156-Calorie Carrot Bread

Ingredients
2 cups grated carrots
2 "stage 2" containers of baby food carrots (or 1 extra cup grated). The baby carrots make the cake "fudgier" - using just grated carrots make it more "bread-like"
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 cups Splenda Baking Sweetner
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg or cinnamon
6 oz egg beaters or 7 egg whites
1 1/2 cups apple sauce
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray and flour a 9x13 inch pan.

2. In a large bowl, combine grated carrots, flour, Splenda, baking soda, baking powder, salt and nutmeg/cinnamon. Stir in eggs, apple sauce, 1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, and 3/4 cup chopped nuts. Spoon batter into prepared pan.

3. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out almost clean. Do not overbake.

serving size is 1/12th of cake, 156 calories per serving, 5.2 grams of fat, 23 grams of carbs, 5.8 grams of protein

"Wet" Your Appetite

Apples, celery, peppers and cucumbers —turns out, some of our favorite, go-to healthy snack options are also some of the wettest. And the wetter, the better according to the experts at Fit Sugar. "Foods rich in water tend to pack fewer calories into bigger servings and come with added fiber." Broth based soups count, too! "These are known as nutrient dense because the ratio of nutrients to calories is high." Just remember, a good snack is a balanced snack. Try pairing "wet" snacks with protein packed nuts or nut butter for a hunger-killing afternoon pick-me-up.

Black Fruits in Lavender Honey Glaze

Blackberries, cherries, and grapes, Oh, my! Tote the leftovers to work for your afternoon snack, or impress the heck out of your friends with this baby at your Sunday brunch. With a sinfully good fruit salad that's this easy and exotic, you really can't go wrong.

Ingredients

Lavender Honey Glaze
1 1/2 tsp. lavender blossoms, dried

1/2 cup honey, warmed

1 Tbsp. fresh orange zest

1/2 cup orange juice, fresh squeezed


Fruit Salad
4 cups blue-black seedless grapes

3 cups blackberries

3 cups dark, sweet cherries (such as Bing), pitted

2 cups black-skin plums, sliced

12 each fresh lavender blossom sprigs, for garnish


Preparation
In a small bowl, whisk together lavender honey glaze ingredients until well combined.
In a large bowl, combine fruits for salad. Pour lavender honey glaze over fruits and toss gently to coat. Garnish with fresh lavender blossom sprigs.

Nutrition (per 1/2-Cup Serving):
127 Calories; Protein 1.2 g; Carbohydrate 32 g; Fat 0.6g; 4% Calories from Fat; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 2 mg; Fiber 3.3g.