When I want a little sweet treat I make smoothies.

My base is always frozen banana + milk + oats then do one of these:

Cinnamon + vanilla

Pumpkin + pumpkin spice+ brown sugar

Strawberries/blue berries

Cost like under a dollar to make a good cup and they are pretty filling.

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    Cheap popsicles. Relatively low calories (<100 depending on the brand), take a while to eat, and are extremely cheap.

    If you make your own you can drive the price and Calories even lower and drive the flavor way up.

    Side note: I just learned “popsicle” is the brand name and not a term for the food. Kind of like saying Kleenex instead of tissue. I had no idea, I’ve just always called them popsicles.

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      Hah crazy how often brands pull this off and we don’t even notice.

      But yeah popsicles are good! I now have good memories of making popsicles with like lemonade and strawberries in them in ice cube trays.

      I should make some ice cube popsicles…

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      6 months ago

      I’ve been enjoying these Skyr frozen yogurt pops that have only 90 calories and 7g of sugar but they’re still about a dollar each which I feel is a little expensive.

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        Definitely make your own, if you can stomach the time. You can buy molds online for a cheap initial investment, then just water down some fruit juice.

        You can also use real fruit if you don’t mind a chunkier texture and own a food processor already.

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          You have mecurious now if I could do the same thing with my own skyr and xanthum gum… I might have to do some experimenting.