What to have instead of Birthday Cake?

[mattie7632 24]

I agree, this is really good! Also, recently my daughter requested pie, so this is what I made for her and she LOVED it!! She would not have even known it was low cal if I hadn't told her.

Low cal strawberry cream pie:

1 box sugar free vanilla (cook n serve) pudding

1 box sugar free strawberry Jello

Add to 2 cups Water, bring to boil

Pour on top of graham cracker crust (crust is optional)

cool

add lite cool whip on top after cooled, and sliced strawberries as desired

I've found that fresh strawberries and coolwhip free is the BEST!!

[Formerly Fluffy 5]

I live by the motto of "moderation, not elimination". I want to have a normal and healthy relationship with food. I will have cake, just not the whole cake. I will have ice cream, just not the whole half gallon. I was told by my trainer that whatever you eliminate and lose weight with is what you'll have to keep out of your diet to keep the weight off. I will exercise a bit more and burn more calories to create a deficit, so to speak, when I want to have a treat. So, I will not deprive myself of something I enjoy. I enjoy it for that moment, in moderation, knowing that this not the last supper.

True, we can actually have anything in moderation. Moderation is a new concept for some of us, lol, but I'm learning.

[Formerly Fluffy 5]

I have still had cake at celebrations since being banded almost a year ago. Depending on how my band feels that day I might have only half a slice or need to skip other eating to enjoy the cake. I enjoy greek yogurt or cottage cheese with lime juice, splenda and fruit though as both a treat and a staple. Its been on the table for Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter so I knew there would be something I could both eat and enjoy without worry.

Its all about your comfort level. If there is a dessert option you'd enjoy for your birthday then its your day it shoudl be there. You are still fairly new to being banded and onto intoducing food so I think a really beautiful yogurt, berries, whipped cream dish in a pretty pyrex bowl or pan would be great. I buy my berries frozen and then just deforst them partway before putting them on top so they are still a little crunchy as opposed to mushy and I can still easily chew the skin down.

Cheesecake might be another easy to digest option or even one of those beautiful Jello cakes with the Jello layered with berries and whipped cream.

For the dinner, choose a side dish to use as your meal you'd ve excited to eat and will go down easy for you and let the others eat what they want to acoompnay it. Lke refrieded Beans with cheese or mashed potatoes baked and a little crusty on top in the oven. I actually really loved the mushy stage and many meals still eat mush.

Cheesecake is my weakness! :-(

[GavynsMum 1]

Walmart sugar free angel food cake with sugar free marzetti glaze and free cool whip!