Disclaimers up front – I am in NO WAY affiliated with these No Pudge people. I don’t get compensated for this. That being said . . . have you ever said the phrase “Fat Free Heaven” ?? After trying these brownies – you will. Ohhhh you will!

They are completely 100% fat free. No lie. Only downfall is the carb count at 28g per brownie. For all you Weight Watchers folks out there – it’s a 2 Point brownie. I decided to try it out when I saw the boxes of it at my local health food store.

You mix the brownie mix with 2/3 cup fat free vanilla yogurt (my favorite comes from StoneyField Farms) – then you bake it at 350 for 30 minutes and that is it.

Rich. Chewy. Chocolatey. Fudgey. Goodness. Even my 14 year old daughter loves them!

Ingredients: Pure Sugar Cane, Dutch Cocoas, Cornstarch, Salt, Unbleached Wheat Flour, Egg Whites, Wheat Gluten, Baking Soda. Then the added no fat yogurt.

Too unbelievabley good to be true!

This is a recipe of my very own making. I made it up just yesterday, as a matter of fact. It was a hit with the man AND with the kids!

First! Make the Ranch Dressing with 1 package Fat Free Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix and 2 cups of fat free plain yogurt. (My favorite fat free yogurt comes from StonyField Farms)

Salmon Ranch Wrap

Whole Wheat Tortilla
Canned Pink Salmon

Mix a few tablespoons of the Ranch dressing in with the salmon. Then, I chopped up some cherry tomatoes, chopped up some chives, gathered some shredded carrots (I bought them pre-shredded) and mixed all that in with the salmon and dressing.

For extra flavor – I added a spoonful of capers, a dash or two of dill and some ground sea salt and fresh ground black pepper into the salmon mixture.

I let the salmon mixture sit in the fridge for about 30 minutes to let all the flavors comingle.

Then – I spread a thin layer of the ranch dressing onto one of the whole wheat tortillas, laid a green lettuce leaf on it and put two slices of fat free swiss cheese on it, then I put about 1/2 cup of the salmon mixture ontop of that and rolled it all up and chomped it all down.

It was heavenly!

I just have to say – making the ranch dressing with fat free plain yogurt instead of fat free mayo makes a WORLD of difference. Try it sometime – you won’t even notice the difference!

I had a fabulous holiday – it was a real pleasure spending this time with my family. This year was pretty stress-free as far as holidays go, I certainly can’t complain.

The one thing I’m kicking myself for is all the holiday treats I gorged on this season. Fudge, chocolate, cookies, pie and on and on and on. I can just feel it growing on my hips! I’ve exercised absolutely no restraint whatsoever since we returned from our cruise vacation in September, and my scale is telling me ALL about it.

But! Tomorrow is a new day – and so begins my Body-for-LIFE 12-week challenge! My target date to start was set a month ago – - part procrastination, part knowing myself well enough during the holidays. That date is 12/26 – tomorrow! I’m psyched for this and have big plans for me and my size 14 ass.

And so it begins . . . here I go!