Calorie Snapshot - How Trimming Fat From the Daily Diet Trims Fat From the Waistline

Comparing Calories in Foods Via Cooking Methods

Going from fat to thin can be as simple as readjusting the foods on your plate at mealtime. Just look at the table below to see the effect that a bit of rearranging can have on the old bath scales. Choosing foods closest to nature cuts calories by more than two-thirds. A tip: Look for foods found in their natural wrappers - such as bananas and other fresh fruit, veggies, nuts and seeds.

Caloric comparison of same foods that have been cooked via different preparation methods. Just look at the vast caloric difference! The foods closest to Mother Nature contain about 2/3rd's the number of calories and significantly lower dietary fat grams.

Foods Closest to Nature	Calories	Foods Flavored With Fat	Calories
1/2 cup of egg noodles, cooked	120	1 cup of Mac 'n Cheese	259
1/2 cup of white chicken, roasted - meat only, no skin	115	Fried Chicken - 1 breast	436
1 cup of green beans	27	1 cup of green bean casserole	275
Whole Grain Bread (1 slice with 1/2 pat of butter)	100	Garlic Cheese Bread (1 small wedge)	257
Baked Apple (small) with cinnamon, 1/2 pat butter, 1 teaspoon of brown sugar	125	Apple Pie (1/8 of apple pie)	296
Ice Tea, unsweetened	0	Sweet Ice Tea (6 ounces)	92
Total Calories:	487	Total Calories:	1,615

Who would think that a cup of macaroni and cheese, 1 cup of green bean casserole, a wedge of bread and 1 chicken breast could add up to so many calories? Although all of these foods are delicious, so are their lower-calorie counterparts. And when it comes down to the bottom line, isn't getting rid of that excess weight worth the small sacrifice?

Bottom Line: Cutting fat in the diet helps trim fat off the waistline. Enjoy the flavors offered by Mother Nature and Father Earth rather than foods flavored with fat.

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