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Posts: 9
11/15/09 11:17 P

I use the Almond Breeze unsweetened and it is 40 calories per cup

I also Like the greek yogurt FAGE lower in calorie than sour cream and you can add fruits or veggies for different flavors

Posts: 34
11/15/09 10:35 P

Hey, that's right! Thanks for the correction.;)

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11/15/09 8:34 P

The correct spelling of the mushrooms is shiitake, not with 1 i :)

Still, an overly aggressive filter.

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SparkPoints: (6,598)
Fitness Minutes: (5,068)
Posts: 182
11/15/09 8:06 P

Thanks for that tip:). I love kettle corn!

Edited by: SUNSETBREEZE05 at: 11/15/2009 (20:07)

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Posts: 201
11/15/09 7:15 P

i use lots of veggies, especially at dinner that cuts down on the carbs and helps with the calories

Posts: 34
11/13/09 11:33 P

I posted this elsewhere but it should go here too:
I mentioned in passing the Toroni sugarfree syrups. These are sweetened with splenda ( I can not deal with aspartame). I especially like the almond, vanilla and black cherry and there are many others. I get them at Cost Plus but there are places to buy them on line.

Tonight for dessert I am eating my approximation of black cherry jello. I use gelatin, black cherry Kool Aid (the unsweetened kind and toroni syrup). The taste is almost identical to the cherry Jello I grew up with - a nice comfort food. Of course you can add stuff like low fat sour cream or yogurt or cottage cheese.

Posts: 35
11/13/09 3:49 P

Low fat plain yogurt - I don't think the nonfat is worth it, low fat is usually so much better. You can also often use in place of sour cream in recipes!

Arnold Bakery Light 100% Whole Wheat bread - 40 calories a slice, I think it's better than the comparable Pepperidge Farms one, and no HFCS!

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Posts: 34
11/13/09 2:26 P

Trader Joe sells these 100 calorie packets of kettle corn that are really good. I keep them in the car in case I find myself starving.

Posts: 34
11/13/09 2:25 P

I love mushrooms! We live in Santa Cruz and hunt for wild ones. Lately we have had lots of Boletes (cepes/porcini) I used to always make them with cream but can't do that now. I have discovered that if you use pam, the tiniest bit of oil or benecol to get them sweating then add a little chicken broth and dab of tomato paste it lets them cook enough to soften. As this cooks off the mushrooms are perfect.

I have also noticed that if you get store bought mushrooms that are fresh, they are taste sliced raw as substitute chips with a low cal dip.

Also great with finely shredded cabbage and a sesame ginger or peanut dressing

Posts: 385
11/13/09 10:25 A

Love the mushroom story! Funny!

I have been living on popcorn. I put it in a plain paper lunch bag with no oil and pop it for 2 min 40 seconds in the microwave. Spritz with I Can't Believe its Not Butter Spray and a little salt, and you have a filling, low-cal, high crunch factor snack.

Grapes are also great for sweet cravings.

Not "products" exactly, but good nonetheless.

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SparkPoints: (17,887)
Fitness Minutes: (11,242)
Posts: 801
11/13/09 7:08 A

Something I have found very helpful for when I feel like I want to eat LOTS but keep in calorie range...

Mushrooms! Roasted or fried in a tiny bit of oil they are very low calorie, have equal carb/protein in them and you can just eat LOADS for little impact.

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11/13/09 3:25 A

What is amazing to me is all the low calorie products to work with that are much better than in the past.

I think it would be helpful to have a place on the Spark site for this. I know not all products are available in all places but maybe if there is something you read about her you could request it from a local store or order it on line.

e.g. of a few of the products I have found helpful:
Fat free 1/2 and 1/2.
Fat free cream cheese and ricotta,
low fat sour cream,
low fat butter ( like benecol ).
One of my favorite new products is the orig. Almond Breeze in the fresh version in the milk department, only 60 kcal/8oz. I now use this instead of milk.

Great sugar substitutes that I can tolerate.
I found a lowfat best food mayo made with olive oil.
Oh, also The cp wonton soups they have been selling at our costco - only 115 kcal and they are great. You can add more vegetables like bok choy, japanese mushrooms and green onions. (By the way I used the name for these mushrooms that begin with sh and ends with itake and it was rejected for bad language - pretty funny)