This is a follow-up to my previous post on probiotics. Tapping into the power of probiotics is important indeed and here are just a few delish ways of getting them into your system ! I am sharing some pretty perfect parfaits ! I love parfaits ! You can be so creative with them. Use Yogurt or Greek Yogurt as a base and add nuts, cereal, fruit, chocolate, honey, agave nectar or anything reasonably healthy ! I always believe a picture is worth a thousand words ! So here a few pictures of some awesome parfaits . No recipe cards. Just short descriptions ! I love playing with picnik, so created some jazzy frames for them
Orange Dream
Creamy Greek yogurt with fresh orange sections tucked neatly into the yogurt with some orange zest make this a treat to die for ! Flavor yogurt with honey, agave nectar or some orange liqueur and garnish with mint !
Grape Sensation
Layer red grapes and black grapes with yogurt and cooked oatmeal to make a heart healthy treat that can be eaten anytime ! Sweeten yogurt with honey, agave nectar, stevia or just use vanilla yogurt !
Blueberry Bran
Blend yogurt with fresh blueberries or blueberry juice and some honey, stevia or agave nectar to get a mild blueberry tasting yogurt. You can also use store-bought blueberry yogurt. Layer with bran flakes and fresh blueberries for a high fiber brain boosting treat ! This is one of my personal favorites !
Dark Chocolate Strawberry
Well, you know how they say, you save the best for the last. This is it ! Creamy yogurt layered with fresh strawberries and topped with chips of dark chocolate and a dollop of cream make this a heavenly treat ! Infuse the parfait with chocolate or strawberry flavored liqueur for a truly decadent treat !!
I have shared some of my favorites with you, but be as creative as you want. Make pretty parfaits that your friends and family will love ! Never mind that they are also getting a healthy dose of probiotics, calcium and Vitamin D
Hi there! I’m Sunithi, AKA Sue, a registered dietitian with a sweet tooth and a passion for eating healthy (quite a combo) currently working as an independent consultant in the DC Metro area. I’m also a blogger, health nut, nutrition geek who jogs to keep sane :)! I love to revamp recipes and add some ‘Nutrition Bytes’ to them. All my recipes are gluten free! I also blog on natural health and fitness! Visit often and drop me a note if you have any nutrition queries!
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