Low-Calorie Homemade Desserts

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When the weather warms up, our tastes naturally veer toward lighter, oven-free fare. Whole Foods Market's Health Starts Here program has dozens of low-calorie, refreshing ideas to help you fit in your fruit and vegetable servings all Summer long. Here are two of our favorites, all of which will please a crowd!

Double Grape Slushies

Serves 4

• 1/2 cup concord grape juice
• 1 cup seedless red or green grapes
• 1 cup honeydew melon chunks
• 2 cups ice cubes

1. Pour juice into a blender. Drop in fruit and ice.
2. Put the lid on and blend until smooth.

Nutrition information per serving: 60 calories, 0 g fat

Banana Nice Cream

• 2 bananas, sliced and frozen
• 1 cup unsweetened soy milk
• 2 tablespoons smooth almond butter or peanut butter

1. Put bananas, soy milk, and nut butter into a blender.
2. Puree, turning off the motor and stirring the mixture two or three times, until smooth and creamy.
3. Pour into two bowls and serve.

Nutrition information per serving: 280 calories, 13 g fat

Read on for two more DIY summer desserts.

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