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Trigger Foods & Healthy Alternatives
Trigger foods are the ones that you
love and crave. They make you feel
good while you eat them. Then, you
feel guilty because you know they’re
sabotaging your results.
Have you ever started with just one
potato chip or one chocolate-chip
cookie and ended up eating the
whole bag? Those little snacks
can add up to big doses of fat
and calories.
Healthy Alternatives
Once you settle into the healthy eating habit, you’ll start thinking of the nutritious
option first. These are a few suggestions to get you started.
| INSTEAD OF |
CHOOSE |
| creamy salad dressing |
balsamic vinegar, rice vinegar or reduced-calorie dressing |
| red meat |
white chicken meat with steak sauce |
| cheese pizza |
tomato vegetable soup |
| mayonnaise, margarine, butter |
m`ustard, ketchup, “no-added sugar” jam, tabasco |
| colas |
water with a slice of lemon |
| orange juice |
an orange, Herbal Aloe Drink |
| double cheeseburger |
grilled chicken sandwich with no mayonnaise |
| pasta |
spaghetti squash or whole-wheat pasta with sauce |
| ice cream |
mixed fruits & berries with a drizzle of chocolate syrup |
| corn chips |
raw vegetables |
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| INSTEAD OF |
CHOOSE |
| chocolate bar |
Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix, Dutch Chocolate |
| peanuts |
Roasted Soy Nuts with Cardia Salt |
| potato soup |
Soup Mix, Cream of Chicken |
| candy bar |
Protein Bars, Chocolate Fudge |
TAKE IT EASY
Do you have a snacking habit? If so, you’re not alone: As reported in USA Today,
nine out of 10 Americans think of themselves as “snackers.” You can easily break
out of your snacking habit with Snack Defense.
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Look at the damage that trigger
foods can do to your meal plan:
- peanuts (1 cup) 835 calories, 71 grams of fat
- corn chips (7 ounces) 1,065 calories, 66 grams of fat
- chocolate-chip cookies (6 small) 350 calories, 16 grams of fat
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