From Fat 2 That

A Recipe for Love – Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes

Krista — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:28:54 +0000

The first thing you want to do is gather all of your ingredients

Cupcake Batter:

- 1 box of strawberry cake mix
- 1/3 cup applesauce
- 1 cup water
- 3 eggs

Cupcake Frosting:

- Cheesecake flavored pudding
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 container of cool whip
- Fresh strawberries

Directions:

I wanted to make my cupcakes on the “lighter” side so instead of using oil in the recipe I substituted it for the applesauce. Place all the cake batter ingredients from above and mix together using an electric mixer until well blended. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and place liners inside your cupcake pan. Fill the liners 2/3rds full and allow them to bake for about 16 – 20 minutes. Check them using a toothpick to make sure they are done.

Creating the frosting:
Place one package of pudding in a large mixing bowl, add one cup of cold milk and begin to mix together on low with electric mixer. Gradually add in the cool whip and continue to mix until you get a nice consistency. Wait until your cupcakes have completely cooled and then begin to place the icing on. You can also choose to slice strawberries and place them on top to add more detail, plus the strawberries tend to look like hearts and this would make a perfect valentines day cupcake if you wanted to make them on a holiday

Craving Iced Coffees This Summer?

Krista — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:32:19 +0000

Iced coffees in the summer time are a total drink-cessory! But, some can pack in over 600 calories. Make a wise decision if you must here are a few of the more calorie friendly options that you can order.

Starbucks – Mocha Light Frappuccino 16oz @ 140 Calories!
Dunkin Donuts Coffee Coolata w/Skim 16oz @ 210 calories.
Caribou Coffee Northern Lite Mocha Cooler Small with Nonfat whip @225 calories.
McCafe – Vanilla iced coffee small @130 Cals

So next time your in line at your favorite coffee shop remember there are always some leaner, lighter, tasty options in store for you.

Coconut Flavored Strawberry Daiquiri

Krista — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:06:39 +0000

Looking for a great drink to surprise the girls with? Try this summer time frozen favorite. It is a frozen strawberry-coconut daiquiri, and by no means is it a virgin!

(Makes 6 servings approx. 3/4 cup each)

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups chopped fresh strawberries
3 Tbps Sugar (can lighten using other sweetners)
2 Tbps Lime Juice
3 cups of icecubes
3/2 Cup of Coconut Rum (Malibu)

Prep

Combine the strawberries, sugar, and lime juice in blender. Add in the icecubes and rum and blend until frothy.

Serve from a pitcher into cute margarita glasses with a special straw to add a classic style!

A Summary Of My 4th Of July

Krista — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:55:38 +0000

Happy fourth of July to America and all the great people that helped us come as far as we have today. As famous words have been stated in the past “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.”
John F. Kennedy

I ended up having a pretty good fourth of July this year however, I missed seeing the fireworks. Unfortunately, it has been very dry here and so a lot of the local places cancelled our fireworks this year. However, I did attend an awesome cookout on Tuesday night at a friends house. It was great but at the same time it was a disaster. Just like any one else I find it easy to fall victim of temptation. This is why I am restarting my blog and putting a lot of energy and efforts into it. We had a lot of vodka, but it was pretty interesting because they flavored the vodka with cherries themselves so it was unique.

I have just really been loving my summer time this year it is the best so far, so many options and so many things to do.

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Krista — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 19:41:13 +0000

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I Biked To DQ

Krista — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 02:16:36 +0000

Sometimes I just have to TREAT MYSELF to a little DQ! What better way is there to do it than to bike all the way over. At least it makes it feel like you are working some of it off. When I go to Dairy Queen I usually get a blizzard. So far one of my faves have been the Oreo CheeseQuake blizzard. However this is not a recommended snack unless you are really craving dairy queen as once I show you the nutrition facts on a SMALL you may just be blown away! Luckily I tend to share my DQ with my partner but I would really like to have the whole thing to myself because it is just too good tasting!

Small Oreo CheeseQuake Blizzard:

Calories- 580
Fat – 25
Carbs – 78
Sugars – 58

Food Fraud Happens More Than We Think

Krista — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 21:14:31 +0000

Until recently I was never aware of a such thing called food fraud. But, when there is a way to make money off of pretending something is one thing when it is really another food also falls in to a potential fraud category. Do you ever wonder if the meat you eat is really from grass fed cows, or are the apples you just purchased at a higher price because the label said it is organic really organic? Although the food you are buying may look the same, taste the same, smell the same, etc. as what you are familiar with, you still could be being conned.

The real story is there is a lot of food fraud that goes on out there and there are organizations that investigate these situations but not enough investigations occur as much as they should. Scientists are able to test food through food forensics to determine if it is really true to the label. However, as genuine Americans we tend to put our trust in the local or chain grocery store and not put much thought into who their suppliers are and if they are reputable businesses. If more of the US consumers demanded quality testing performed at the grocery store level we could really find out what is going on and then be able to back track it to the supplier who is creating the fraud.

Marinated Chicken Deluxe

Krista — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 16:33:07 +0000

Day 7

Krista — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:44:47 +0000

Sorry I forgot to publish on my final day, but overall I saw a loss of about one pound per day. Since then I have been trying to embed more healthier habits into my daily routine. I am cutting back on the amount of carbs I am eating by maybe having one or two veggie dishes per day rather than having multiple servings of bread or rice in the same day.

Over the weekend I did make some amazing spaghetti squash the recipe was called spaghetti squash primavera and contained just a mixture of other veggies and I used two spaghetti squashes and it made a very good quantity. I may make a butternut squash dish next week….lets see.

GM diet day 5 and 6

Krista — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:07:51 +0000

Its coming to the closure of day six but during day five I was not feeling so well. During day five you are allowed to eat meat particularly beef so I made up some hamburger patties to have that. I dont know if it was just my body not having the meat for several days and then when I did have it caused me to not feel too great or maybe my portion of meat was too large. Anyhow I felt much better today and only had one serving of meat.

I feel it is much more difficult to stick with a diet on the weekend because my routine is all off schedule and damn do you know how many pizza commercials I saw???? However, I have stayed strong with this diet plan the entire time and I plan to bring in success. I have only one day left which is day seven and I am looking forward to being able to have some brown rice tomorrow. My sweetheart makes some awesome brown rice with veggies in it.