5 Desserts to Help You Lose Weight

After a nice meal, we all get the taste for something creamy and satisfying. But too many desserts can derail your diet. Here are 5 after-dinner or late night snacks that will still let you respect yourself in the morning.

*Angel Food Cake. Light, luscious, cholesterol free and only half the calories of a slice of butter cake. Enjoy a slice with sliced strawberries or raspberries, crushed to make them extra juicy.

*Sorbet. Cool, fruity, dairy-free and more elegant than ice cream.

*Hot Chocolate. Rich, frothy and chocolaty. Add some marshmallows and you’ll feel like a kid again.

*Frozen Fruit Bar. Strawberry, raspberry, lime or lemon fruit bars are a wonderful indulgence. Look for the ones that contain 100% fruit.

*Dark Chocolate and Black Coffee. Go European and skip the latte. Enjoy a steaming cup of rich coffee with one perfect bite of dark chocolate. The perfect ending to a perfect meal. Enjoy.

Lose Weight With This Superfood

Are you looking for a healthy snack that is low in calories, can raise your metabolism, is full of healthy fiber and can work to lower your cholesterol? Pick up a pint of Strawberries.

Strawberries are a nutritional powerhouse. Every cup of strawberries is packed with 3 grams of fiber, more vitamin C than an orange and are rich in antioxidants that protect you from cancer, heart disease and diabetes. All of this goodness comes in a sweet, juicy and delicious berry that only contains about 6 calories each.

As a bonus, recent studies published in the medical journal, Metabolism show that people who ate 3 cups of strawberries daily lowered their LDL or bad cholesterol more than people who ate oat bran bread, improving the effectiveness and taste of cholesterol-lowering diets.

So by indulging in strawberries, you are getting a great tasting, high fiber, low calorie snack that can help you lose weight while protecting your heart. Eat up!