Tips: Fat and Calorie Saving Tips

• A low fat grilled cheese sandwich can be made with whole grain bread, cheese of your choice and a George Foreman grill. Just spray the bread with a non fat cooking spray and cook on the GF grill. For added taste spread a deli mustard on the inside of the bread before placing the cheese on it. Clara, Primghar, Iowa ^new (Added: 10-Nov-2004)

• For lower fat grilled cheese, put one slice of bread with cheese on a microwavable plate in microwafe for about 15 seconds, until the cheese is just melted. Then transfer this to a fairly hot, ungreased non-stick skillet. Add the other piece of bread, and simply toast the outsides of the sandwich. Shana, Brooklyn, NY (Added: 11-Mar-2004)

• When cooking ground beef for Tacos or other Mexican dishes, cover the meat with water in a saucepan, break up with a fork, or potato masher, season well with beef and chicken boullion, and garlic powder, when cooked, drain off fat and water and you've got tasty meat without all of the fat. (You won't miss the good taste of the browned meat, I promise.) I generally add a can of fat free refried beans and use just a little of the water from the meat to moisten, then our Mexican Dishes are bean and beef ready. Enjoy! Nana Jams ^new (Added: 11-Oct-2005)

• If your on a low carb WOE, and miss having fried chicken. After some various experiments I have found that If you get some plain pork rinds and crush them up, add in your italian herbs and spices or what-have-you, this makes an EXCELLENT subsitute for the traditional breadcrumbs and cornmeal. And many people I have told this too actually prefer it over traditional style because more often than not its crunchier. Amanda, Marysville,Ohio ^new (Added: 12-May-2004)

• For a delicious and nutritous dessert, prepare a package of chocolate instant sugar free pudding with 1 1/2 C. skim or lowfat milk. Then fold in a 15 oz. can of pumpkin. Delicious!! Serve with a dollop of nonfat whipped topping. You'll never know the dessert contains pumpkin. Lori Thibideau ^new (Added: 13-Jun-2006)

• To keep lettuce fresher longer wrap a dry paper towel around the root end of the lettuce head and store in a zipper close bag. The paper towel will absorb the excess water keeping the lettuce fresh and crisp. Karen, State College, PA ^new (Added: 20-Jun-2005)

• Crumble uncooked ramen noodles to top a salad. Also put all salad ingredients into zip lock bag, add a small amount of salad dressing & shake inside the bag before dividing into individual bowls. This cuts calories from fatty dressing. Linda (Added: 20-Sep-2006)

• When using fat free or low fat cheese in dishes that they need to be melted, spray them lightly with cooking spray. The cheese will melt smoothly. Kitty, Murfreesboro, TN ^new (Added: 24-Feb-2005)

• Reduce fat, increase fiber and save money by replacing half of the ground beef or poultry in a casserole or meatloaf recipe with brown rice, bulgur, or cooked and pureed dried beans. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• To quickly flavor plain steamed vegetables, toss with a little low-fat Italian salad dressing. For a good recipe, click on Low Fat Italian Dressing. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

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Tips: Fat and Calorie Saving Tips

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