Healthy Swaps: Side Dishes by Dana Angelo White in Meal Makeovers, January 28, 2011
Side dishes are supposed to be an accompaniment, but many favorites can jam in more calories than you want for an entire meal. Lighten up your plate with these healthy (but still delicious) substitutions.
Instead of: French fries
Choose: Oven-baked fries
The Payoff: At least 30 percent less fat
Instead of: Mac and Cheese
Choose: Rice Pilaf or 5-Ingredient Cheesy Rice (pictured)
The Payoff: A healthy trifecta: Less fat and cholesterol and fewer calories.
If it’s mac and cheese or bust, try our tips for lightening up your favorite recipe.
Instead of: Mashed potatoes
Choose: A baked sweet potato or sweet potato oven fries
The Payoff: Half the calories and piles of vitamin A
Instead of: Butter-drenched vegetables
Choose: Roasted seasonal veggies
The Payoff: Big flavor for a fraction of the fat and calories
Instead of: Creamy salad dressing
Choose: Vinaigrette
The Payoff: Healthier fats and 40 calories less per tablespoon
Craving creamed spinach or scalloped potatoes? Try our lightened-up versions.
Dana Angelo White, MS, RD, ATC, is a registered dietitian, certified athletic trainer and owner of Dana White Nutrition, Inc., which specializes in culinary and sports nutrition. See Dana’s full bio »
You Might Also Like:
-
More posts from Dana Angelo White.
Tags: side dishes
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by FN's Healthy Eats, Deb Conn. Deb Conn said: RT @healthyeats: High-cal sides can weigh down you whole plate — swap these 7 lighter options into your dinner rotation: http://ow.ly/3LXs9 [...]
AND sweet potato fries are soooo good. Great article. I don't think I can replace my mac and cheese though
Give back if you can by sending a text message. It takes just a minute and will change someone's life. There are hundreds of causes at text donate.
Thanks for sharing with us.I really enjoy your articles.I look forward to reading more.
Hope you'll post again soon.
My bгother ѕuggested I might for inѕtance thіs blog.
He wаs entirely rіght. Thiѕ post аctually made mу dау.
You cann’t іmagine merely hоw much time I had spent for thіs infοrmation!
Thanκs!
Websites worth visiting…
[...]here are some links to sites that we link to because we think they are worth visiting[...]……