Janey
08-16-2005, 09:24 AM
I was thinking last night about "Easy Wins." By which I mean substituting X product for Y, losing a ton o' calories/fat/carbs/whatever-you're-watching, without losing out on a bunch of flavor/texture/whatever-you're-wanting. I love easy wins, cause they're so, well, easy. ;) I thought it might be nice to share them around.
A few of mine:
Egg Beaters instead of Eggs: Saves 90 calories and 420mg of cholesterol on a 2-egg omelette.
Turkey Pepperoni vs. Regular: Sometimes a girl's just gotta make a pizza. Oberto makes Turkey Pepperoni that has less than half the fat & calories of regular, and it tastes great. Pile random veggies on, along with the turkey pep, and that's a fantastic pizza.
Walden Farms Salad Dressing: Zero calories, Zero carbs, Zero fat ... versus sometimes 180 calories per 2 tbs in regular full-fat dressings (and who stops at 2 tbs when you're eating a dinner salad?). Some of the Walden Farms (http://www.waldenfarms.com/) dressings are better than others. I really like the Caesar (I zing it up with a little lemon juice), Bacon Ranch, and Balsamic Vinagrette. I also like their Zero carb/Cal BBQ Sauce. B and I just bought one of their fruit spreads last night... we thought it might be good on the 25 cal. Rice Cakes we like for a snack.
Wok With Me Sauces: I can't find a link on these, but they're great. 15 calories/tbs for their teriyaki sauce, and not much more for their Peanut, Szechwan, and Orange/Sweet-n-sour sauces. One thing about these sauces though is that they melt ... so I make my stir fry first, and drizzle a little sauce over the top... otherwise you're having soup-fry instead of stir-fry.
What are some of your substitutes?
A few of mine:
Egg Beaters instead of Eggs: Saves 90 calories and 420mg of cholesterol on a 2-egg omelette.
Turkey Pepperoni vs. Regular: Sometimes a girl's just gotta make a pizza. Oberto makes Turkey Pepperoni that has less than half the fat & calories of regular, and it tastes great. Pile random veggies on, along with the turkey pep, and that's a fantastic pizza.
Walden Farms Salad Dressing: Zero calories, Zero carbs, Zero fat ... versus sometimes 180 calories per 2 tbs in regular full-fat dressings (and who stops at 2 tbs when you're eating a dinner salad?). Some of the Walden Farms (http://www.waldenfarms.com/) dressings are better than others. I really like the Caesar (I zing it up with a little lemon juice), Bacon Ranch, and Balsamic Vinagrette. I also like their Zero carb/Cal BBQ Sauce. B and I just bought one of their fruit spreads last night... we thought it might be good on the 25 cal. Rice Cakes we like for a snack.
Wok With Me Sauces: I can't find a link on these, but they're great. 15 calories/tbs for their teriyaki sauce, and not much more for their Peanut, Szechwan, and Orange/Sweet-n-sour sauces. One thing about these sauces though is that they melt ... so I make my stir fry first, and drizzle a little sauce over the top... otherwise you're having soup-fry instead of stir-fry.
What are some of your substitutes?