Summer Weather Eats!!

Now that it's cookout season, it does not mean that you have to let Potato Salad, Ice Cream, and Pies, ruin all your hard work. There are easy substitutions you can make to still enjoy those summer cookouts!! Check out our easy swaps below:

• Ice Cream-Instead of ice cream, try fruit sorbet or low fat frozen yogurt. You can save as much as 10 grams of fat, and 125 calories by making this easy switch.
• Pies-Instead of pies, try fresh fruit cut up in bite size portions. Opting to not have the whole pie can save you 300 calories alone.
• Juicy Burgers-Swap that burger, for a nice piece of lean grilled chicken. This can help not only keep your calories down but your cholesterol as well.
• Mayo Salads- Instead of having the potato or macaroni salad, opt for the coleslaw instead. Not only will you save 100 calories, but cabbage has cancer fighting properties.
• Chips and Dips-Swap those high calories dips, and fattening chips for hummus and veggies. That swap with save you 200 calories, and hummus is very good for you too. Hummus contains Omega 3 fatty acids, which is believed to maintain a health heart and improve intelligence.

Summer is a time to have fun and relax with family and friends, sometimes you can avoid the fatty foods, and sometimes can't. But if you eat in moderation and try to make substitutions when you can, you will find that all your hard work will not go to waste.