LC No-Bake Cheesecake

This no-bake cheesecake tastes very good with the strawberry topping (optional). It's also very easy to make.

Whole portion is 520 calories, 4g net carbs, 52g fat, 14g protein.

Ingredients

For the cheesecake: 
1 env.  KNOX Unflavored Gelatine
1/2 cup sweetener (8 drops of stevia)
1 cup  boiling water
2 pkg.  (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
1 tsp.  vanilla

For the crust: 
1/2 cup almond meal
2 tbsp butter

For the strawberry topping:
1 env. Simply Delish Strawberry
14 oz Boiling water

Instructions
 

Cheesecake: 

Put gelatin and add boiling water; stir 5 minutes or until gelatin is completely dissolved.

Beat cream cheese and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. You can also mix it by hand with a fork. Gradually add gelatine mixture, beating until well blended after each addition. Refrigerate 45 minutes or until thickened, stirring every 15 minutes. 

Crust:

While the cheesecake mixture has set for 15 minutes (1) - get it out of the fridge and mix it and refrigerate again. Then melt butter in microwave (about 20-30 seconds) and add in almond meal. Mix and pour into an 8x8 pan or individual bowls (8 servings). Even the mixture with a fork. Set aside.

When the cheesecake mixture has set for another 15 minutes (2) -

get it out of the fridge and mix it and refrigerate again. Then make the topping.

Topping:

Empty envelop into boiling water and stir until gelatin is dissolved. Set aside to allow it to somewhat cool but not completely.

When the cheesecake mixture has set for another 15 minutes (3) - get it out of the fridge and pour the mixture on top of the crust. Put them back in the refrigerator for about 10-15 minutes (4), until the topping is cool enough to pour over top.

When topping is cool enough, pour it over top of the cheesecake mixture and refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.

ENJOY!

  

Calories in Alcohol

My co-worker was telling me about this low-cal vodka. So I had to look it up since calories relatively the same depending on the amount of the alcohol. The results are shocking... ly... unsurprising.

Review: Voli vodka

This review is based on caloric intake, not the taste or the purity of the spirit (hangover).

Voli states on their website that their vodkas are on average 25% and 40% lower calorie than leading brands. Voli Lyte vodka is 30% alcohol content and 60 proof. That goes with the fact that  the higher the alcohol content, the higher the calories.

For instance, Ketel One is 40% alcohol content and 80 proof. Both Voli and Ketel One contain .8 calorie per proof.

If the prices of a bottle of Voli and Ketel One are the same, then getting the one with a higher alcohol content is more cost effective since you can water down your drink by adding more ice, club soda, or unsweetened tea.

Below is a table of the brands of vodka and their calorie content listed at http://www.drinksmixer.com/desc28.html, note that most vodkas are 80 proof.

Brand	Alcohol	Calories	Proof	Calories/Proof
Voli Lyte	30%	48	60	0.80
Grey Goose, Absolut, Belvedere, Ketel One, Ciroc, Three Olives	40%	69	80	0.86
		70	86	0.81
		73	90	0.81
		82	100	0.82