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Calories will depend on the yogurt you use. Garlic and cucumber only add a few calories. I normally use fat free plain greek yogurt for sauces because less calories and more protein. You also won't need a lot of the tzatziki to get the yummy flavor. It can be pretty low cal. Start with an individual sized plain yogurt or…

Tzatziki might be good too. You could thin it out or use regular plain yogurt instead of greek. It's so easy to make. Finely diced garlic clove mixed into 1/2 to 1 cup plain yogurt (depends on how much you like garlic) and peel and seed a few inches of cucumber then dice that small. Mix together with slight dash salt. I…

Credit for this goes to someone else - use the laughing cow wedges and sprinkle some nutritional yeast in at the end. It adds lots of cheesy flavor. Start light and weigh it since it does have calories and can be strong tasting. If you use it on the shirataki soy noodles it's really low cal

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I mostly think of watermelon when it comes to the 4th of July. It was just about the only time we had it when I was a kid. The rest of the cookout food can either be eaten in a sensible portion or avoided. Burgers are so easy to customize and keep calories in check - load up with veggies and you have a giant juicy burger…

Cook the veggies with some garlic, salt and pepper. Fresh chopped, jarred or powdered garlic all work. I'm not a fan of Mrs Dash - I've tried but it lacks much flavor. Then again, I like bold flavors so..... chili powder, cumin, salt and cayenne is awesome on green beans, asparagus, cauliflower, broccoli, potatoes,…

I almost always eat the whole egg. Occasionally I'll have a couple whole eggs and then just the whites of a few more to bulk up an omelette without blowing calories for that meal and the dog gets the extra yolks then. Eggs are THE most filling meal I have tried at breakfast. I can do just a couple eggs with toast and stay…

I hate to say it but.....soda. I have a lot more skin issues when I drink too much soda. And artificial sweeteners but I pretty much only have those in soda. Even full sugar soda gives me problems. Diagnosed as a child with eczema/atopic dermatitis and never had soda then. Never. Cleared up with puberty - how's that for…

I love a really good dark beer. I've found most of the time the tastier a beer is the less I'll want a second one. One of those treats that you can make room for B). If I have beer I almost never have a dessert. I'm not a big drinker anyway but if I'm looking to party a little I drink a vodka or tequila drink that is low…

You're only cheating yourself by doing a cheat day. An occasional holiday or special occasion is no big deal because that's part of a normal healthy diet (as in overall food eaten and not diet to lose weight). Keep it as an occasional day and don't make every celebration a reason to gorge. Plan ahead. Shave off a 100 or…

I had Chinese food yesterday. I got it with no rice (hate fried rice anyway and didn't really want white rice) and subbed more steamed broccoli instead. They never question asking for veg instead of rice at any Chinese restaurant (fast food or sit down) I've ever been to. I can't remember ever being charged more either. I…

Yep thrift stores are great for things like jeans and skirts. I sometimes find high quality things in new or almost new shape and you can't beat the 4 or 5 dollar price - sometimes even cheaper on deal days. Jeans are a definite thrift store thing since you'll probably go down some more sizes and they can be pricey new.…

I've actually kind of migrated to doing this without any plan to do it. I have found that most days just eating a couple eggs sometimes as an omelette with veggies or on a small roll with laughing cow cheese when I get out of bed is all I need. I don't go to town most nights, but when I have 1400+ calories at 7pm well I…

Personally I went from extremely athletic and active to injured, sick and bedridden for weeks at a time. Previously I never had to worry about quantity of food and I ate mostly healthier foods. When I say healthier I mean mostly whole plant based foods that were minimally processed. I still loved my snacks with the…

I really love both. Maple syrup does beat a lot of the clover honey, but I have to say a quality wildflower honey beats everything. Absolutely amazing flavor.

