Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Cooking secrets and super swaps

One of the biggest secrets of my weight loss is NOT giving up things that I love and just making swaps that contain less fat or calories.  Here is a collection of places that you can find great ideas for swaps and low cal recipes that will keep you satisfied without feeling deprived:

Eat This - Not That:
While I don't always agree with their choices, they have a great collection of books (including one called COOK This, Not That which gives you at home equivalents to unhealthy restaurant recipes)
You can check them out here:  http://eatthis.menshealth.com/home or if you'd like more regular updates, sign up for their email list or find them on Facebook.

Hungry Girl:
Hungry Girl is a great source for low cal recipes and trade offs.  I recently stumbled on a part of the page that includes recipe swaps for those yummy Starbucks Cake Pops which pack almost 200 calories in a tiny package.  :)

The following are just general swaps that would be great for use in recipes:


This is a cool little web app that you tell what you're craving... and it gives you a healthy alternative!

If you have any other favorite locations for these types of tips, please share!  I'm always looking for new gems.  :)

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