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Counting calories: Get back to weight-loss basics
Swapping high-calorie foods for lower calorie options
Reducing your portion sizes
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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 choices
Cutting your portion sizes
Putting it all together
Reducing your portion sizes
Content
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 choices
Cutting 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 evening bowl of ice cream.
Think about what you eat and drink each day and find items you could cut out. If you think that skipping your treat will leave you with a craving, swap it with a low-calorie choice.
| Instead of this ... | Calories* | Try this ... | Calories* |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Actual calories may vary by brand. | |||
| Flavored latte, 16 ounces | 268 | Black coffee, 16 ounces | 5 |
| Chocolate ice cream, 1 cup | 292 | Strawberries, 1 1/2 cups whole | 69 |
| Lemon-lime soda, 16 ounces | 210 | Sparkling water, 16 ounces | 0 |
