***Sugar Free Depression Treat

Award winning sugar free depression treat with yogurt low fat low calories great for a weight loss diet.Even people who are committed to eating healthy want that sweet treat on occasion and that includes those people who have dedicated themselves to a depression diet in order to help them control their mood swings and have a more positive attitude towards life.

Unfortunately, for those on an depression diet eating simple carbohydrates including sugar will only increase those feeling of depression so you need to find a way to get those sweet treats without adding sugar to your diet.

One way of getting that sugar free depression treat is to use fruits to give you the sweetness you crave. Fruits contain complex carbohydrates that actually can help elevate your mood and they are especially effective when combined with the right ingredients.

Here is a sweet depression treat that is high is Typtophan and B vitamins, low in calories and saturated fat and contains no added sugar making it the perfect treat for those who are trying to lose weight, watching their glucose levels and wanting to keep those depression symptoms at bay. Best of all, you can enjoy it frozen, giving it the feel of having ice cream or drink it as a smoothie.

Sugar Free Depression Treat Low Fat Low Calorie:

Banana Pear Smoothie or Frozen Yogurt

Ingredients:

ã» 1-8 ounce container of frozen low fat vanilla yogurt

ã» 1 small banana

ã» 3 to 4 canned pear halves drained (canned in its own juice)

ã» 1/2 cup low fat milk (frozen in an ice tray)

Directions:

Sugar Free Depression Treat Low Fat Low Calorie:

Drain pears and cut each half into quarters. Peel and cut banana. Place fruit and yogurt into blender and add the frozen low fat milk. Pulse until well blended. If making frozen yogurt pour contents into a plastic dish with a sealed lid and place back into the freezer untilice cream consistency. If drinking as a smoothie pulse until desired thickness and then pour into tall frosted glass and enjoy.

The combination of the pears and bananas in this treat add a natural sweetness that helps relieve any sweet cravings you may have. They also give you a number of vitamins and minerals including B6 which helps to increase and maintain serotonin levels in the brain. The yogurt and milk both contain typtophans which aid in maintaining serotonin levels as well as vitami
D which is an essential vitamin in treating seasonal defect disorder and it's resulting depression.

This treat can be enjoyed as a between meal snack or as a light low calorie dessert after dinner, making it a versatile recipe. For those who want to shake things up a bit, you can try changing the pear for pineapple, apple juice, or kiwifruit or a number of healthy berries.

Another way of enjoying sweet treats on your depression diet is to enjoy a bowl full of fruits or a sugar free fruit salad with a few walnuts or almonds added for texture and more health benefits. Finding healthy ways to give in to those sweet cravings can make sticking to that depression diet easier while helping you to achieve thosehealth benefits you are aiming for.