Healthy Cheese Ball Recipe - Made Fit TV - Ep 77

Whether you’re in maintenance mode or still trucking along to your fitness goals, the Holidays are a time for a moderate - I said MODERATE! - indulgence.  And who are we kidding?  It’s not just one day of treats we’re talking… we are faced with several days of celebration through the month of December filled with waist-expanding food.  The cheese ball is definitely one of them!

In this week’s Made Fit TV episode, I show you a delicious, super-healthy, virtually fat-free cheese ball recipe.  It’s modified in a way that it will still satisfy your appetite, without making you feel like one giant cheese ball yourself!  Perfect for pacing your appetite during the marathon of Holiday meals. Check it out below.

Healthy Cheese Ball

Ingredients: 16 oz fat-free cream cheese, 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, 8 oz fat-free feta cheese, 9 oz frozen spinach, 2 whole english (seedless) cucumbers

1.Thaw and drain the spinach and set it off to the side

2. In a bowl, Soften the cream cheese

3. Stir in the feta cheese until it is blended with the cream cheese (if it is in a block, chop into crumbles with a fork)

4. Mix in the paremesan cheese until blended with the cream cheese mixture

5. Add the spinach and mix until blended

6. When mixed, mold into a ball in the bowl and place on wax paper and shape it into a ball

7. Place the ball on a dish, chop up cucmber into 1″-2″ slices and serve

Nutrition Information: 26 calories, .5g fat, 1.5g carbs, 1g sugar, 3.5g protein

Servings: Approximately 42

Serving size: 2 tablespoons