Favourite Swaps?

FindingMyself92

Just wondering what people's favourite swaps are.

So something you use to indluge in / love and what healthy food you have swapped it for!

kaaaayla

I use unflavored greek yogurt in place of anything creamy, so like if you're making tuna salad or any recipe that calls for mayonnaise, use nonfat yogurt.

I also have discovered that I like almond milk more than regular milk. There's still debate over which is healthier, but unsweetened almond milk is a lot fewer calories than 2% cow milk.

cecsav1

Zoodles for spaghetti, and mashed cauliflower for mashed potatoes.

kommodevaran

I eat the same things as before, but more/more often of some things and less/less often of other things.

• I plan meals and portion out so that I have food for several days, instead of throwing away because it's spoiled or I'm afraid it's spoiled.
• I assemble lots of things myself from components - for instance plain yogurt+nuts+sweetener and fruit, or smoothie (banana, milk, berries/nut butter+cocoa) instead of fruit flavored yogurt.
• I eat more full fat instead of low fat.
• Brown basmati has more or less replaced white jasmine rice.
• I cook more from scratch. Soups and mashes are made from vegetables, not packets.
• I buy more unseasoned meat/fish instead of marinated/meatloaf/sausages etc.
• I don't add sugar to tea anymore, and drink my coffee black. Water instead of diet soda.
• I eat porridges with butter instead of sweetened breakfast cereals.

I didn't love it, but I used to indulge in chocolate, candy, ice cream, cookies, cake, chips. I don't do that anymore, I don't feel the need/urge because I prefer the food I eat now.

ganzelly

Plain rolled oats or steel cut oats that I add stuff to instead of buying the flavored packets. Plain yogurt that I add stuff to and also use in place of sour cream and mayo.

wtliftchick

I'm a huge snacker so I've been leaving a bowl of grapes and a bowl of cherry tomatoes on the counter. Now I grab those when I go into my kitchen instead of heading to the pantry for crackers. Just having it out helps because I'm not really hungry, I just want to nibble.

distinctlybeautiful

I mean, I use 1% milk in my protein shakes now instead of 2%.. not very exciting, but it tastes the same and cuts out a few calories that I can use for solid food!

12Sarah2015

Eat dates and nuts instead of biscuits and cheese