How to Cut 143 Calories
A Smart Sundae Substitute
Sensible eating doesn’t mean you can’t indulge in sweet treats. Instead of a strawberry ice cream sundae (267 calories), for instance, try 250 mL of strawberries (110 calories), topped with two tablespoons of whipped cream from a can (14 calories).
How to Cut 100 Calories
Become an Egg-Poacher
Poach two large eggs (150 calories) instead of frying them in one tablespoon butter (250 calories).
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Skim Off the Cream
Cutting calories doesn’t necessarily mean taking your coffee black. Pour four tablespoons of whole milk (60 calories) in your coffee, rather than four tablespoons of light cream (232 calories).
How to Cut 140 Calories
Drop the Pop
Switch from a can of cola (140 calories) to a glass of water (0 calories).
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Add Some Carrot to Coleslaw
Stretch 250 mL of deli coleslaw by mixing it with two 225-gram packs of shredded carrots. Have 250 mL of this mixture in place of the original recipe and save 100 calories.
How to Cut 140 Calories
Feast on Fruit
Pass on 250 mL of orange sherbet (270 calories). Feast instead on two large, chilled navel oranges (130 calories).
How to Cut 100 Calories
Pick Your Pie
Eat one-tenth of a blueberry pie (300 calories) instead of one-tenth of a pecan pie (400 calories).
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Make Sensible Stir-Fry
When stir-frying, use one tablespoon of olive oil (120 calories) in a nonstick wok rather than two tablespoons of oil (240 calories) in a plain steel wok.
How to Cut 100 Calories
Trim Your Meat
Trim the visible fat from a 100-gram steak and save 100 calories.
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Really Hungry?
Grill or broil a 170-gram slab of salmon (310 calories) in place of a 170-gram slab of prime beef tenderloin (406 calories).
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Cut the Cheese
Add protein to a salad with one sliced hard-boiled egg (78 calories) instead of 55 grams of shredded cheese (200 calories).
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Do You Crave Bacon?
Substitute two thin slices of turkey bacon (135 calories) for two thick slices of pork bacon (224 calories).
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Drink Wine
Sip two 120-mL glasses of red wine (160 calories) instead of one 120-mL extra-dry martini (254 calories).
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Do Dessert Right
Eat a large banana (114 calories) instead of 45-grams chocolate-covered peanuts (240 calories).
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Be Choosy with Candy
Need to satisfy a craving for sweets? Forgo four caramels (120 calories) for one lollipop (22 calories).
How to Cut 190 Calories
Count Wafers
It’s easy to lose count when snacking… Eat five vanilla wafers (190 calories) instead of 10 (380 calories), and you’ve saved yourself nearly 200 calories.
How to Cut 112 Calories
Shop ‘Till You Drop
Treat yourself to a 20-minute shopping spree. The average 64-kilogram adult will burn 112 calories from this physical activity!
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Take a Swing
Drive 156 golf balls at the range at a rate of six swings a minute and you’ll be using up 100 calories.
How to Cut 104 Calories
Try Aerobics
Participate for just 10 minutes in a low-impact aerobics class, and you’ll burn 104 calories.