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These lower-calorie alternatives provide new ideas for old favorites. When making a food choice, remember to consider vitamins and minerals. Some foods provide most of their calories from sugar and fat but give you few, if any, vitamins and minerals.

This guide is not meant to be an exhaustive list. We stress reading labels to find out just how many calories are in the specific products you decide to buy.

Milk and Milk Products

If you usually buy:

Try these:

Whole milk

Fat-free (skim), low-fat (1%) or reduced fat (2%) milk

Ice cream

Sorbet and ices, sherbet and low-fat or fat-free frozen yogurt

Cream cheese, cheese (cheddar, Swiss, or jack), American cheese

Neufchatel or "light" cream cheese or fat-free cream cheese, reduced calorie cheese, low-calorie processed cheeses, fat-free cheese

Cereals, Grains, and Pastas

If you usually buy:

Try these:

Pasta with white sauce (Alfredo) or Pasta with cheese sauce

Pasta with red sauce (marinara) or pasta with vegetables (primavera)

Granola

Bran flakes, crispy rice, cooked grits or oatmeal, reduced-fat granola

White rice

Brown rice

Meats, Fish, and Poultry

If you usually buy:

Try these:

Bacon or sausage

Canadian bacon or lean ham

Regular ground beef, chuck, rib, or brisket

Extra lean ground beef such as ground round or ground turkey, beed (round or loin, and trimmed of external fat)

Whole eggs

Egg whites or egg substitutes

Chorizo sausage

Turkey sausage (drained well), vegetarian sausage (made with tofu)

Baked Goods

If you usually buy:

Try these:

Croissants, brioches, donuts, sweet rolls, muffins, scones or pastries

Hard French rolls or soft brown 'n' serve rolls, English muffins, bagels, reduced fat or fat-free muffins or scones

Fat-free or reduced fat cookies (graham crackers, ginger snaps or fig bars)

Snacks and Sweets

If you usually buy:

Try these:

Nuts

Popcorn (air-popped or light microwave), fruits, vegetables

Custards or puddings (made with whole milk)

Puddings (made with fat-free milk)

Fats, Oils, and Salad Dessings

If you usually buy:

Try these:

Regular margarine or butter

Light spread margarines, diet margarine or whipped butter, tub, or squeeze bottle; non-stick cooking spray for stir-frying or sauteing; As a substitute for oil and butter, use applesauce or prune puree in baked goods.

Regular mayonnaise

Light or diet mayonnaise or mustard

Regular salad dressing

Fat-free or reduced-calorie salad dressings, lemon juice or plain, herb-flavored or wine vinegar

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