Following is a list of Leslie's 'easy' ways to cut 100 calories from your daily diet,
Breakfast
- Eat half of a medium sized bagel instead a whole bagel. Save 142 calories.
- Eat one medium orange instead of drinking 12 ounces of orange juice. Save 106 calories.
- Pour � cup of granola into a small mug rather than 1 cup into a bowl. Save 200 calories.
- Make an omelet with 4 egg whites instead of two whole eggs. Save 87 calories.
- Top pancakes or waffles with � cup of berries and � low fat yogurt instead of � cup of syrup. Save 125 calories.
- Swap 4 slices of regular bacon for 4 slices of Canadian back bacon. Save 122 calories.
Lunch and dinner
- Skip the cheese on your turkey or ham sandwich. Save 115 calories.
- Spread your bread with mustard instead of 1 tablespoon of regular mayonnaise. Save 90 calories.
- Order pizza with thin crust instead of deep dish crust. Per 2 medium slices, save 120 calories.
- Serve your pasta with tomato sauce instead of creamy Alfredo sauce. Per � cup, save 130 calories.
- Remove the skin on chicken before eating. Per 5 ounce (150 gram) serving, save 50 calories.
- Cut an 8 ounce (240 gram) steak in half and save the other portion for another meal. For a New York strip loin, save 300 calories.
- Top a baked potato with plain non fat yogurt and salsa instead or regular sour cream. Per 1/3 cup (75 ml), save 100 calories.
- Reduce your portion of cooked rice or pasta by � cup (125 ml). Save 100 calories.
- Enjoy your salad without the croutons. Per 1/3 cup (75 ml), save 60 calories.
- Squeeze lemon juice over cooked vegetables instead of adding butter. Per tablespoon, save 100 calories.
- Use low sodium vegetable or chicken stock instead of oil when saut�ing. Per tablespoon (15 ml), save 120 calories.
Snacks
- Substitute 14 potato chips with 2 cups (500 ml) plain air popped popcorn. Save 90 calories.
- Munch on � cup (125 ml) of fresh grapes instead of � cup of raisins. Save 150 calories.
- Dip 8 celery sticks into hummus instead of 2 lavash crackers. Save 92 calories.
- Say no to buttery topping at the movie theatre. For a large popcorn, save 300 calories.
- Swap rich ice cream for frozen sorbet. Per 1/2 cup (125 ml), save 140 calories.
Beverages
- In coffee, use 2 % milk instead of half and half (10% milkfat). Save 80 calories per � cup.
- Order a latte (12 ounce or "tall") with skim milk instead of whole milk. Save 90 calories.
- When thirsty, drink a glass of water instead of fruit juice. Per 8 ounces (250 ml), save 120 calories.
- On the weekend, drink two light beers instead of two regular beers. Save 100 calories.
- When buying regular soft drinks, share a 20 ounce serving (591 ml) or save half for another day. Save 130 calories.
