COACH STACY'S HEALTHY U

Dress up some plain old Greek yogurt into three healthy dips (from www.realsimple.com).

Lemon-Horseradish Dip

1 cup plain Greek yogurt

2 Tbs prepared horseradish

1 tsp grated lemon zest

½ tsp kosher salt

¼ tsp black pepper

 In a small bowl, mix together all ingredients.  Serve with beet chips or some other vegetable chips.  Serves 6.

Spinach-Pesto Dip

 1 cup plain Greek yogurt

½ of a 10-oz package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry

¼ cup pesto

¼ tsp kosher salt

¼ tsp black pepper

 In a small bowl, mix together all ingredients.  Serve with cut up raw vegetables such as carrots, broccoli, cucumbers, cauliflower, and celery.  Serves 6.

Sweet Raspberry Dip

 1 cup plain Greek yogurt

½ cup fresh or thawed frozen raspberries

1 Tbs sugar

 In a small bowl, mash the raspberries with the sugar; stir in the yogurt.  Serve with cut up pears.  Serves 6.

Coach Stacy and I prefer to substitute non- or low-fat Greek yogurt.  Read your labels – choose the option with the lowest sugar and the highest protein content.