Beverages- Try these lower calorie thirst quenchers
57 Substitute diet soda for regular soda
58 pay attention to serving sizes , some cans and bottles contain 2 or more servings
59 Prepare hot chocolate and instant breakfast drinks with skim mild
instead of of whole milk
60 Quench your thirst
with bottled water or diet iced tea instead of soda from the vending machine
61 Opt for the small or medium drink instead of large unless its water
62 Select Nonfat ( skim ) or 1% milk instead of whole milk
63
Have 1 cup of low-fat ( 1%) chocolate milk instead of whole milk with chocolate syrup
64 Replace just 8 ounces of soft drink, fruit juice , or fruit beverage with water
65 Drink light beer-- limit yourself to 1 or 2 only
66 Request diet mixers ( cola, tonic water, ginger ale)
67 Choose no sugar added fruit juices
68 Choose light beer or wine instead of frozen or fruit- based alcoholic drinks
69 Lighten up your favorite coffee drink by requesting nonfat milk and
using half the sugar or flavored syrup
SNACKS- curb your hunger with these healthy snack ideas
70 Freeze grapes or watermelon wedges for a Popsicles-like
treats
71 Blend a smoothie made
from no fat yogurt , skim milk and fresh fruit instead of ice cream
72 Choose 4 ounces of sugar-free yogurt in place of an 8 ounce container
73 Control your portions by pouring an individual serving of pretzels
or chips into a bowl instead of eating from a bag
74
Try raw vegetables instead of tortilla chips with salsa
75
Try baked chips in place of the regular variety
76
Enjoy canned fruit packed in water or its natural juice instead of of heavy syrup
77 Pick a small piece of fruit ( apple, peach, orange ) the size of a tennis ball,
or eat just half of a bigger piece of fruit
78
Replace cookies with cubed and whole fresh fruit kabobs
79
Be dip savvy, Dip apples in low fat caramel, celery in low fat-free cream cheese, carrots in fat-free ranch dressings and
fruits in yogurt
80 Try 1/2 cup fresh fruit
in place of 1/2 cup dried fruit
81 Eat just
1 of the granola/snack-bars in the package and share the other or save it for later
82 have 1 less handful of mixed nuts
83 Satisfy your chocolate craving by opting for 1 small 'fun size" candy bar
DINING
OUT- whether you whipping through the drive through or going out for a special occasions, try these ideas
for cutting calories when dining out ...
84
Munch of a small bag of microwave popcorn with no added butter
85
In place of a chocolate bar select a sugar-free , fat-free chocolate pudding
86 Ask for the bread basket to be removed from the table as you sit down
87 Ask for a cup of soup rather a bowl
88 Select minestrone or other broth -based soups over cream- based soups
89 Skip the super-sized promotions
90 Order a vinaigrette dressing rather than a mayonnaise based dressing
91 Ask for croutons to be removed from your salad
92 Try a low calorie frozen pizza instead of your usual take -
out
93 Substitute steamed vegetables for
the potato, rice or pasta side dish
94 Select
an appetizer as your main dish, add soup , salad or vegetable side dish
95. Skip the free chips with your sandwich or sub order
96. Ask for a half-portion or don't eat everything on your plate
97 Use fresh lemon to season fish instead of tartar sauce
98 Choose a side salad instead of fries when ordering fast food
99 Select grilled chicken in place of breaded and fried
100 Ask for sauce and salad dressing on the side, eat enough to enjoy
the flavor but leave most if it behind.
