Anyone who has been following me for some time now, probably knows that I have a bit of a sweet tooth, especially for ice cream!! I recently had a new discovery: I realized that I am no longer a child but an adult LOL. I can make my own decisions. So, I decided that it is OK to have dessert for dinner. And not dinner THEN dessert. Not a sandwich and THEN dessert. There was going to be no dinner preceding my sweet of choice. Dessert was going to BE dinner.
When I made this decision, I have never felt more bad-ass, more in-charge and liberated in my entire life. Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a pretty straight-laced, play-by-the-books type girl. My taxes are filed a month early each year, I pay my bills as soon as they come in, and I’m always kind to children and animals. 🙂
Having dessert for dinner makes me feel like a full-blown law-breaker, without the consequences! The worst thing that is going to happen is that I will have a hard-core sugar crash. I know this is not “healthy” and I know my parents would not allow this when I was a child, but as I said, I am not a child anymore and this is my decision!
Anyway, I have had dessert for dinner on more than a few occasions now, and I have not regretted it anytime I have! I have from time to time gone all out, full on cray cray and had real ice cream for dinner, or bread pudding with whipped cream. As a personal chef though, I have quite a few tricks up my chef coat sleeve so that my “dessert” is actually a rather healthy choice. You do not have to be a whiz in the kitchen to create healthy sweet treats. Yogurt/berries/mini chocolate chip bowls, banana “ice-cream” and oatmeal with nuts/coconut/chocolate are just a few dessert-like eats that you can have as your dinner, that will provide protein and nutrients. And if you really want to get creative check out some of the recipes below!
Pineapple Ice Cream Guilt-free Ice Cream 
Paleo Chocolate Mousse No-bake Granola Bars 
Quinoa Bites Peaches N Cream
Best Basic Brownies Breakfast Cookies 
Now tell me, have YOU ever been a daredevil and had dessert for dinner?! What did you have?
The next time anyone (or your conscience) gives you flack, just remember that you will have no late-night sugar cravings because you legit just had dessert for dinner 🙂
