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Low cal homemade brownie mix + baked brownies!

I’ve got a horrid sweet tooth, but here’s a dessert recipe lower in calories than a lot of “skinny” barely sweet apple and cinnamon recipes. I will include the brownie mix and recipe both just in case u’re looking for either + compare it to other low cal alternatives!

Brownie Mix (can use right away in a 13x9 pan or store away in a ziploc bag):

½ cup Truvia baking blend (190 cals)

½ cup flour (200 cals, depending on mix)

½ cup cocoa powder (98 cals)

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon baking powder

Total mix calories: 488 cals

Calories for 1/20 of the mix (how most generic brands calculate calories): 24.4 cals

How does it compare?

Entire Mix:

mix above: 488 cals

sugar free boxed mix: 1080 cals

regular boxed mix: 2000 cals

Calories for 1/20 of the mix (generic brands calculate calories):

mix above: 24.4 cals

sugar free boxed mix: 54 cals

regular boxed mix: 100 cals

How to bake for even more calorie saving:

use ¼ cup of non-fat plain Greek yogurt (if a recipe calls for ½ cup oil, substitute with half cup Greek yogurt)

use 1-2 egg whites (more egg = more cakey) 

OR

use ¼ cup of non-fat plain Greek yogurt for each egg

OR

¼ cup skim milk for each egg

Bake in a greased 13x9 pan (use the spray!) or glass pan at 350 degrees for 20-30 min (if you like yours gooey don’t keep it in for the whole 30 min)

How does it compare?

Entire baked pan: 

mix above with low cal substitutions: 537-550 cals

sugar free mix following box directions: 1680 cals

regular mix following box directions: 3200 cals

Calories for 1/20th of the pan (generic serving sized most commonly used):

mix above with low cal substitutions: 26.85-27.5 cals

sugar free mix following box directions: 84 cals

regular mix following box directions: 160 cals

I hope you guys enjoy! ( you can eat half a pan and still be under 300 cals!)

(side note: there’s a post going around that says if you substitute all added ingredients in a boxed brownie mix with Greek yogurt the entire pan would be equal to 210 calories but it’s very false!!!!! A regular generic pan would still exceed 2000 cals even when Greek yogurt is used).

32 hour fast

32 hour fast starts right now. I know it’s a weird amount of hours but it’ll work out haha. Every note will = 1 min of various exercise tomorrow. Retweet and like for me please!!

Over it

So sick and tired of have zero control over my cravings

❤= fast for one hour

I’ll also follow back anyone who reblogs this !

Thinspo for today to stop me binging on watermelon clouds at my friends house

Me 5 years ago: I’m never gonna starve myself to lose weight!!!! That’s crazy!!!!

Me today: *drinks cup of green tea and eats 2 blueberries* ah yes what a wonderful meal

25 pound difference, took this off my snapchat memories

Your stomach growling is the sound of your fat SCREAMING. Your sweat is in TEARS. You can do this.

Want to binge?

Stop.

Drink a glass of water.

Count to 50.

Drink another glass of water.

Do twenty crunches.

Chew gum really fast until your jaw hurts.

Stand outside for 10 minutes just doing nothing or you can walk around the block, up to you.

Drink yet another glass of water.

Take the garbage out.

Do 10 burpees. 

Cut up an apple into 8 pieces. 

Throw 2 biggest pieces away. 

Eat two pieces. 

Throw another 2 away. 

Eat the rest.

Brush your teeth.

Go lay in bed.

You can do it, lovely! Beat the cravings!