Choose LIGHT whipped topping over topping prepared with whipping cream and save enough fat and calories to sink a battleship. Better yet, drag out that inexpensive frother and whip up skim milk. Add a bit of Splenda and dollop on fresh fruit. Can we say 'light as a feather'?

Purchase unsweetened canned fruit and add extra sweetness using Splenda/Equal sugar substitutes for zero added calories and fat.

Diet Toast: 1 slice of diet bread (35 calories) sprayed with no calorie butter spray. Pop into your toaster.

A way to add fun into your diet without increasing the fat and calories is to incorporate no calorie sweeteners, such as Splenda, Nutrasweet and Equal.

Calorie-free is going to be a bit difficult to find in your pantry or fridge, but the following food comes pretty close: 1/2 cup strawberries = 22 calories.

The Frozen Monkey - Freeze 1 banana, sliced.  Roll in no calorie sweetener, cocoa powder and cinnamon.  About 80 calories. Frozen fruits take a while to eat and go well with hot summer weather.

Enjoy 1 cup of frozen fruit for about 50 calories for most fruits.

Diet 101: Skim Evaporated Milk to Cut Recipe Calories - Even more good diet moos regarding dairy products in your diet recipe. By replacing the cream, ice cream, sour cream, buttermilk  and milk in your recipes with evaporated skim milk you'll save calories while adding tasty goodness to your diet recipes.

Power Foods - Power foods such as fish, whole grains, leafy greens, fresh fruits and vegetables will help you get a leg up on your good health.

Keep in mind that although the dieter's goal is to drop unnecessary weight, what they eat today creates the body of tomorrow. Make it strong - make it healthy.

Fat Free Sour Cream - Not a Tasty Option for All Dieters - Sour creams have made a comeback in not only the 'non-diet' daily diet, but in the daily diet of dieters.  Regular sour creams stand shoulder-to-shoulder at local markets with their healthier, thinner sisters - including light sour cream, reduced fat sour cream and virtually fat-free sour creams.

Fat-free sour creams may leave a sour taste in many dieter's mouth but when used in recipes,one would be pressed to tell the difference. 

Our diet tip for sour cream:   Use fat-free sour cream in recipes and opt for LIGHT sour cream as a stand alone over full-blown sour cream.

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