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From anne, Age 16

this is from a newsletter i'm signed up to... ============================================== SECRET # 3: Simple Food Substitutions You Can Make Use of Now to Easily Eliminate 200-500 Calories Per Day ============================================== Here are some simple food substitutions you can do starting today to eliminate excess calories from your diet. - eat a cinnamon raisin bagel instead of a blueberry muffin - you SAVE 58 calories and 6 grams of fat - eat reduced-fat instant ramen noodle soup (Mr. Skinny) in place of fried instant ramen noodle soup (Mr. Noodles) you end up saving 70 calories and 8 grams of fat - eat 1 cup of air-popped popcorn instead of 10 potato chips and SAVE 75 calories and 7 grams of fat - have mixed greens with low-fat vinaigrette instead of a Caesar salad and SAVE a Whopping 199 calories and 19 grams of fat - have a cup of 1% chocolate milk instead of a chocolate bar and SAVE 80 calories and 10 grams of fat - instead of creamy coleslaw, have coleslaw made with low-fat vinaigrette and SAVE 112 calories and 10 grams of fat - eat 1 oz of pretzel sticks instead of 1 oz of oil-roasted peanuts and you'll SAVE 61 calories and 13 grams of fat - have raspberry sauce on ice cream instead of chocolate fudge sauce and SAVE 103 calories and 7 grams of fat - when eating at McDonald's, leave off the mayonaisse and save yourself 80 calories and 9 grams of fat - try 1 tbsp salsa instead of 1 tbsp butter and 81 calories - have a piece of fruit instead of 3 chocolate chip cookies and save 189 calories - choose 1 oz baked chips instead of 1 oz regular chips and you save 90 calories You can easily make these substitutions starting RIGHT NOW to ensure you eliminate "junk calories" from your diet. This is the easiest way to eliminate calories. What would you rather do: eat a piece of fruit instead of 3 chocolate chip cookies, or go on a stationary bike for 20 minutes? Easy choice right? Food substitutions can really go a long way to ensuring the extra fat you're carrying around with you finally melts away.