Friends, fun, fireworks, and lots of food!
My husband and I have been invited to a friend's house out in the country for the Independence Day weekend, and I'm hoping all the above mentioned will be involved.
I was asked to bring a dessert, and I accepted with some mild trepidation. As a die-hard sugar addict, desserts have always been my specialty and something in which I had always taken pride... at least until I learned the nasty things sugar does to me and decided I no longer wanted to be addicted it!
The addictive side one this time, though, and I began searching my files for ooey-gooey dessert recipes. (Shoot, I have a lot!)
Yet, as I read through the required ingredients, the ooey-gooey desserts slowly lost their sexiness. "A cup and a half of sugar? 2 cups of white flour? A tub of whipped topping? 14oz of sweetened condensed milk? 3 tbsp of corn syrup??? What?!" I don't want to put any of those in my body! Nor do I want to feed them to others, thank you very much!
This was a triumph for a sugar addict like me, but I wasn't reveling in it. I actually let out a disappointed sigh. Those once tempting desserts may look pretty on the outside, but they were filled with all sorts of nasties on the inside, nasties that wreak havoc upon my body and the way I feel.
I let out the sigh because I'm not ready to let go of my beloved desserts, seductive and harmful though they be. I truly want to (actually need to!), but I'm not ready to cut ties. However, at least I'm aware that my relationship with sugar isn't doing me any favors. At least I said "No thank you" after learning what those desserts were really made of. At least sweets are starting to lose their mojo.
You know, reading the ingredients list is something I should do more often, especially when I'm tempted by pretty packaging and luscious looking sweets. Noting all the sugar, refined products, and chemicals I can't even pronounce may deter me from putting the alluring sweet in my mouth. It's definitely worth the effort.
But now what to bring to the shindig???
A fruit salad. That might work.
Yes, that's what I'll bring, with lots of red and blue berries! Sweet and healthy, attractive and festive. That's sexy!
Photo credit: LittleMan
Originally posted 2008-07-02 08:00:32. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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7 comments ↓
A fruit salad is an excellent (and sexy!) choice! It’s easy, healthy, and enjoyed by many.
The hard part for me at parties like this is avoiding all the “questionable” stuff to eat. I wish you luck in making good choices at the party – it’s where I have the hardest time. Enjoy and have fun!
For a Fourth of July party, the Bag Lady would do some kind of platter of fruit all decked out to look like a flag….but she’s kinda sick that way. (and she hates fruit salad…prefers her fruit one at a time – no touching!!) Plus, that way, she could make her absolutely wonderful fruit dip (which gives folks the option of NOT dipping) – which, now that she thinks about it, is probably loaded with sugar, and other bad things…gee, now she wishes she hadn’t mentioned it… want the recipe?
Thanks Lance!
Bag Lady,
Yes!
…. I mean No!
(Oh, the flag option has crossed my mind.)
I spend so much of time looking up dessert recipes and trying to find the healthiest ones/figuring out ways to replace the sugar etc. I love dessert so it can be kind of fun! But it is really sad to see just how much crap is in all those things. Sighs. Your fruit salad will be very yummy though!
Sagan,
I do enjoying experimenting with a dessert recipe, seeing if I make it a lot healthier. The results have varied from “pretty good” to “no way!”
thats the great thing about summer huh?
EVERYONE LOVES THE BERRIES!
MizFit,
Yes! I miss them during the winter months.
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