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Wellbeing - Recipes
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Chocolate Mousse (serves 4)
Ingredients
150ml/5fl oz of low fat yoghurt
300ml/10fl oz low fat fromage frais
1tbs icing sugar
4 tbs low fat drinking chocolate powder
4tsp cocoa powder
4 drops of vanilla essence
2 egg whites
4 squares of dark chocolate to decorate
Method
- Mix the low fat yoghurt and fromage frais in a bowl, sift the icing sugar, drinking chocolate and cocoa and add the vanilla essence & mix well.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff. Mix the egg whites into the chocolate mixture with a metal spoon, gently!
- Soon the mixture into four desert pots/glass dishes and place in the fridge for 30 mins.
- Grate the dark chocolate over the post for decoration.
Tips
Remember - look out for:
Good Fats
Polyunsaturated fats
Monounsaturated fats
Avoid the:
Bad Fats
Trans Fats
Saturated fat
Five a day - How to reach your five a day target!
- Snack on fruit/nuts (in moderation) if you are feeling hungry between meals
- Drink fresh juice or smoothies for your breakfast.
- Add pulses/beans to curries and soups.
- Add salad to sandwiches.
- Incorporate vegetables within your lunch, snacking or main meal at least 3 portions.
- Use the water from your cooked vegetables to add to your gravy.
- Add fruit, nuts to your breakfast cereal.
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