Skinny Shake Recipe
German Chocolate Shake

Article by Sky Taylor, Diet Bites

Also Included in this Diet Article: Recipes Containing Pecans & Condensed Milk

This is one of our richest diet shake recipes. Considering that a large thick shake at the local fast food outlet will cost about 800 calories, our German Chocolate Shake is a steal.

German Chocolate Shake, a Low Calorie Diet Shake Recipe

Serves 3 for about 135 calories each

2 cups of ice cold skim milk (135 calories)
2-4 ice cubes plus Splenda or Equal if extra sweetness is desired
One ounce of LIGHT, reduced calorie condensed milk (about 100 calories)
1 Tablespoon of shredded coconut
2 pecans, crushed (50 calories)
1 Tablespoon of mini chocolate morsels ( about 70 calories)

Blend all until light and frothy. Make certain that the nuts are crushed as well as the other ingredients so that they are in drinkable form. Serve in chilled beverage glasses. Top with a spray of reduced fat whipped cream if desired for an addition 15 skinny calories.

As to sweetened condensed milk - how many calories does it contain? They are quite substantial at almost 1,000 per cup in the sweetened variety.

The variety recommended in our skinny shake recipe will save a few extra calories as the sugar content has been reduced in the product. Even so, use wisely and minimally.

The great news is that is doesn't take much in the recipe.

We have some delicious low calorie recipe suggestions below the data chart that you may wish to include in your weight loss plan.

Sweetened Condensed Milk Calories, Nutrition Facts

Weight Loss Tips, Low Calorie Recipe Suggestions for Pecans

One of the few fond memories that I have as a child is going pecan hunting with my dad. We would go alone because my mom and brother didn't appreciate nature in the same way as my father and myself. And perhaps they didn't like all the bending of the knees that was required as we didn't have a fancy pecan machine that rolls along the ground and gathers the nuts.

After we'd find a tree in the countryside, we'd return home and crack the nuts - and enjoy them straight from the shell.

They tasted just like heaven.

And of course, we never over-picked an area because the little critters needed those nuts to survive the winter months ahead. We'd always try to find groves of the trees and ask for permission to hunt the nuts. Yes indeed, a rather fond and precious memory.

Pecans contain about 25 calories per nut. While that doesn't seem substantial, the calories can add up quickly. It just takes four nuts and we're already at 100 calories.

Like the condensed milk, it only takes a little bit of pecan to go a long way in a recipe. And the pecan is of course, a natural food - one of Mother Nature's finest gifts.

Here are some tips for pecans for your weight loss plan:

- Add a few chopped nuts to your dessert recipes. A plain yellow cake mix can be taken to an entire new level when 1/4 cup of chopped pecans are added along with a good splash of rum extract.

Substitute 1/2 of the recommended oil with low fat plain yogurt. Don't even think about adding frosting - as it's very moist on its own.

- Add one chopped pecan to your side salad along with a spoon of dried cranberries and low fat fruit-based salad dressing and you'll go from bland to bling!

- If you're fighting a chocolate craving, dip a few pecan halves in dark melted chocolate. Apply a thin coating about half-way up the nut.

The dark chocolate has some heart-healthy benefits, as does the healthy pecan. Just don't overdo - everything in moderation, that's the key to finding weight loss success.

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