Earlier today I was in the kitchen and, sadly, found that we were out of turkey :(. I hoped to have it on a sandwich at lunch today because it's low-cal and filling. Once I realized my plan was foiled, I had to think quickly before binging on a calorie laden substitute. I shuffled around the kitchen and found pepperonis. Now, I'm sure you're thinking what I was thinking...pepperoni isn't the healthiest of meats. However, I started looking into the serving size, calories, etc. and found that I could have half a serving of pepperoni on my sandwich (7 pepperonis approx. if you're wondering) and only take in 60 calories! That's better than turkey AND I get the awesome flavor of pepperoni. In addition to my pepperoni, I spread on fat-free cream cheese (30 calories, btw) and some hot pepper relish (about 40 calories) on two slices of whole wheat (no high fructose corn syrup here) bread. That's 200 calories for the two slices. My sandwich ended up being 330 calories + a cup of applesauce (100 calories). That's a delicious no-guilt lunch for fewer calories than just about anything that comes from a drive-through line. Mmm!!!! I could have saved myself even more by using one slice of bread - but the lunch was filling and delicious.
Next time you're making a meal ask yourself - do I really need all of that that? I bet you'll find that you can live on 1T of Peanut Butter instead of 2 (cutting the calories and fat by half!). You can probably also be satisfied with a 100 calorie pack of popped corn instead of wolfing down a whole regular sized bag. You migh also add a splash of juice to your water instead of having a whole glass (lots of calories and sugar in those juices!) Try it and see what happens! :)
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