Date Night: Have Your Classic Cheesecake and Eat It Too

Ah date night. What a fabulous term, am I right? And Classic Cheesecake? That sounds amazing!

Being parents and leading crazy lives can sometimes make date nights hard to schedule. So Tolar and I occasionally have to get creative with what we plan. Luckily, we have a rockstar sleeper in our little K so planning a date night “in” isn’t that hard to pull off. And honestly, staying in is sometimes more appealing to me anyways. Last week, I decided to plan a little date night for Tolar and myself after K went to bed. My goal was to do something different, something we’ve never done before. So a cheesecake topping bar was born!

This year, we have committed to eating cleaner and having a lifestyle with healthy habits, but it is important to me to allow ourselves some treats and a little indulgence from time to time. I’ve found that if I completely restrict myself from treats, that I end up overeating in the end. My wise sister told me to allow myself a treat and to not feel guilty about it. And all over Instagram, I see some of my favorite fitness girls talking about allowing treats, they are important to keeping you on track!

For this date night, I bought a super yummy Sara Lee Original Cream Classic Cheesecake from my local Food Lion (side note, thank you Food Lion for having the grocery cart with a built in steering wheel for K. If all grocery stores would offer these for children, I know A LOT of moms would be happier!). Cheesecake was the very first dessert that Tolar and I ever shared together, so I thought it was fitting to try to do something fun involving this incredibly delicious dessert.

In an attempt to still keep our treat as a healthy-ish option and not go overboard, I purchased healthy toppings and made a little cheesecake toppings bar. Our toppings bar included blueberries, raspberries, granola and mini marshmallows. For fun we decided to select the cheesecake toppings for each other. Tolar, being the very sweet and supportive husband that he is, loaded up my cheesecake with blueberries, raspberries and a bit of granola. I decided to load his cheesecake up with all toppings, going heavy on the mini marshmallows since he loves them so much. It was fun to create a bowl for each other and to see what the other person created for us. The Sara Lee Classic Cheesecake was so yummy, super creamy and just enough to satisfy my sweet tooth.

Tips for staying on track while enjoying a treat:

-Use treats for a special occasion or to reward yourself.
-Load up on fruits and other low cal snacks while enjoying a treat.

-Eat the serving size, it is there for a reason.

-Enjoy the treat!

-Get back on track right afterwards and drink plenty of water.

There is good news for all of you! You can score yourself some of the tasty Sara Lee Classic Cheesecake and get some savings at the checkout thanks to an awesome coupon. Use the instant redemption coupon on the Sara Lee Original Cream Classic Cheesecake package for $1.50 off the purchase of one cheesecake good through March 31, while supplies last.

I enjoyed this fun and different date night and we both loved the Sara Lee Classic Cheesecake. What are some ways that you plan a date night “in?” I’d love for you to share those with me in the comments section below.

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