Healthy Sweet Treats for Summer

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Healthy Sweet Treats for Summer Happy Summer! This week, I have some healthier sweet treats for your summer picnics and cookouts. Before I get into those, you may have heard that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requiring food companies to phase out trans fats in their products by 2018. I give you the lowdown here, and how you can be trans-fat-free before that deadline. Fiona Haynes Low Fat Cooking Expert Light and Healthy Carrot Cake  Almost everyone loves carrot cake. I'm well aware that just because a cake has carrots in it doesn't make it a healthy cake necessarily. So here's a healthier version that still will tempt cake lovers and hopefully persuade them that a lighter cake can still be completely delicious. READ NOW Share Easy, Healthy Cherry Turnovers Recipe These cherry turnovers are sweet as pie, literally. Made with a homemade cherry-pie filling from Bing cherries, and low fat phyllo pastry, these cherry delights make a perfect picnic dessert. READ NOW Share Fresh Fruit Kebabs  You can't go wrong with serving food on a stick, and even kids who say they don't like fruit might be tempted to try these fruit kebabs. Serve with a yummy vanilla yogurt dip. READ NOW Share Nectarine and Berry Fruit Salad  This fresh and colorful fruit medley disappears fast when I bring it cookouts and picnics. It can be served by itself or with some creamy thick nonfat Greek yogurt. READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Homemade Israeli Hummus • Creamy Spinach Pasta with Quick Pickled Bell Peppers and Soft-Boiled Eggs • What To Do With Leftover Pasta • Delicious Japanese Shrimp Gyoza (Potstickers) for Dinner or as an Appetizer • Rhubarb Banana Pie • Comforting Udon Noodles Simmered in a Miso Broth with Vegetables and Chicken • Grilled Mac 'n' Cheese Sandwiches Are All the Rage • French Toast and Sausage Roll-Ups Advertisement About Food   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Low Fat Cooking newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved