Looking for good food substitutions

[pegkerr]

In my quest to lose weight, I'm keeping a food journal and trying to up my exercise. I'm also looking for substitutions, to help me manage when I get a food craving. For example, tonight, I wanted something sweet, hot and fast after dinner. My usual solution would be to make Chocolate Microwave Cake. Tonight, in an attempt to substitute something healthier I searched through my cookbooks and found blueberry cobbler. Take a half cup of blueberries, add a little sugar and lemon juice and heat. Mix 3/8 cup Jiffy Baking Mix with 1/8 cup milk to make a dough. Put blueberries in a ramaken, put the dough on top, sprinkle with 1/2 tsp sugar, and bake for 13-15 minutes at 450F. Fast, hot, and much more virtuous.

I've also been making apple crumble a lot: chop up an apple. Melt together 1/2 TB butter and 1 TB orange juice concentrate. Mix with 2 TB wheat germ, 2 TB oatmeal, 1 TB chopped walnuts, and cinnamon to taste. Put crumble topping over apple and microwave for two minutes.

Other ideas for healthy after meal sweet cravings?

Now: I need a healthy alternative to Ranch Doritos. They have been a terrible weakness for me this week. Can anyone suggest something else to eat when I'm craving those?

Comments

[castiron.livejournal.com]

Air-popped popcorn works for me when I want something salty and crunchy; I still add salt and butter, but it's much less than what's in a bag of chips or a microwave popcorn.