30 Easy Ways to Cut Calories

by Lisa P | More from this Blogger

13 Feb 2008 06:29 AM

1. Have salsa with your tortilla chips instead of guacamole or queso dip.

2. Bake your own tortilla chips, from real tortillas, instead of eating fried chips.

3. Skip the sour cream on your tacos.

4. Switch to Dannon Light & Fit yogurt.

5. Switch to mini bagels and enjoy the whole bagel.

6. Switch to 1/3 Less Fat Philly (Neufchatel) Cream Cheese. It tastes just as good and has a whole lot less calories.

7. Skip the crust and just eat the pie filling.

8. Skip the sugar and make your pies with Splenda.

9. Switch to spray on salad dressing instead of pouring it on.

10. Skip the croutons on your salad.

11. If you must drink soda, drink a single 12-ounce can instead of a 20-ounce bottle or a Big Gulp.

12. Get a small order of fries instead of a super size.

13. Have a Whopper Junior instead of a Whopper.

14. Make your sandwiches topless.

15. Spread your favorite cheese spread on sliced cucumbers or celery instead of crackers.

16. Skip the sugar and make your cakes with Splenda.

17. Switch to Pillsbury 1/2 Sugar Cake Mix.

18. Switch to Pillsbury 1/2 Sugar Frosting.

19. Use low calorie Cool Whip to frost your chocolate cake instead of frosting.

20. Skip the cream and drink your coffee black.

21. Skip the flavored creamers and buy flavored coffee beans instead.

22. Have a baked potato instead of a bag of microwave popcorn.

23. Use Molly McButter instead of butter or margarine on your baked potato.

24. Have two 8-ounce glasses of water before every meal and leave the table when you're full.

25. Switch to Crystal Light or Sugar Free Tang instead of orange juice.

26. Eat an orange instead of having a glass of orange juice.

27. Eat an apple instead of having a glass of apple juice.

28. Grill your meat instead of frying it.

29. Switch to No Sugar Added Ice Cream.

30. Switch to Sugar Free Jello Gelatin or Pudding for dessert.

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Libby Pelham (12965) 13 Feb 2008 07:32 AM

Great blog Lisa, especially #12 and #13. A friend of mine who needs to diet keeps whining about how he can't have fries, etc. I keep telling him he can have a burger and fries, just look for the lower calorie burgers and order a small order of fries (and don't feel compelled to eat them all!). And don't pack on the calories with a 32 ounce coke!

Lisa P (24013) 13 Feb 2008 07:44 AM

You're absolutely right, Libby! A 32oz Coke has 1/3 the recommended daily calorie intake for the average human. That's a whole meal. How many people drink that much soda with each meal?!

Kara (21410) 18 Feb 2008 11:29 AM

I like #7. I never really liked the crust anyway!

Lisa P (24013) 18 Feb 2008 12:36 PM

Yeah, the crust of a pie always seemed a bit unnecessary to me too.