Substitute It! Strawberry Icecream

Have you ever read the best-selling book Eat This, Not That? I LOVE that book! It's all about choosing the healthier option when presented with two choices. Like which chicken sandwich to eat at Burger King and which one not to eat. I think it's fascinating the difference in calories and fat conent of two seemingly similiar items.
So in the spirit of this popular book, I have decided to do a segment on Saturdays called "Substitute It!" I want to show you that it's still possible to eat most of your favorite foods through substitution. Because I don't know about you, but the weekends are hard for me to make good food choices.
Last night I had a strong desire to eat icecream. And right there in my freezer sat a container of Breyer's Strawberry Icecream. All the way from the living room, I could hear that icecream calling my name.
"Angie!" it chanted. "Eat me, Angie! I'm your FAVORITE!"
Almost overwhelmed with temptation, I got out my computer, determined to find a healthier alternative to one of my favorite treats. And I came across this recipe.

Clean Eating Strawberry Ice Cream

(Makes 8 servings)

Ingredients

2 bananas, sliced and frozen

1/2 C low-fat cottage cheese

1 C frozen strawberries (or 1/2 C fresh fruit)

Directions

1. Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. You may have to stop it, remove the lid and poke it around a few times to convince the processor to blend it all. And if the mixture seems too dry to process properly, add a small splash or two of non-fat milk to get things loosened up enough to blend. Then start it again.

2. Remove and serve.

Nutritional Content

1 serving = 1/2 C

Calories: 52

Total Fat: 0 g

Saturated Fat: 0 g

Trans Fat: 0 g

Cholesterol: 1 mg

Sodium: 49 mg

Carbohydrates: 10 mg

Dietary fiber: 1 gm

Sugars: 6 mg

Protein: 2 g

Compare this to the Breyer's Natural Strawberry Icecream:

1 serving = 1/2 C

Calories: 110 (45 Calories from Fat)

Total Fat: 5 g

Saturated Fat: 3 g

Trans Fat: 0 g

Cholesterol: 15 mg

Sodium: 35 mg

Carbohydrates: 14 g

Sugars: 13 g

Protein: 2 g

I'd say this is a good substitution!

I've tried making "icecream" with frozen bananas and strawberries before and loved it. And supposedly the cottage cheese ups the creaminess factor. My plan is to make this for dessert tonight!

Yum!