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| Regular soft drinks-one 16 oz bottle is 200 calories |
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A teaspoon of sugar- no, I am not advocating sugar- but one teaspoon only contains 15 calories.
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Pancake syrup- 1 tablespoon contains 50 calories, and most people use about four tablespoons on their pancakes.
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Diet sugar free pancake syrup-¼ cup of Atkins has zero calories.
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Regular bread- at 80 calories a slice, it adds up fast.
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Diet bread- at 35 calories a slice, it is a much better bargain! |
Bologna and fatty lunchmeats- one slice is around 90 calories, and who eats just one?
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Lean sliced deli meats- try the lower Sodium products. 2 ounces fills the bread nicely, for only 45 calories.
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Fruit drinks- large bottles of exotic, fruit-flavored drinks fill the coolers of most food mart stores. The average Sobe fruit drink, in a 20 oz bottle, provides 300 calories.
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Sugar free fruit drinks are now available that provide about 40-60 calories in an 8 oz serving. |
Fruit on the Bottom-style yogurt- many of these yogurts are as high as 240 calories per container.
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Some of the better choices of low fat fruit flavored yogurts have only 90 calories per container. |
Salad dressings- pay particular attention to fast food dressings, which may add 150 calories to the salad itself.
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Low calorie salad dressings are usually under 40 calories per Tablespoon, and make wonderful Marinades for meat and seafood.
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Regular-fat cheese- one small slice has 80-100 calories.
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Fat free cheese- only 25 calories per slice, and low fat cheese sticks are about 90 calories for the entire stick.
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Coffee drinks- the typical flavored coffee drink can range from 300-500 calories.
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Starbucks has a Frappachino light that comes in three flavors. The syrup topping, is about 150 calories. Small size, no whipped cream or Cool Whip is a calorie bargain!
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Turkey meat products- beware of some of the turkey sausage and ground turkey burgers- if made with dark meat, they are as high as regular ground beef.
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Choose white meat turkey products, which are substantially lower in calories than the full-fat versions.
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Candy bars- most have about 240 calories
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Ferrara Pan jawbreakers- tiny, hard round jawbreakers that have about 5 calories each, and last a long time if you don’t bite them until they are almost dissolved.
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Fast food baked potatoes- when loaded, some of these huge spuds are 400-500 calories!
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Soup- many varieties have only 100 calories per serving and can be filling. Try Healthy Choice brand, and Campbell's Soup in Hand. Avoid cream soups.
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Fruit and Yogurt Parfait- when you have to eat something sweet from McDonald’s, try the SNACK SIZE fruit and yogurt Parfait, without the granola topping. It Is only 130 calories. Or the apple wedges, with one pack of caramel sauce, for 100 calories. |
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