How to Cut Calories

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Cut the fat to cut calories.

This includes margarine, oils, lard, shortening and butter.  Sometimes it's not so much fun to cut the butter, is it?

Cut the sugar to cut calories.

This includes sugar-filled desserts, donuts, cinnamon rolls, cookies and sugar itself.

Cut the whole dairy products to cut calories.

This includes whole milk, whipping cream, cream, buttermilk and regular sour cream.

Cut the carbs to cut calories.

Even if you aren't carb-dieting, cutting back on carbs can cut calories dramatically.  Foods to keep at a minimum include: white pasta, white rice and white bread.

How to enjoy your diet while cutting calories:

Substitute no calorie butter such as Parkay, and non-stick butter spray for fat.

Cut sugar intake in half OR substitute no calorie sweeteners such as Splenda and Equal.

Substitute whole dairy products for skimmed dairy products.

Substitute complex carbs for simple carbs.  White bread for wheat bread, white pasta for wheat pasta, and white rice for brown rice.

Even if you aren't carb-dieting, cutting back on carbs can cut calories dramatically.  Foods to keep at a minimum include: white pasta, white rice and white bread.

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