{"id":783,"date":"2011-06-12T14:52:19","date_gmt":"2011-06-12T14:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=783"},"modified":"2012-08-22T14:35:07","modified_gmt":"2012-08-22T20:35:07","slug":"hot-vanilla-milk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=783","title":{"rendered":"Hot Vanilla Milk"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hot<\/p>\n

I think I\u2019ve discovered a secret. It concerns my dreadful mid-afternoon cravings for something sweet. Come on, don\u2019t make me feel alone and pretend that your sweet tooth doesn\u2019t ever kick in. If we all just admit that the four-year old in all of us likes sweet things, we\u2019ll all come out of denial and be so much the happier. \u2026.Okay, maybe there are some of us that have no sweet teeth and eat broccoli every meal, but that is not me. It\u2019s something I\u2019m constantly fighting\u2026okay\u2026giving in to.<\/p>\n

BUT\u2026there is a happy medium. I may give into something sweet, but it\u2019s not necessarily bad. The trick is to be prepared when those cravings come and swap a sugary craving for a healthy, SWEET craving. It\u2019s all about substitution. I don’t like to be all about self-deprivation when it comes to food. With me, it ultimately back fires…once I start telling myself I can’t have something that’s all <\/em>I want. Ridiculous, I know.<\/p>\n

There are so many things we can use to substitute our naughty cravings. Say, dark chocolate over milk chocolate. A thick, chocolate smoothie over a milkshake. A baked apple with cinnamon instead of apple pie.<\/p>\n

\u2026And instead of hot chocolate\u2026Hot Vanilla Milk! This is my new secret! It\u2019s super low in calories, healthy, vegan, and tastes sweet! It\u2019s something that I can just sip and savour slowly; instead of just popping a chocolate in my mouth\u2026I\u2019m in love with it! Serves 1.<\/p>\n

So without further ado\u2026<\/p>\n

Hot Vanilla Milk<\/h2>\n
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  1. 1 cup almond milk*<\/li>\n
  2. 1 tsp. agave nectar<\/li>\n
  3. \u00bd tsp. pure vanilla essence<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    *I used my homemade almond milk, but I\u2019m sure it would be fine with store bought<\/a>. Just know I used this recipe<\/a>!<\/p>\n

    Steam all the ingredients over medium on the stove. Bring to a light boil, beating it briskly with as small whisk so that the milk gets foamy. Garnish with a little nutmeg, cocoa, or cinnamon and there you have it. Instant. Sweet. Gratification.<\/p>\n

    \"Hot<\/p>\n

    There\u2019s something so comforting about cuddling a hot mug of something. So cozy.<\/p>\n

    \"Hot<\/p>\n

    Nutritional Info:<\/span><\/strong> Cals: 66, Fat: 3g, Sodium: 180mg, Carbs: 7.5g, Fibre: 1g, Sugars: 5g, Protein: 1g<\/p>\n

    What are your healthy swaps for sugary cravings? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I think I\u2019ve discovered a secret. It concerns my dreadful mid-afternoon cravings for something sweet. Come on, don\u2019t make me feel alone and pretend that your sweet tooth doesn\u2019t ever kick in. If we all just admit that the four-year old in all of us likes sweet things, we\u2019ll all come out of denial and be so much the happier<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[232,3,1182,225,833,8,57,4],"tags":[193,1266,1265,194,3163,195,1267,1268],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=783"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":852,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783\/revisions\/852"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}