Sunday, March 22, 2009

Some easy ways to cut calories

At Breakfast-
Ditch the Pop-Tart for a slice of high fiber toast with strawberry jam.
Need carbs? split a bagel with someone.
Drink you two cups of coffee black, or order a single espresso instead of your usual latte.
Swap OJ for the real deal- one fresh orange.
Trade a side of regular sausage for turkey.

At Lunch-
Cover your bread with mustard rather than mayo and save 80 calories per tablespoon.
Pass up the croutons at the salad bar.
Make your burger turkey not meat.
Slurp minestrone soup instead of cream of anything.
Go Bunless- shed your hamburger roll.
Leave the Swiss cheese out of your sandwich.

In the Kitchen-
Next time you make meatballs,meatloaf,or burgers, go half-and-half with ground beef and turkey.
Use chicken broth ( low sodium is best) instead of oil to saute meat and veggies.
When preparing packaged foods that call for butter and oil, like rice and stuffing, use broth instead.
Swap low-fat cottage cheese for whole-milk ricotta when you make lasagna or stuffed shells.

3 comments:

  1. These are really easy ways to cut calories and it's nice to know that there are a lot of different ways that you can do so. Also, it is nice to be able to swap foods for healthier ones. Thanks!

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  2. I totally agree with Amanda. I likes this blog because it didn't just tell you what foods you should or shouldn't eat but how to make easy substitutes. These changes can be made and you probably wouldn't even notice. Thanks for the info, its really interesting!!

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  3. I like your post. Now I know how cut some calories... and also I can enjoy everything if I do good selections.

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