Ima Movie Addict

July ‘08′

BANANA SPLIT

Ingredients

Vanilla Ice Cream, Ripe Banana, Toppings (chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, whipped cream, chocolate chips, maraschino cherry, candy toppings, etc….the possibilities are endless)

Directions:

-Take a nice big bowl! Cut the banana straight down the middle length wise.

-Place the two pieces in the bowl…in between the slices place 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream.

- You can be very creative with the next part:

-Heat up some store bought chocolate sauce and poor over ice cream and banana, add some crumbled peanuts, then some whipped cream…and finish with a cherry!

This is my favorite variation but please feel free to find your own and post it!

Great for movie nights to share or NOT!

Enjoy!!!!

NACHO FANATIC PLATTER

This is one of my favorite sins to eat! It’s great for parties, meals, snacks, or just a movie in front of the TV. You can make it party portion, individual portion, and the greatest thing is that its customizable!

Ingredients

Main:

Tostitos: multigrain (healthier), scoops, bite size, quesadilla cheese, etc.

*Just take your favorite type of nacho chip

Toppings:

-Chunky Salsa: spice to taste (medium, spicy, etc)

-Grated monterey jack cheese (enough to cover the nachos)

-Onions, tomatoes, avocados, chicken, beef, sour cream, hot peppers, jalapeno, etc… (you can literally put anything on this)

-Great add-ons: DIPS (cheese, spinach, and south west)

Preparation:

Preheat your oven to broil mode!

prepare all your ingredients….cut up tomatoes, cook chicken or beef, etc. NOW THE FUN PART! Take an oven safe plate as big as you want it!

Take some and layer ingredients how you like them make sure you spread everything all around to get some flavor everywhere! Then another small layer of and then some more ingredients…avocado, chicken, salsa, sour cream, etc. and then the finishing touch is to sprinkle a layer (however thick or thin that you like) all over the top of the nachos! Slide the plate in the oven and leave in until the cheese it completely melted and the Nachos start to brown a little!

**Watch out because if you leave the plate in too long your NACHOS will BURN! Trust me on this one!

Then take the plate out …don’t forget the oven mitts…and enjoy!

***For bigger parties use cookie sheets as plates!

ENJOY!

It’s all about the 100 calorie snack!

Seems like all you see companies advertising is their 100 calorie snacks. Nabisco has come out with their own Oreo, Fudgeo, or other cookie “Thins”, Frito Lay has come out with its version of the 100 calorie snack with its baked Lays and Cheetos, and Doritos. The question is AT WHAT PRICE?

Most of these snacks are so overpriced you could be getting 3 times the amount of another homemade 100 calorie snack instead of buying these rip-off snacks.  The truth is that YES they are 100 calories…but what kind of calories….look on the side of the box and see how many grams of fat, sugar, etc. and how many grams of fiber, or protein there is….the answer is NOT VERY MUCH!

Now I know what you’re thinking! Isn’t this supposed to be a movie review site…well yes it is…but you often snack at the movies, and in an effort to provide some movie going tips…one must also consider snacking tips!

So the tip with regards to 100 calorie snacks:

Don’t fall for the commercials that try and fool you into thinking that your so called chips and cookies are now healthy because they come in 100 calorie size packs! The trick is to combine some healthy foods that have healthy ingredients and make them more appealing!

For example: One of my all time favorites is popcorn flavored rice cakes (or any other type of rice cakes) topped off with either a tsp of one of the following:

-Light cream cheese

-Chunky peanut butter

-Honey

-Hazlenut chocolate spread (Nutella)

etc. The trick is to be creative!

Rice cakes, depending on the type contain about 34 calories (good calories including protein), the toppings stated above are also healthy….Honey for example has a lot of sugar, but if you have a good brand of honey, it actually has natural sugars and is very healthy.

Remember if you can’t pass up your movie popcorn at the theater…the trick is moderation-moderation-moderation. Try to opt for the regular sized popcorn instead of the large, and have some water instead of the calorie saturated soda or pop!