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Cut 100 Calories
Cut 100 Calories... At Breakfast
Ditch the Pop-Tart for a slice of high-fiber toast with strawberry jam.
Gotta have carbs? Split a bagel with a coworker.
Drink your two cups of joe black. Or order a single espresso instead of your usual latte.
Swap OJ for the real deal — one fresh orange.
Trade a side of regular sausage for turkey.
Eat your granola from a 4-ounce mug, not an 8-ounce bowl.
Order pancakes, but hold the butter.
Scramble together 4 egg whites instead of 2 whole eggs.
Cut 100 Calories... During Dessert
Stop eating when you hit the crust. The edges and bottoms of baked goods are especially caloric because they absorb the butter used to grease the pan.
Fill your bowl with sorbet instead of ice cream — you can have an extra ½ cup of the former and still slash calories.
Have sugar-free Jell-O instead of pudding. Better your nighttime treat jiggle than your thighs.
Go ahead and have that piece of birthday cake — just scrape off the chocolate frosting first.
Eat 5 meringue cookies instead of 2 chocolate chip ones.
Can the cone. Have your ice cream in a bowl.
Top your dessert with ½ cup of fresh berries instead of 2 tablespoons of chocolate syrup.
Cut 100 Calories... At Lunch
Leave the Swiss cheese out of your sandwich.
Slather your bread with mustard rather than mayo and save 80 calories per tablespoon.
Pass up croutons at the salad bar.
Use up to 10 pumps of ranch dressing spray instead of pouring 2 tablespoons from a bottle.
Devour a slice of Pizza Hut cheese pan pizza instead of the meat lover's variety.
Take your iced tea unsweetened.
Stuff chicken salad into a whole-wheat pita instead of between slices of multigrain bread.
Make your burger turkey, not beef.
Go bunless — shed your hamburger roll.
Cut 100 Calories... In The Kitchen
Substitute nonfat Greek yogurt for a serving of sour cream.
Use chicken broth (low-sodium is best) instead of oil to sauté meat and veggies.
Making homemade mac 'n cheese? Cut 2 tablespoons of butter from the recipe.
Next time you make meatballs, meatloaf, or burgers, go half-and-half with ground beef and turkey.
When preparing packaged foods that call for butter or oil, like rice and stuffing, use a broth instead.
Swap low-fat cottage cheese for whole-milk ricotta when you make lasagna or stuffed shells.
Use tuna packed in water, not oil.
Cut 100 Calories... At Happy Hour
Nurse a single glass of wine instead of downing 2 beers.
Ask for your rum and cokes in a highball glass. Bartenders pour an average of 20 percent less liquid into taller tumblers, so you'll swig less per round.
Drizzle extra hot sauce, not blue cheese or ranch dressing, on your wings.
Ordering a cocktail? Make it on the rocks instead of frozen. Slushy fruit drinks tend to be made with bottled mixers that contain added sugar and syrups.
Blending your own? Have a daiquiri, not a piña colada.
Sip a glass of water between drinks — pacing yourself can help you cut back by a glass or more.
Dip your nachos in salsa rather than guacamole.
For automatic portion control, sip wine from a Champagne flute, not an oversize goblet.
Mix your vodka with Red Bull Sugarfree, not cranberry juice.
Cut 100 Calories... At The Drive-Thru
Pass up a Wendy's baked potato with sour cream and chives and chow down on value fries instead. Amazing but true.
Have a McDonald's cheeseburger instead of a Quarter Pounder with cheese.
Downsize your drink: Trade a large fountain soda (with ice) for a medium.
Go for grill marks. Order a flame-broiled chicken sandwich rather than one that's breaded (and usually fried in oil).
Treat yourself to an ice-cream cone at McDonald's instead of Dairy Queen.
Make your daily pick-me-up at Starbucks a skinny vanilla latte, not a regular.
Skip the two packets of BBQ sauce — eat your burger and fries plain.
Cut 100 Calories... Snack break
Drink sparkling water instead of soda.
Move your stash of Hershey's Kisses at least 6 feet away from your desk — you'll dip in half as often.
Drain the heavy syrup from your can of fruit cocktail and then rinse the fruit with water before digging in.
Have ½ cup of fresh grapes instead of that little snack box of raisins.
Lay off the Lay's Classic potato chips and have a handful of Rold Gold pretzels.
Satisfy a crunch craving with baby carrots, not potato chips.
Cut 100 Calories... When You're Not Cooking
Request the lemon chicken with white rice, not fried.
Skip the crunchy noodles with your bowl of wonton soup.
Ask for an order of Szechuan Shrimp instead of your usual General Tso's.
Choose the pasta with ½ cup of marinara instead of ½ cup of Alfredo sauce.
Indulge your inner carnivore with beef stroganoff, not meat lasagna.
Go with the baked potato (butter only), not the mashed, as your side of choice.
Dip your dinner roll in marinara sauce instead of olive oil.
Avoid anything breaded. Flour and bread crumbs not only add calories but also absorb more cooking oil.
Two or more slices of pizza? Blot off the grease with a napkin