Low-Fat Versions of Your Favorite Recipes

When you're trying to eat healthier, sometimes your favorite foods go by the wayside. You may think of them with fondly, but avoid them after discovering that they're caloric landmines, "trigger" foods for overeating, or made with all the wrong kinds of fat.

Check out our top-rated and editor's choice recipes for "fun" foods without all the fat. We've made them healthier with simple substitutions that even a novice chef can handle. You just might discover that fun and low-fat don't have to be mutually exclusive.

	Fat Chance!	Slim Pick!
	Mozzarella Sticks 2 sticks 205 calories, 11g fat, 1g fiber	Better-Than-Mozzarella Sticks 2 sticks 155 calories, 3.5g fat, 15g fiber
	Chicken Wings 3 wings 348 calories, 25g fat	Boneless Hot Wings 4 oz. chicken 194 calories, 2g fat
	Jalapeno Poppers 1 popper 140 calories, 8g fat	Low-Fat Poppers 1 popper 37 calories, 0g fat
	Deviled Eggs 1 deviled egg 145 calories, 13g fat	Not-so-Devilish Eggs 1 deviled egg 94 calories, 6g fat
	Cheese Fondue 1/2 cup 246 calories, 15g fat	Skinny Cheese Fondue 1/2 cup 139 calories, 7g fat
	Deluxe Pizza 2 slices 627 calories, 24g fat	The Ultimate Pita Pizza 1/2 pita pizza 229 calories, 5g fat
	Big As Your Head Burrito 1 (bean and veggie) burrito 685 calories, 21g fat	Easy Bean & Veggie Burrito 1 burrito 317 calories, 5g fat
	Guilty Pleasure Nachos 8 chips with the works 568 calories, 31g fat	Guiltless Nachos Entire recipe! 382 calories, 17g fat
	Caramel Popcorn 2/3 cup 323 calories, 10g fat	Lite Caramel Popcorn 2/3 cup 136 calories, 4g fat
	Chocolate Fondue 1/4 cup 460 calories, 26g fat	Marshmallow-Chocolate Fondue 1/4 cup 164 calories, 7g fat
	Rice Krispies Treats 1 square 200 calories, 5g fat	Kashi Krispy Treats 1 square 109 calories, 2g fat
	Pineapple Upside Down Cake 1 slice 367 calories, 14g fat	Pineapple Right Side Up Cake 1 slice 212 calories, 7g fat
	Lemonade 8 oz. 100 calories, 27g carbs	Splenda-nade 8 oz. 8 calories, 6g carbs

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KITT52

love these recipes Report

YMWONG22

Thank you for sharing. Report

ELRIDDICK

Thanks for sharing Report

KATHRYNGC

It seems like good suggestions. May try some after looking through due to high salt . This is a strong factor in my choices. Report

ALEPEQUIJADA

Thanks! Report

ANNE-IN-GTX

Hmmm!!!

When research has shown that a low-fat diet, which has been touted since the 60s, is one of THE biggest reasons why "diets" fail, I'm surprised to see it being encouraged!!!

We need fat, and some of the lower-fat items listed here, are higher in sodium, and contain preservatives!!!

Moderation is more important. Report

NANCY75501

Love this can't wait yo try these
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BCLEMENT

Low fat versions of many/most foods are diminished in texture and flavor. Why is it that for one or two days we can't just eat the real stuff and then be done with it? I still remember a SP article about all the "delicious" ways to have chocolate without really having chocolate. Not the same. Report

DELLMEL

Great. I saved it so I can try some of these out. Report

REDBIRDFLY

A plate full of appetizers are a meal to me when at a party. All you people that just have negative stuff to say...keep it to yourself, I don't need your condecending preaching. Report

BLUEFAIRYTALE

Yum! I will be definitely be checking some of these out! Report

GINNY005

Although I do try to cut out the fat and calories where I can when I'm cooking, I've never really been a fan of these overly modified snack food. If I relent and make something, it doesn't taste like the original and I still end up craving the full fat version. I think a little bit of what you fancy is fine, and will probably satisfy the craving a lot quicker than the slimmed down substitute. Moderation is really the key, and I find it's easier to try and avoid snacking altogether - but if I do have an uncontrollable urge to eat something, just a taste is not going to matter in the long run. Report

CONIFERA

I'm with RBALF1 and AZURE SKY. None of these things have much allure -- I really have no yen to eat junk-style grazing foods, whether in "original" or "modified" versions. I don't really enjoy stuff that even "pretends" to be decadent.

Even if the ingredients are healthier, how's that to help keep a lid on how much we eat of them? Snack foods have this bottomless bowl quality....for me, that would not be too good. I'd rather get my decadence elsewhere than food 8-)
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RBALF1

I'm with Azure Sky. None of these foods appeal to me at all. And none of them ever have. Makes me wonder how I managed to put on the pounds without eating all that. Or, to wonder how much worse it would have been if I did like those kinds of food.
My downfall is always the chocolate and cookies. And portions. Report

AZURE-SKY

I was amazed when I saw the list of foods & their healthier versions. I must be eating better than I thought, because the only food on that list that interested me was the pizza, and I already make my own, including my own fat-free spaghetti sauce.

I've trained my tastebuds to like unsweetened drinks, like plain ice tea, instead of sweet (non-refreshing) things like lemonade. Sweet drinks make me crave more, even if they are artificially sweetened.

I've never liked chicken wings, poppers, or even mozzarella sticks - not fond of fried foods at all. Report

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