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Better Food Options

SOUPS

  • Most broth-based soups

  • Bullion

  • Consommé

  • Gazpacho

  • Soups with 2 grams fat per cup or less


SAUCES & SEASONINGS

  • Catsup

  • Mustard

  • BBQ

  • Soy

  • Steak

  • Chili

  • Tabasco

  • Cocktail

  • Worcestershire

  • Horseradish

  • Teriyaki


COOKIES & CRACKERS

  • Newtons

  • Animal Crackers

  • Reduced Fat Graham Crackers

  • Lady Fingers

  • Low-Fat Cookies

  • Low-Fat Vanilla Wafers

  • Rye crisp

  • Saltines

  • Melba Toast

  • Zwieback

  • Matzo

  • Rice Cakes

  • Oyster Crackers

  • Fat-free Crackers

  • Pretzels

  • Popcorn (air popped only)


MEATS

  • Veal — Rib: Chop or Roast

  • Poultry — Skinless Chicken, Skinless Turkey, Skinless Cornish Hen, Ground Turkey

  • Wild Game — Venison, Rabbit, Squirrel, Skinless Pheasant

  • Luncheon Meats — Turkey, Ham, Roast Beef or any luncheon meat with 2 grams of fat or less

  • Eggs — Egg Substitute or Egg Whites

 

Seafood

  • Fish, Crab, Clams, Oysters, Lobster, Tuna (water only)

  • Meat Substitutes — Lentils, Soybeans, All Dried Beans and Peas, Vegetarian Baked Beans, Vegetarian Refried Beans

 

Cheeses

  • Fat-free cheese, fat-free Cream Cheese, Cottage Cheese (fat-free, dry curd or 1%), Lite Ricotta

 

Milk

  • Skim Milk, 1/2% Acidophilus Milk, Evaporated Skim Milk

  • Yogurt — Non-Fat Yogurt

 

Other Dairy Products

  • Any dairy product with less than 2 grams fat per serving, including but not limited to Lite whipped toppings, Sherberts, Fat-free Frozen Yogurt, Fat-free Ice Cream and Sorbets


BREADS

  • Whole Wheat, Rye, Raisin, Pumpernickel, Pita, Bread Sticks, Bagels, English Muffins

  • Hamburger & Hot Dog Buns

  • Hard Rolls

  • Corn Tortillas

  • Low-fat or Fat-free waffles, muffins

  • French Toast with egg substitutes


CEREALS & GRAINS

  • White

  • Brown

  • Wild

  • Risotto

  • Cream of Wheat

  • Grits

  • Oatmeal

  • Farina

  • Couscous

  • Flaked cereals

  • Puffed rice

  • Cereals with 2 grams of fat per ounce


PASTA

  • Macaroni

  • Fettuccine

  • Rotini

  • Lasagna

  • Shell Noodles

  • Spaghetti Noodles

  • Pasta with tomato sauce

 


PARTIAL LIST OF LOW / NO FAT OPTIONS

  • Oils — Olive, Canola, Peanut, Safflower, corn, Sunflower, Sesame, Soybean, Non-Stick Sprays

  • Coffee Creamers

  • Salad Dressing

  • Mayonnaise

  • Almonds

  • Brazil nut

  • Cashew

  • Chia

  • Hazelnut

  • Hemp seeds, hemp nuts, hemp hearts

  • Macadamia Nut

  • Pecan

  • Pine nut

  • Pistachio

  • Pumpkin

  • Flax seeds

  • Poppy Seeds

  • Walnuts

  • Coconut

  • Nut and seed butter, such as tahini, almond butter, cashew nut butter


FRUITS

Whole Fruit (fresh or frozen)

  • Apples

  • Apricots

  • Blackberries

  • Blueberries

  • Cantaloupe

  • Cherries 

  • Cranberries

  • Grapefruit

  • Figs

  • Grapes

  • Guava

  • Kiwi

  • Lemon

  • Lime,

  • Loganberries


VEGETABLES 

*Seasoned vegetables with spices, lean ham, or bullion cubes

EAT TO LIVE & ENJOY WHAT YOU EAT!!!

Plan for success by preparing your meals!

Meal Prep
  • Mango

  • Melons

  • Nectarines

  • Oranges

  • Papaya

  • Peaches

  • Pears

  • Pineapple

  • Plums

  • Pomegranate

  • Prunes

  • Raspberries

  • Strawberries

  • Tangerines

  • Watermelon.

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