Today is National Hot Chocolate Day!
What a perfect reason to sit down and sip on a warm cup of hot chocolate. Make it right and you’ll get a big boost of protein too!
Start with 1 cup milk and heat:
Fairlife fat free milk (80 calories, 13 grams protein, 0 grams fat, 6 grams carbohydrate)
Kroger Carb Master chocolate milk (80 calories, 11 grams protein, 0 grams fat, 7 grams carbohydrate)
Skim milk (83 calories, 8 grams protein, 0 grams fat, 12 grams carbohydrate)
Soy milk (80 calories, 7 grams protein, 4 grams fat, 3 grams carbohydrate)
Almond milk (35 calories, 1 gram protein, 3 grams fat, 1 gram carbohydrate)
Coconut milk (45 calories, 0 grams protein, 4 grams fat, 1 gram carbohydrate)
Add chocolate (to warm milk):
Nestlé’s Quick, no-added-sugar (2 Tbsp.=40 calories, 1 gram protein, .5 grams fat, 8 grams carbohydrate)
Chocolate syrup, no-added-sugar (2 Tbsp.=10 calories, 0 grams protein, 0 grams fat, 6 grams carbohydrate)
Swiss Miss Reduced Calorie (1 packet=35 calories, 3 grams protein, 0 grams fat, 5 grams carbohydrate)
Top it off:
Sugar Free Marshmallows (each=30 calories, 1 gram protein, 0 grams fat, 11 grams carbohydrate)
Whipped topping (2 Tbsp. =15 calories, 0 grams protein, 1 gram fat, 1 gram carbohydrate)
Make it from scratch:
1 cup Fairlife fat free milk
2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ½ Tbsp. stevia, Splenda or erythritol
¼ tsp. vanilla extract
2 Tbsp. whipped topping
Heat milk, whisk in cocoa powder and sweetener. Once well-blended, add in vanilla. Top with whipped topping and enjoy. Makes 1 serving.
Nutrition information per serving: 115 calories, 14 grams protein, 2 grams fat, 13 grams carbohydrate.
