By Donna V. Scaglione
We all know there are certain foods we shouldn’t eat because they contain lots of fat, sugar, and calories. But do you really want to give up your favorite brownie recipe? And who wants to swear off their afternoon special coffee drink?
There are ways to continue to enjoy those less-than-healthy treats. It just means changing up that beloved cookie recipe a bit, and tweaking that scrumptious Caffé Mocha order slightly.
You can do it. Here’s how.
1. Slim down drinks
High-calorie drinks like fruit juices and specialty coffees can come with lots of sugar and/or fat, just like solid foods do. Cut back on the sugar and calories in a bottle of juice by emptying half and storing it, then refilling the bottle with water, suggests Men’s Health. (Eight ounces of 100 percent orange juice contain 110 calories and 22 grams of sugar.) Request to have that coffee drink made with nonfat milk and sugar-free syrup. (A Starbucks 16-ounce Caffé Mocha made with 2 percent milk and topped with whipped cream contains 330 calories and 15 grams of fat. Substitute nonfat milk and skip the whipped cream, and it drops to 220 calories and just 2.5 grams of fat.)
