Get out the blender…Why bother to dunk your Oreo cookies in cold milk?  Here the cookies are, in a sense, “pre-dunked.” Each dreamy sip provides a flavorful proportion of Oreo cookie and vanilla flavors and the shake gets extra body from the ground-up cookies. I’ve made it skinny by using 1% reduced-fat milk, reduced-fat Oreo cookies and a little sugar substitute.  One serving has 118 calories, 2.5 grams of fat, and 3 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS.  I’m comparing this skinny shake to the popular Baskin-Robbins Oreo Cookies and Cream Shake at an astounding 990 calories and 46 grams of fat.  Wow! Most of us have grown up with Oreo cookies and milk, so I hope you enjoy this skinny shake.

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup reduced-fat (1%) milk or ½ cup fat-free and ½ cup reduced-fat 2%

2½ reduced-fat Oreo cookies, see shopping tip

1 tablespoon instant vanilla pudding (dry mix)

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 package Splenda or Equal

1½ cups ice cubes

Instructions

1. Add all the ingredients in a blender.  Blend on high until smooth. Add a few more ice cubes if the shake isn’t thick enough.

2. Serve at once.

Makes 2 (1 cup) servings

Food Fact
Since Oreo cookies debuted in 1912, over 362 billion have been sold, making them the best-selling cookie in the United States.

Healthy Benefits
The benefits of milk include good bone health, smooth skin, strong immune system, prevention of illnesses such as hypertension, dental decay, dehydration, respiratory problems, obesity, osteoporosis.  Milk is an ideal source of nutrients such as vitamin A & B, calcium, carbohydrate, phosphorous, magnesium, protein, zinc and riboflavin.

Shopping Tip
Most supermarkets sell reduced-fat Oreo cookies. They’re displayed in the cookie aisle where regular Oreo cookies are sold.

Weight Watchers (old points) 3
Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 3

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