Monday, August 17, 2009

Calories, Calories, Calories


I know it's not easy to lose weight or even sometimes to eat healthfully. There's tasty, luring food at every street corner it seems. Junk foods, cookies, cakes, and pastries always appear to be the foods that go on sale, right? How can we always avoid the temptation when it is constantly dangled right in front of our noses?! Maybe, just maybe, complete avoidance isn't the answer. I'm not one for counting calories per se as I agree it can be quite tedious. I, however, do believe in knowing what you are consuming. Oblivion is not an excuse! Know your calories! So go ahead- indulge! (Yes, it says INdulge not OVERindulge!) Moderation, moderation, moderation!

On the lighter side of things, go ahead and try...
2 Fig Newtons for 110 calories
1/2 cup Edy's Slow Churned Rich & Creamy, Light, Vanilla for 100 calories
5oz Stone Cold Creamery Watermelon Sorbet for 160 calories
1 cup chopped fresh watermelon for 60 calories
1 Deep Chocolate Vitamuffin for 100 calories
1 4oz Jell-o chocolate pudding for 140 calories (add 1 tbsp whipped cream for about 50 calories and a strawberry or two for a complete, tasty dessert for only about 200 calories!)
1 Dove Dark Chocolate Singles for 190 calories

Instead of...
1 Starbucks oatmeal raisin cookie for 350 calories
1/2 cup Haagen Dazs Vanilla ice cream for 270 calories
Medium Dunkin Donuts Watermelon Coolatta for 370 calories
1 Chocolate Chip Dunkin Donuts Muffin for 630 calories
1 slice Cheesecake Factory's Chocolate Mousse for 500 calories
1 Snickers Bar for 280 calories
1 individual bag of M&Ms for 240 calories

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