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Orange Chocolate Parfait

This simple breakfast is great to eat on the go. Just mix the Grape-Nuts and chocolate chips directly into the yogurt carton and take the whole thing with you. Cleanup’s as easy as tossing the container!

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 1 serving

Ingredients

6-ounce container low-fat, naturally sweetened or fat-free, artificially sweetened orange cream or orange yogurt
1 1/2 tablespoons crunchy high-fiber, low-sugar cereal (I used Grape-Nuts)
1 teaspoon mini chocolate chips

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Spoon the yogurt into a small, deep bowl and sprinkle the cereal and chocolate chips over the top. Stir to combine. Serve immediately.

  2. nutrition information

    Step 2

    Made with naturally sweetened yogurt:

    Step 3

    Calories: 231

    Step 4

    Protein: 6g

    Step 5

    Carbohydrates: 45g

    Step 6

    Fat: 3g

    Step 7

    Saturated Fat: 2g

    Step 8

    Cholesterol: 10mg

    Step 9

    Fiber: 2g

    Step 10

    Sodium: 134mg

  3. Step 11

    Made with artificially sweetened yogurt:

    Step 12

    Calories: 151

    Step 13

    Protein: 7g

    Step 14

    Carbohydrates: 28g

    Step 15

    Fat: 2g

    Step 16

    Saturated Fat: <1g

    Step 17

    Cholesterol: 4mg

    Step 18

    Fiber: 2g

    Step 19

    Sodium: 152mg

Reprinted with permission from I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening! by Devin Alexander. Copyright © 2010 Devin Alexander. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Devin Alexander is the author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Fast Food Fix, and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers The Biggest Loser Cookbook and The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. She was a chef on NBC's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence on Discover Health and FitTV.
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