Instead of buying french fries, I like to thinly slice potatos and add my favorite seasonings. I keep the skin on too, for extra flavor. Then I bake them til they’re crisp and golden. They’re SO much better than fast food!

I love this challenge. I am constantly subbing fruits for desserts and veggies for other snacks. It’s an easy way to incorperate more healthy foods into your diet. I also use applesauce instead of butter in baked goods. In stir-frys and other skillet meals, I use nonstick cooking spray instead of butter and oil too.

Last night I bought some SoDelicious Soy Ice Cream instead of regular ice cream. Much lower in fat and calories and lactose free. The chocolate is really good, but if you want something a bit more complex, the Purely Decadent Soy Ice Cream is totally awesome and has some really good flavors. Cookies and Cream and all the good stuff.

Going to try this for 24 hours and hope to continue for A LOT Longer!

I’ve already been trying to do this since I started my diet, but there are great ideas!

I LOVE baby carrots!! I like to eat them with djion mustard mixed with yogurt.

my new fav is vanilla honey greek yogurt with granola.

I made a salad with cabbage, yellow tomatoes, green onions and a jalopeno pepper. I added a little bit of salt and pepper for seasoning. I also cooked fresh corn on the cob and it was a great dinner. My husband loved it.

I cubed watermelon, and honeydew as an after dinner snack/dessert. How refreshing!! And Yummy!!
The juciness of the fruit is like a drink itself..almost :-)

Instead of reaching for potato chips, I had Kashi Toasted Asiago crackers and cheese. Yummy!

Carrots, red peppers, celery, jicama, toasted almonds, toasted grains are all great.

Chewy, crunchy, sweet and salty.

vanilla yogurt and apple slices instead of ice cream

I love hummus with crunchy veggies!

i made vegan black bean brownies today instead of their fatty alternative

I used to have a huge piece of chocolate cake for dessert. Now I reach for fruit or raisins for that intense sweet flavor after dinner =)

instead of a fatty mid afternoon snack, I ate a Kashi Crunch bar with protein and fiber

i enjoy eating Kashi cereals right out the boxes

I recommend the Kashi cereal and bars as they are a good source of whole grain and fiber as well as taste great.

i used to like to eat special but after buying a box of kashi cereal i switched my cereal i love the kaashi cereal

i wanted something cool so instead of ice cream, i bought 2 yoplait yogurts the whip kind and my grandsons ate them they loved them. so i ate the new yoplait fibet one. and they were all with free coupons i received in the mail so it was a cheap treat for the pocket book

I ate a fresh peach instead of snack crackers

Ate fresh berries instead of pastry.

I like eating baby carrots.

I traded “up” to Kashi crackers. The most important thing to remember is to take out the recommended “serving” and put the rest back. DON’T take the box with you!

I love ice cream at bed time… But I substituted vanilla yogurt and fresh fruit. It satisfied the craving! A couple of other nights I substituted air popped popcorn, it is a nice crunchy snack. And my kids have traded the other ‘granola’ bars for Kashi products and they don’t miss them! Yay! I’ve even got them to eat Kashi cereals! Thanks so much for a healthy alternative.

I have been trying to eat more nuts to fend off my cravings for crunchiness. Not nuts with chocolate though!

Awesome challenge – ate a lot of fruit!

I used to crave potato chips, now I reach for celery and apples or carrots

I love this – single best change we can make for improving a lifestyle without feeling deprived of anything. In fact, I find I usually prefer my substitute to my old “craving!”