Hall of Fame-Worthy Diet Desserts

Joanne Eglash
Each year, so many of us make New Year's resolutions to improve our diets. We vow to eat more fiber, fresh vegetables, and lean protein. We virtuously veer away from the fast food restaurants, and fill our refrigerators and cupboards with smart food choices like grapefruit, chicken breasts, whole grain cereals, and seasonal produce.

And then comes dessert. You tell yourself you'll just have a taste...and before you know it, you've eaten the entire cream puff and are craving more!

If, like many virtuous eaters, dessert has become your downfall, it's time to discover four Hall of Fame-worthy diet desserts!

Drumroll, please, and the awards go to:

Klondike 100-Calorie Vanilla Sandwiches: Imagine biting into rich, soft chocolate cookies, with creamy vanilla ice cream sandwiched between them. Too good to be low-calorie - but one dieter's dream serving really does have just 100 calories. Available nationwide.

Fudgsicle® No Sugar Added Bars: Crave ice cream? Love chocolate? Meet your OMG diet treat: sugar-free fudgsicles! At just 40 calories per creamy treat, you can have two or even three without guilt. Sold nationwide.

Fiber One Brownies: About that fiber that you're supposed to eat more of? Discover the solution in a blissful brownie from Fiber One. 90 calories per fabulously filling mini cake, Fiber One brownies come individually packaged, so you can take them to work for dessert. Make them even more healthy and tasty by slicing one horizontally in half, smoothing on a tablespoon of peanut butter, and putting the brownie-peanut-butter sandwich in the refrigerator so the flavors blend. Protein plus fiber will satisfy your health needs AND your sweet tooth! Look in your local store or buy online.

Arctic Zero: Ever wish you could eat the entire pint of ice cream? Here's a marriage made in diet heaven: Arctic Zero ice cream contains just 150 calories for the entire pint! In fabulous flavors like Chocolate Peanut Butter and Vanilla Maple, this fat-free, lactose-intolerant-friendly ice cream provides you with 8 grams of protein and 16 grams of whey protein concentrate. Available online.
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Published by Joanne Eglash - Featured Contributor in Lifestyle

Lifestyles Communications Specialist, from food to fitness to fashion. More than 20 years of experience as an author; B.A. in English literature, M.S. in nutrition. Published in numerous national magazines,...  View profile

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