Maple foot - which is probably the same or very similar to the maple bars others have listed. I live in the south right now so I haven't had one in years. All Krispy Kreme here - which is highly overrated but will start a fight if you say that out loud. They don't know better :D. A very fresh right off the conveyor belt…

Aldis is hit or miss here. I check produce carefully and sometimes end up with a lot and sometimes none. I can get meat cheaper at our IGA store. And fresher. Their greek yogurt - some is good and some has a very odd chalky consistency. I checked ingredients and couldn't tell what might be causing that since I noted no…

We call diet Sunkist "liquid crack" because of the caffeine lol. I don't know if it applies to regular Sunkist. I drink a lot of caffeine daily (mostly coffee) and can barely drink Sunkist without bouncing off the walls. It's very tasty. I know I've seen another brand that is caffeine free diet orange - maybe minute made…

I agree it's really gross now. It used to be my favorite then I got on a diet Dr pepper kick and didn't buy diet pepsi for months. A couple weeks ago pepsi was on sale and Dr pepper out of stock so we got a few 2 liters diet pepsi. I couldn't finish one cup of it because of the aftertaste. It doesn't taste the same at all.…

I put a little (cooked) garlic on most veggies. I didn't have to bribe them. There was no dessert just because I wasn't raised with a nightly dessert so that's still odd to me. Dessert was special occasion stuff. My kids hated hot dogs, nuggets, Mac n cheese (still will only eat real mac n cheese made with actual cheese),…

I think with a good instructor it's probably a fun workout. I have seen a total moron teaching a class that was dangerous. It was a crossfit gym with many windows that I walked past often with my dog. This idiot had people jumping with heavy weights throwing them around and running swinging them - I'm positive he lost…

I eat a wide variety of foods while making sure I'm at least close to protein goals. Fat and carbs are never a problem to hit. I count calories. Nothing special to my diet. Lately I am concentrating on making sure of nutrients because I'm unable to eat at normal volume (health issue). Not as many treat items because of…

Just throwing this out if you ever do want lunch meat - Butterball has a lower sodium turkey deli slices available. It's 210mg per serving last I saw which is less than half and sometimes only 1/3 sodium of other brands. It's in the already packaged area. Not sure if deli counter also has it. Read packages because some is…

I always cook my tofu either sauté it or baked. I slice it or cube it then season. I refuse to eat it floating in soups lol. You can make it any flavor you like - it's good seasoned with taco type spices, the other day I sprinkled 5 spice powder on it and also added a little ginger and cayenne then a few drops sesame oil…

Banana. I was busy the instant I woke up (phone call then dash to the car lol) I normally eat 2 scrambled eggs with 56g or so cottage cheese mixed in. Sometimes on toast and sometimes with dash hot sauce.

I use real butter because it's so much more flavor and it's authentic flavor for the same calories. I end up using less a lot of the time. Margarine just isn't very good in comparison and the low calorie ones are a 100% waste of calories cuz taste :s I don't cook in Teflon pans but I do love my ceramic coated skillet. Very…

Tongue swelling is an emergency. Anything you are allergic to could cause that reaction so we have no way of knowing if it's the onions or something else for you. If you can't afford an allergist then avoid anything and everything different you had that day is only advice I could give. I would not try elimination and…

If you like garlic it's really good with that in it. Lowest calorie would be to fully cook it - roasted has most flavor but steaming or boiling is good too. Mash and puree it really well in a blender or food processor. Add roasted garlic or it can also be boiled or steamed with the cauliflower - 1 or 2 cloves is enough…

I don't know about anyone else but smoothies I make end up 400 to 600ish calories each. I'd gain if I had those unlimited. I treat a smoothie as a dessert or special treat since they are high calorie and not long term filling.

Plan your meals around what's on sale instead of shopping for a specific menu plan. Stock up on sale items/ bulk items. It's different each week so eventually you have a big variety. Portion and freeze what can be frozen. Dry goods keep a long time (check dates on any mixes lIke pancake, cakes, etc.). Frozen fruit and…