Swap this for that!

pompomcarla
pompomcarla Posts: 8
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I'm not sure if this has been done before but I thought it would be fun to share any healthy food swaps we've adopted into our lifestyles.

One for me is:

Ice cream for low fat greek yoghurt!
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  • mom2my4boys
    mom2my4boys Posts: 148 Member
    Coffee with lots of cream and sugar for tea with a little milk and sugar. Fun idea. Next!
  • Krikit34
    Krikit34 Posts: 125 Member
    Mashed cauliflower for mashed potatoes
  • tierra85
    tierra85 Posts: 300 Member
    Sliced broiled zucchini with tomato sauce and cheese on top instead of pizza.

    Home made baked kale chips instead of potato chips.

    Home made steeped iced teas instead of juice.

    Frozen grapes instead of ice cream.
  • maskedbelleza
    maskedbelleza Posts: 23 Member
    Ice cream for frozen banana "ice cream". You can easily make variations (chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
  • gemmamummy
    gemmamummy Posts: 185 Member
    Instead of using tortilla wraps I put all my fajita mix inside a massive lettuce leaf. Chucked the biscuits and have an oatcake instead
  • Lilenatalem
    Lilenatalem Posts: 46 Member
    Mashed cauliflower for mashed potatoes

    I have tried this so many times and I just cant stand it. I have to add SOO much salt/chickenstock during the blending to make it taste good. Maybe I'm doing it wrong?


    For me apple sauce for sugar in my cooking (specifically banana bread)
  • sarahliftsUP
    sarahliftsUP Posts: 752 Member
    Instead of pop (I'm Canadian), one can of carbonated water with a splash of 100% pineapple juice (not from concentrate) and then add in some raspberries, strawberries for fun.
  • curvyin2014
    curvyin2014 Posts: 26
    Cauliflower pizza crust yum!

    Also applesauce instead of oil in baking
  • Peacockbutterfly
    Peacockbutterfly Posts: 90 Member
    Greek yogurt frozen bars instead of the love of my life...ice cream.
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    This thread makes me sad. Good luck off to have my last chocolate of the night
  • suecatjkl
    suecatjkl Posts: 13
    baked corn tortilla instead of fried tortilla

    peanut shake for ice cream shake

    coconut milk for cream and milk

    lots of fruit instead of snicker doodle cookies
  • sphkhn
    sphkhn Posts: 456 Member
    Kombucha instead of Soda its an expensive alternative but I only drank soda a few times a week to begin with.
  • karen_golfs
    karen_golfs Posts: 377 Member
    coconut creamer, frozen greek yogurt bars,
  • emmyjoyful
    emmyjoyful Posts: 1
    For mashed: I use about half cauliflower half potato. Nobody even notices.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,282 Member
    This thread makes me sad. Good luck off to have my last chocolate of the night

    Why does it make you sad?

    People aren't saying they will never have their favourite thing ever again - but if you are going to lose weight, you are going to have to make some changes to your eating habits ( and/or do more exercise) .
    So if one of their changes is swapping, say, a regular snack of ice cream to a snack of frozen grapes, why is this sad?
  • CarolinkaCjj
    CarolinkaCjj Posts: 622 Member
    Carrots for a least some of the normal crackers/chips with dip. Works for me.
  • nicolemontagna22
    nicolemontagna22 Posts: 229 Member
    Ice cream for fat free pudding.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I swapped Aldi mutligrain or 100% wheat "Sandwich Skinnies" for hamburger buns. I sometimes swap them (or 1/2 of one) for toast, too (for making breakfast sandwiches).

    Also, swap baby carrots for pita chips when eating hummus...or do something like have 8 baby carrots and 5-6 falafel chips or pita chips with hummus.

    While I don't think almond milk is some magical wonderful thing, I enjoy it in place of dairy milk sometimes and it has fewer calories.
  • wannakimmy
    wannakimmy Posts: 488 Member
    fresh fruits of all kinds for most sweets. Used to love bakery sweets. I don't even miss them anymore. I have an occasional treat, but the fruit does it for me. As for chocolate, if I really want it, I fit it into my goal for the day.
  • ashenriver
    ashenriver Posts: 498 Member
    I cant say I have swapped anything,

    I did start using one slice of toast with jam and peanut butter for breakfast instead of making a sandwich.
  • Branstin
    Branstin Posts: 2,320 Member
    Smaller portions instead of bigger portions!
  • KaysKidz
    KaysKidz Posts: 208 Member
    This thread makes me sad. Good luck off to have my last chocolate of the night

    Why does it make you sad?

    People aren't saying they will never have their favourite thing ever again - but if you are going to lose weight, you are going to have to make some changes to your eating habits ( and/or do more exercise) .
    So if one of their changes is swapping, say, a regular snack of ice cream to a snack of frozen grapes, why is this sad?

    Because some people here don't believe in giving up anything. They just work it into their calories. If it fits, they eat it.
  • Michelle_Padgett13
    Michelle_Padgett13 Posts: 417 Member
    I don't restrict anything, but I do find "swaps" helpful on occasion. When I'm nearly at my limits for the day, and I want to binge on salty chips, instead I eat a whole package of seaweed snacks (I like Annie Chun's the best). The whole package is 60 calories. If I need dessert, I have a whole bag of jello cubes instead. Just nom nom nom right out of the bag. The whole thing is 45 calories.

    Of course, the ideal day is one where I've got a billion leftover calories in my "budget," and I get a blizzard at Dairy Queen, but hey -- sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
  • PJPrimrose
    PJPrimrose Posts: 916 Member
    If I get the "munchies" I eat raw veggies. It gets in the veggies I need without adding a lot of calories. I salt instead of using dips.
  • jacqueinhutto
    jacqueinhutto Posts: 34 Member
    Swapped white bread for 40 cal wheat bread, ice cream for frozen yogurt, and ground meat for ground turkey, flour tortillas for corn tortillas.....
  • picklelou
    picklelou Posts: 9
    Great post! I'm always trying to think of inventive ways to swap out foods for better versions.

    So far my main swapsies are:

    - Mashed & steamed Cauliflour for Rice
    - Spiralized Zucchini in place of pasta & Spaghetti noodles
    - Thinly sliced zucchini in place of Lasagne Noodles
    - large lettuce leafs used instead of taco shells
    - Low fat turkey mince, in place of beef mince
    - burgers now come protein style in our house (lose the bun and wrap it in lettuce)
    - Home made raw chocolate instead of crappy stuff made with refined sugar. It tastes WAY better.
    - Fresh Rice Paper Rolls with veggies & protein in place of sandwiches/subs
    - Nutribullet Smoothie in place of sugary cereal
    - Home made overnight oats instead of shop bought cereal.
  • recoveringleah
    recoveringleah Posts: 60
    peanut butter → PB2
    dairy milk → almond milk
    ice cream → frozen yogurt
    white bread → wheat bread
    milkshakes → fruit smoothies
    fast food → home-cooked meals!
  • karenfallison
    karenfallison Posts: 30 Member
    I swapped dip for hummus, yum...swapped oil for applesauce in baking
  • 120by30
    120by30 Posts: 217 Member
    I can't say that I've really swapped anything. I've simply quit buying my weakness (strawberry Twizzlers) and I've swapped the serving size of whatever ice cream we have for eating half the container. I do eat spaghetti squash but I have definitely not swapped that for pasta!
  • GardenGirlie
    GardenGirlie Posts: 241 Member
    Light sprinkling of crumbled blue cheese and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar to replace salad dressing.

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