Cheerios® wants to help lower bad cholesterol 10% in one month.
Use these helpful tips along the way.
See how easy it is to cut back on calories without sacrificing flavor.
Meals
- Before baking or broiling fish, spread a thin coat of fat-free mayonnaise on top and sprinkle with seasonings, keeps it moist and flavorful!
- Spray pans with non-stick cooking spray rather than oil - they are available in great flavors, try them out!
- Fill up with soup - studies show that having a broth-based soup before a meal can help you eat less.
Soup is filling, delicious, and nutritious. Try some of the low-sodium varieties to cut salt and select soups with fewer than 120 calories per cup.
- Having pasta? Buy pasta sauces in the can, not jar - they taste great and are lower in calories (and price!).
Try adding some vegetables (sliced carrots, zucchini, snow peas, etc.)
to the water just before draining - it will give you a larger portion with fewer calories (and a lot of nutrition!).
- Gotta have butter? Use whipped tub butter - spreads easier and you use less.
Sweets
- Want some ice cream? Top some frozen blueberries (slightly thawed) with light vanilla yogurt - very creamy, cold, and delicious!
- Sweeten things up! Use the low-calorie yellow, pink, or blue packs to add sweetness without the calories.
- Craving chocolate?
- Have a piece of dark chocolate - savor it and move on!
- Dip slices of fruit in 2 tbsp of sugar-free chocolate sauce.
Drinks
- Add a squeeze of lemon to diet soft-drinks to enhance the flavor.
- Skip the high-calorie coffe-shop mocha-chino or specialty drinks. Instead, mix a sugar-free
fat-free hot cocoa packet into your coffee (regular or decaf), add some skim milk if you want it creamier.
- Use powered coffee creamer instead of liquid - it is easy to overdose (and add too many calories) with liquid creamer.
For added flavor, try:
- Adding vanilla or almond extract to your home brew.
- Flavored powered coffee-creamer.
- Add vanilla soy milk.
Other Helpful Tips
- Remember portion control is your friend:
- If you tend to overeat from large packages, use individual portion packs or avoid
eating right out of the bag by pouring out a smaller portion to help manage calories.
- Use measuring cups & spoons - you'd be surprised what a "portion" is.
- Gotta have more - add a side-salad or go for seconds on vegetables (tomatoes,
cucumbers, cauliflower, spinach, string beans, etc. - they're all low calorie.)
- Look online before heading out - most restaurants list menus online - choose before you go to avoid
last-minute less healthy choices.