Volume Comparisons
Let’s compare your calorie savings using some common food substitutions …
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| Instead of … | Choose … |
Calorie Savings |
| 10 Steak Fries (203) | 1 sm. Baked Potato (wedges) (138) |
65 |
| 1 oz. Corn Chips (136) | ½ c. Cucumber Slices (7) |
129 |
| ¼ c. Candy-Coated Chocolate Pieces (256) | ½ c. Frozen Grapes (52) |
204 |
| 12 oz. Cola (136) | 4 oz. 100% Fruit Juice with 8 oz. Seltzer (56) |
80 |
| 4 Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, Cream Center (188) | 1 sm. 2 ¾” Apple (77) |
111 |
| 1 c. Vanilla Ice Cream (store brand) (286) |
1 c. Fruit Smoothie* (211) |
75 |
| 1 sm. Low-Fat Blueberry Muffin (181) | 1 c. Blueberries (84) |
97 |
| 3 oz. Hamburger (no bun) (182) | 1 lg. Grilled Portabella Mushroom (no bun) (35) |
147 |
| 2 T. Reduced-Calorie Italian Salad Dressing (56) | 2 T. Chunky Salsa (34) |
22 |
| 1 c. Spaghetti, plain (220) | 1 c. Spaghetti Squash, plain (42) |
178 |
