Food swaps

RodaRose wrote: »

What is sammirs in mash? And what kind of swaps are you looking for? Options that are lower calorie than what you had been eating?

I think they meant sammies as in sandwiches & mash as in mashed potatoes, but I could be wrong.

Avocados instead of butter or mayo

I use small amounts of Horseradish sauce instead of mayo on sandwiches. (20 cals per tsp.)

I can't do the lettuce wraps either, but using a tortilla is often lower calorie than using bread. Because you only use a single tortilla, and the right ones can actually hold a lot of stuff.

Horseradish and many mustards are also very low calorie and low or no sugar as well. I love mayo but you pay the price for using it.

Some of the flavored Greek yogurt is good for dips, and you can buy it in various fat and sugar levels depending on where you want or need to cut back.

We've actually found some regular and tortilla chips that have chia seeds, quinoa, and other such goodies in them. As well as a sweet potato chip they sell locally. Not much lower in calories at all, but more nutrition for equal or slightly lower calories, and they are really tasty. They aren't as salty either, so it's easier to have a few and walk away.



And I often swap hard exercise time to indulge in the things I would crave and make me break my eating habits. It's a fair swap to me, as a hard bike ride can earn me a trip to the food trucks and a beer or two.

I have started squeezing half a lemon over a salad in place of dressings. *Wonderful* taste! Lime juice works well too

Now when eating sandwiches or burgers I get brown spicy mustard or yellow mustard instead of mayo. I never realized what a huge calorie difference it is, especially when you're at a sandwich shop or burger joint. While it may only save me 30 calories off my sandwiches at home, at a restaurant their mayo and portion sizes can mean it saves me ~100 calories or more.

Salsa is another friend. On eggs and salads, I often use salsa instead of dressing.

When I am craving a chocolate bar but don't wanna actually have one...a small amount of peanut butter, unsweetened coconut flakes, and ~5 semisweet chocolate chips satisfies my craving pretty well. Alternatively, I'll have the 5 or so chocolate chips along with 3 or 4 pecans, whole raw almonds, or walnut halves.

Apple sauce for oil in most baked goods.

Cauliflower instead of potatoes is a great one!!! Also love using spaghetti squash instead of pasta!

I pretty much make a taco out of anything that used to be a sandwich or toast (corn tortillas since I'm gluten-free). Breakfast taco with eggs and veggies, lunch taco, dinner taco. Leftover meat and veggies make perfect taco fare (usually). Mash up a little avocado with salsa and use instead of mayo.

I haven't tried the cauliflower mash yet, but it's on my list. Also love my spiralizer for zucchini noodles. I mixed half zucchini noodles with half gluten-free spaghetti and added spaghetti sauce. It was a big hit with hubby and he didn't even notice the different "noodles".