Healthy Low-Calorie, Low-Fat Foods
Eating healthy low-fat, low-calorie food is often about making substitutes. Making wise selections and reading labels will also help ensure general healthy eating. Healthy low-fat foods are not synonymous with low-calorie foods.
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Low-Calorie Foods
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Low-calorie food often has a bad rap. There are huge selections of fresh fruits that are sweet and low-calorie. Raw or steamed vegetables with lots of spices are low calorie and have great taste.
Low-Fat Foods
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Low-fat foods include fish and chicken breasts, lean meats and low-fat cottage cheese. Tuna packed in water can be sparked up with lemon juice, cajun seasonings and sesame seeds. Almost all seasonings are low fat.
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Delicious Foods
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Dressing up low-calorie and low-fat foods can turn something plain into something delicious. Mix low-fat plain yogurt and low-fat cottage cheese together. Add favorite spices and parmesan cheese, and you've got a great dip for raw vegetables.
Healthy Substitutes
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Substituting healthy ingredients can give your old favorites a slimming makeover. Skim milk can be substituted for whole milk. There are many reduced fat cheeses, vegetarian substitutes for meat, turkey sausages, fish canned in water to name a few.
Low-Calorie Aubstitutes
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There are many healthy low-calorie food substitutes. Air popped popcorn, frozen fruits, diet mayonaise and sugarless jams are smarter choices for a healthy diet. Applesauce is a substitute for oil when baking.
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