Joy McCarthy Recipes: Coco Bliss Balls

With so many rich, tasty holiday dishes to indulge in, it's next to impossible to decline an extra portion, especially when it comes to desserts. We want to be good, we intend to be good, but in the end, many of us are not successful.

“The holidays are a wonderful time to celebrate with family and friends as we share homemade meals and fabulous desserts,” says Helen Sherrard, president of Canadian Health Food Association. “There's no need to feel guilty though, if you use portion control and reach for healthier options.”

Sherrard says that CHFA is an organization committed to ensuring Canadians continue to have access to safe, effective and high quality natural health products – and during the holidays, it is indeed difficult to find healthy recipes when most everything contains lots of sugar, fat and salt.

Here, however, is one of many healthy, guilt-free dessert recipes, courtesy of CHFA