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A Recipe To Keep You on Track

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Want to stay on track with your diet commitment? Well part of the secret is to create tasty meals and snacks so that you don’t feel deprived. Dr. Oz has a great parfait recipe that includes luscious yogurt, a healthy grain and a dose of sweetness from acai berry puree.

Berry Creamy Quinoa Parfait
Ingredients

1/3 cup cooked quinoa
1/2 cup fat-free plain yogurt
1/2 tsp honey
1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup fresh or frozen and thawed blueberries
1/4 cup frozen pure unsweetened acai berry puree, thawed

Directions
Mix quinoa, yogurt, honey, vanilla extract and cinnamon in small bowl. In another small bowl, fold blueberries gently into acai pulp, stirring to coat. Spoon 1/3 of the quinoa mixture into a tall glass, then 1/3 of the blueberry mixture on top. Repeat layers twice, ending with acai-blueberry mixture.

Makes 1 serving Protein 20%, carbohydrate 68%, fat 10% For more great recipes, check out http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/low-fat-diet-recipes.

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