DR Cillaliz, re: Weight Watchers.
Have you heard of the yonanas machine? It takes frozen fruit and when you put it thru the machine it comes out like soft serve ice cream (if you freeze it the texture is like regular ice cream). You can put peanut butter or chocolate chips thru the machine too. But if you just use fruit it is supposedly zero points.
I would highly recommend this machine. I use it every week and have not eaten ice cream since. I know you can get it on amazon.com. And Bed Bath and Beyond and probably other places in the US. So good.
Wow, Jennifer, I was going to ask if anyone had tried that machine. I saw it in a catalog last night, but I was not sure it would work.
It is fabulous.
I have had mine for more than a year. My niece got my sister one for Mother's day. AT my niece's party I was showing some people how to use it and one kid made his mom go out and get it that afternoon.
You freeze fruit and then defrost it for about 10 minutes and put it thru the machine. You get soft serve ice cream. I don't love the taste of plain bananas. So I use bananas for 1/3 of my recipe.
My favorite (and my niece's favorite) is peanut butter, mixed berries and bananas. It is their version of pb & j and is so good. I harden it in a lock n lock type container. And the next day I take the container out of the fridge and put it under hot water for 30 seconds. ANd then it tastes exactly like ice cream. Only no sugar and junk in it.
I've also made it with chocolate chips. I use all kinds of frozen fruit. Bananas and strawberries I freeze myself. Other fruits you can buy in those bags at the grocery store.
I use mine every week and store it in the freezer. This is my favorite kitchen gadget ever. Cannot recommend it highly enough.
