Useful extras
August 07, 2009
Say yes to substitutions
Challenge Yourself for: 24 Hours
Do you crave something crunchy when you reach for a snack? Or do you go for something smooth and soothing instead? In the next 24 hours, experiment with finding healthy substitutions for the textures you crave — try trading potato chips for crunchy carrots, or ice cream for yogurt.
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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