1)      Breakfast Swap: Try oatmeal instead of granola. A serving of steel-cut (plain) oats contains less calories, fats and sugars. Granola can be packed with sugar and artificial sweeteners. Plus, it will keep you feeling full throughout the morning!

2)      Breakfast Swap: Plain yogurt with fresh fruit over flavored yogurt. The fruit mixture at the bottom of the container is more sugar than actual fruit, and fresh fruit tastes better! This will save you 60 calories and a whopping 13 grams of sugar!

3)      Lunch Swap: Broth-based minestrone over tomato basil soup. The tomato basil soup may sound like the healthiest choice, but don’t let the “tomato” fool you. The soup is thick from heavy cream and full of sugar from tomato paste. This swap can save you hundreds of calories while eating a heartier soup!

4)      Lunch Swap: Trade iceberg lettuce for spinach. Iceberg lettuce doesn’t have much nutrition at all. Spinach, however, is full of iron, folate, magnesium, and vitamins A and C. Your metabolism will thank you!

5)      Dinner Swap: Spaghetti squash over white pasta. This is a low-cal, high-fiber switch that will leave you wanting more.  This veggie-filled dinner saves calories while giving you a bunch of vitamin C, folate and magnesium. Instead of feeling drowsy after that plate of pasta, this swap will increase your energy!

6)      Dinner Swap: Instead of mashed potatoes, try mashed cauliflower. This delicious swap tastes very similar to its starchy sibling. It also delivers about a day’s worth of vitamin C!

 

What swaps do you make at home?