Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
Combine ripe strawberries with dark chocolate for a healthy, yet indulgent Valentine snack. Start with large, ripe strawberries. Melt some dark chocolate over a double boiler or in the microwave. Dip the strawberries halfway into the dark chocolate. Allow the excess chocolate to drip off, and then place them on some wax paper to allow the chocolate to harden.

Heart Shaped Grilled Cheese Sandwich
For these cute grilled cheese sandwiches, layer a piece of low fat cheese between two slices of wheat bread. Use a large heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut the sandwich into a heart. Spray a hot pan with a non-stick cooking spray and add the sandwich. Grill it until it is golden brown on both sides and the cheese is melted. Use diet bread (only 40 calories a slice) and low fat cheese (only 30 calories a slice) to make it even healthier.

Cupid’s Arrows
This snack also makes an attractive appetizer. Start by washing some grape or cherry tomatoes and cutting some low-fat mozzarella cheese into cubes (or use Sargento’s low fat string cheese cut into pieces). Thread them on some kabob sticks, alternating the tomatoes and the cheese. Lay the “arrows” on a platter and drizzle with a little bit of extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar to finish off. Even cupid could not resist this Mediterranean inspired snack. Can be served on a bed of spinach or romaine lettuce mixed green salad.

Valentine’s Day Smoothie
This very-berry and pink smoothie makes a great midday snack or even a filling breakfast. Start by adding some low-fat strawberry or vanilla yougart to your blender (Dannon has a 40 calorie cup of yogurt). Toss in some frozen berries (i.e. strawberries) and a frozen banana if you’d like. Add a little orange juice and blend on high until well mixed. Pour the smoothie into tall glasses and top with a little low-calorie whipped topping, a strawberry and a Hershey’s kiss. Add a scoop of unflavored (or berry flavored) whey protein isolate to make this smoothie a complete shake. Optional: Serve in a tall pink or red cup with 2 straws and share.

Jello Hearts
These jello hearts are always a favorite with the kids. Prepare a package of strawberry jello (sugar-free) according to package directions. If you’d like, you can fold in a few finely chopped strawberries at the end. Pour the jello mixture into a baking dish and allow it to harden. Use heart shaped cookie cutters to cut hearts out of the red yellow mixture. Top each heart with half a strawberry (cut lengthwise) and dallop of no sugar added or fat free cool whip or whip cream from a can.

Recipes from Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger (Food Network)
Loved-Up Food - warm and cozy dinner ideas for two
Food of Love - a romantic breakfast and lunch (can be wrapped for a picnic or packed in a lunch)

Enjoy and Have a Wonderful Valentine’s Day!

Related Posts:  Valentine’s Day Idea Collection.

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