Trying to eat more healthy has become more and more of a challenge lately.  It seems like everything is loaded with fat or calories.  Have you ever just wondered what you could do to cut down on fat and calories without having to sacrifice taste?   Here are a few tips and tricks that are used in my household by my family.

1.  Our whole loves popcorn so instead of using butter on it we use a butter spray that has no calories or fat.  Believe it or not it’s yummy.  Melissa loves to use the powdered flavored seasons on hers. 

2.  When baking we never use oil, we just substitute it with applesauce you will save loads of calories and fat too.  In the end your cake or brownies will be really moist. 

3.  Our family uses the magic bullet often to make smoothies.  When making a fruit smoothie you can throw in a carrot, a piece of celery or any other veggie.  In the beginning my children didn’t even realize I was doing this however now my girls just do it to be more healthy when making their own.

4.  All of my children love chicken breast.  So I often will just put some marinate on the chicken and bake.  If you’re looking for more of a breaded chicken strip you can bake too instead of frying.

5.  We always use fat free milk instead of whole milk.  If you choose not to drink fat free milk maybe you could use it just for cooking.  We can’t really tell a difference.  When making chocolate milk we often use hot chocolate mix.  Sometimes the kids use milk sometimes water just depends.  Since we always use fat free milk there is no fat however if they use water it’s lets calories and they still have a milk taste.

6.  When baking our family uses wheat flour instead of white flour.  Sometimes I make a 50/50 mix of white and wheat and use it.  So far no one has complained and it is much healthier. 

7.  Instead of using syrup and butter on pancakes I mix cinnamon in the batter and we call in cinnamon pancakes.  You also can add a banana (smashed up) it makes Banana Pancakes.  It’s actually pretty good.

8.  When baking I don’t use the yolks in an egg.  It’s much healthier if you just use the egg whites.  Sometimes I add an extra egg if I am concerned about not having enough in the mix.

9.  Our family loves herbs and spices.  We always use extra spices and less or no salt.  Sometimes I will even buy fresh herbs.  They are so yummy!

10.  When making different recipes use fat free chicken broth, it will add lots of flavor without the fat and calories.  When making mashed potatoes you can also use chicken broth in the place of water it helps cut down on the butter used too.  It’s really good too.

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