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Modify to Healthify!
I don't think I would argue with anyone who said to me, "Gina, you never follow any recipe 100%!". I think it's true. If I know of a healthier ingredient, or a great way to modify a recipe to make it more healthy, I will go that route. Why not?
I wanted to make buckeyes this week before the game, and I found this recipe on AllRecipes.com. Three hundred and thirty calories per buckeye? I would rather eat a hot fudge sundae, thanks. I decided to recreate the recipe by using this butter:  The BETTER BUTTER!  Long ingredient list, but I'm not going to get too picky. At least I know what all of these ingredients are!  Since I refuse to eat Smart Balance peanut butter anymore (the fish smell is back!) I've switched the Reduced Fat Smucker's. You're probably thinking; "Gina, you posted about how reduced fat peanut butter isn't better than regular, and in fact is worse!". Yes, this is true, but the Smucker's variety still has very little sodium and sugar, unlike most reduced fat peanut butters. True, it has less of the healthy fats, but I don't eat this stuff all the time.  I'll talk more about this soy nut butter that I used in the buckeyes, at a later date.  Ingredients 6 T Reduced Fat Smucker's Peanut Butter 6T Soy Nut Butter 1/2 cup Smart Balance 50/50 butter blend sicks 2 cup + 2 T confectioner's sugar 1/4 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips Directions In a large bowl you will mix together the first five ingredients (you'll have to soften the butter and perhaps the nut butters). Next you will roll the dough into ~1 inch balls and place on a piece of foil or waxed paper on a large cookie sheet. Press a toothpick in the center of the balls so you can dip them in chocolate later on. Next, place the cookie sheet (with the rolled balls) in the freezer for about 30 minutes. Melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler, stiring frequently. Get the balls out of the freezer after the 30 minutes is up, and start dipping! Make sure to leave some of the nut butter balls showing (hehe, lots of "balls" in this recipe!).  Put them back in the freezer after dipping, then eat them after about another 30 minutes. Nutrition for One Buckeye Calories: ~85 Sugar: ~9 grams Fat: ~5g Fiber: ~.5 gram I think I could still make these healthier (use dark chocolate? carob chips? make them even smaller?!). But until I do that, I hope you can try these out and enjoy them as much as my co-workers and I did! Here is another fun recipe that I sort of threw together. Chicken salad with ~5-6 ounces grilled chicken, 1/2 cup sliced almonds, 2 hard-boiled eggs, ~1/2 cup 0% fat Greek yogurt, and a dash of salt and pepper. ** You can add more or less of each ingredient, depending on how you like your chicken salad!**  Who needs mayo when you have Greek yogurt?!  Question: Do you love to modify to healthify?! What do you modify?? Any fun Labor Day recipes? 
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