Source: Duke Diet and Fitness Center Cookbook, Spring '05

by Duke Diet and Fitness Center

 

Yield: 15

Serving Size: 1 Tablespoon

 

½ cup sugar

½ cup water

¼ tbsp vanilla extract

1/8 tbsp almond extract

 

Mix water and sugar over medium heat. Allow to reduce until thickened. Remove from heat and add vanilla and almond extract. Cool before serving over banana trifle.

 

Yield: 1

 

½ oz angel food cake

½ banana, medium

1 tbsp lite whipped topping

1 tbsp almond syrup

 

Place ½ oz cake in individual small bowls. Top with ½ cup sliced banana (or strawberries), 1 tbsp syrup and 1 tbsp whipped topping.

 

Nutrition per Serving		Exchanges	Carb Choices
Calories	140	n/a	n/a
Fat	0.5 g
Carbohydrates	30 g
Protein	1.5 g
Cholesterol	*
Dietary Fiber	*
Sodium	*

*The Duke Diet and Fitness Center's meals are low in calories, fat and sodium, but high in taste. The Center's meals have a daily total of approximately 1,500 mg of sodium. The USDA 2005 dietary guidelines for Americans is to consume less than 2,300 mg of sodium.