Bariatric Friendly Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Bariatric Friendly Chocolate Covered Strawberries
WLS Friends….I’ll be honest. I love sweets. Oh, but I also I love salty. Chips or brownies…doesn’t matter.  The trick for me? Don’t have them around. Find better options and eventually I stop thinking of the poor options. Truly!
If youÂ’ve kept sugars and starches out of your diet for an extended amount of timeÂ…you likely felt what IÂ’m talking about. I donÂ’t feel tempted by the leftover cake in my house from our small group. I put Mr WÂ’s snacks in another cupboard and I donÂ’t think about them. I feel too good and it just doesnÂ’t come to mind.
However if I open the door…just once…I have a very, very hard time shutting it again. Suddenly I can smell the chips through the closed cabinet doors. My resolve is pretty much non-existant. So….there aren’t a whole lot of recipes for sweets on my blog.
Every once in a while I will try really hard to create something for the sweet tooth. Personally I can get the job done with a protein shake, a protein bar, some Iced Red Rooibos Tea, or maybe some Plain Greek Yogurt with cinnamon, Splenda and some cool whip on top 🙂 When those things can’t get the job done, I try to have some other unique treats to put together such as these Chocolate Covered Strawberries or these Frozen Peanut Butter Bites. Sometimes this Banana Muffin (members recipe) in a mug is just right!!
Bariatric Friendly Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Ingredients
- 6 strawberries
- 1/2 cup 0% fat, plain Greek yogurt
- 1 1/2 tsp natural no calorie sweetener Ex: Truvia, Swerve
- 1 1/2 tbsp unsweet cocoa powder
Instructions
- In a small bowl combine Greek yogurt, sweetener and cocoa powder.
- Rinse and pat dry strawberries. Use a spoon so coat eat strawberry with yogurt topping.
- Place in a shallow dish lined with parchment paper and move to freezer for approximately 20 minutes. OR if keeping in freezer for longer, let them sit for 10 minutes outside of freezer before eating.