Food Replacement Game Plan

For ultimate weight loss success, I always suggest the following food replacements. These suggestions help cut calories without reducing the volume of food you eat.

• Replace a nonvegetable food with a vegetable (or increase a vegetable portion).
• Replace a nonfruit food with a fruit (or increase a fruit portion).
• Replace a high-calorie beverage with a low-calorie beverage.
• Replace a fried food with a nonfried food.
• Replace a high-fat meat with a lean meat.
• Replace a high-calorie sauce, condiment, or topping with a low-calorie alternative.
• Replace a refined grain with a whole grain.
• Replace a whole-milk dairy food with a lo-fat dairy food.
• Replace a high-calorie dessert with a low-calorie dessert.
• Replace a nonorganic food with an organic food.