our favorite unhealthy traditional family recipes a bit healthier. We took on a challenge to create a “healthier” Magic Bar recipe, a […]