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Counting calories: Get back to weight-loss basics
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Calories: Fuel for your body
Tipping the scale
Cutting calories
Saving calories by cutting high-calorie, low-nutrition items
Swapping high-calorie foods for lower calorie options
Reducing your portion sizes
Putting it all together
Saving calories by cutting high-calorie, low-nutrition items
Skipping one or two high-calorie items is a good place to start when cutting calories. For example, you could skip your morning latte, soda at lunch or that bowl of ice cream you always have after dinner.
Think about what you eat and drink each day and identify items you could cut out. If you think that skipping your indulgence will leave you with a craving, try a low-calorie substitution.
Instead of ... | Calories* | Choose ... | Calories* |
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*Actual calories may vary by brand. | |||
Flavored latte, 8 oz. (250 g) | 134 | Black coffee, 8 oz. (250 g) | 0 |
Chocolate ice cream, 1 cup (135 g) | 292 | Strawberries, 1 cup (150 g) | 48 |
Lemon-lime soda, 16 oz. (491 g) | 201 | Sparkling water, 16 oz. (491 g) | 0 |