junk food makeovers

geri1geraldinesuzanne

hi,

i recently discovered cheeseburger salad, i used ground turkey and must say i hardly noticed the absence of the buns or beef.
i wondered if there are more lightened up versions of these types of food (pizzas, hot dogs, tacos etc...).

thanks.

p.s. also looking for new friends..... if anyone wants to add me.

lemurcat12

A local chain here (Protein Bar) does a reasonable calorie buffalo chicken salad that I enjoy. You could make something like that.

AlyssaPetsDogs

Hi!

I love tossing cauliflower in Buffalo sauce and baking. Dip in ranch and it satisfies my craving for Buffalo wings!

I love cheeseburger salad! I also make a cheeseburger casserole that is lower cal and helps with the bun problem!

Feel free to add me! I post swaps when I can that are lower calorie.

TheCupcakeCounter

You can replace heavy cream in any sauce with an equal amount of half & half mixed with cornstarch (about 4tsp per cup of liquid)

You can make a lower fat cheese sauce by making a roux with 3 TB butter and 4TB flour - cook that over med heat until mixture is a very light golden brown then add 2 c. fat free half & half and 8oz shredded cheese. Cook and stir over med-low heat until cheese is melted and sauce is creamy. Add chicken broth to thin if necessary. This make a big batch so you can cut down the recipe size too.

debtay123

You can go on youtube and look up some recipes too

kmorrow0712

I made sweet potato nachos a few nights ago, obviously not crunchy like nachos, but pretty damn good! Oven baked sweet potatoes and cauliflower covered in black beans, some sharp cheddar, add some plain greek yogurt, green onion, jalapeños, and verde salsa on top, voila! If I want to make healthy tex mex-y type stuff I use a lot of chili powder, garlic powder, and pepper, it really brings it along.

SuzySunshine99

Mmmm....McDonalds!....wait...

leanjogreen18

Taco salad

Tacos with tofu and low calorie tortillas

Pizza using flat out pizza crust (120 calories whole pizza crust)

OhMsDiva

geri1geraldinesuzanne wrote: »

hi,

i recently discovered cheeseburger salad, i used ground turkey and must say i hardly noticed the absence of the buns or beef.
i wondered if there are more lightened up versions of these types of food (pizzas, hot dogs, tacos etc...).

thanks.

p.s. also looking for new friends..... if anyone wants to add me.

What is the salad part?