Absolutely HAB

I love shopping at Target, especially during any holiday season. They always have special versions of my already favorite items. For example during Halloween, they have candy corn flavored Hershey’s kisses, in conjunction with the already delicious milk chocolate ones. So last night when I was at Target, I was happy to find three new *holiday* finds.

1. Peppermint Mocha Coffee Creamer (35 calories and 1.5 grams of fat per tablespoon)
2. Archer Farms Fat Free Pumpkin Pie Yogurt (I look forward to trying this 80 calorie treat)
3. Peppermint Hershey Kisses (which I chose not to buy, since I was still sweaty from my gym workout)

I quickly found that the creamer can be used for much more than coffee!

So here’s my lo-cal treat for you all:

• 1 sensible diet hot chocolate packet (it should not have more than 25 calories)
• 3/4 cup of water
• 3 teaspoons of peppermint mocha coffee creamer
• 1 tablespoon cool whip or reddi whip

Heat the water, add the hot chocolate mix until smooth, add the creamer and top with whip topping! It’s like a guilt free version of the peppermint mocha latte at Starbucks. (minus the caffeine). This version has about 80 calories (depending on how generous you are with your whip cream - I am very generous). A grande fat free peppermint mocha without whip cream at Starbucks has over 250 calories. A nice substitute for when you need a low-cal alternative.
Enjoy!