Low Fat and Fat Free Foods

Low Fat and Fat Free Foods

You can eat more balanced and nutritious food by getting in the habit of reading food labels and purchasing low fat and fat free products. In recent years, many of these foods have entered the market, greatly reducing the need to use their fattier cousins. For example, traditional mayonnaise has 11 grams of fat per tablespoon while light mayonnaise has just 5 grams; the prize winner is nonfat mayonnaise, with less than 1 fat gram. Look on the supermarket shelves for fat free desserts, dairy products, frozen foods and canned goods.

Keep in mind that while it is great to lower your fat consumption, calories still count, don’t go overboard just because a product is labeled fat free. And be sure to read the labels carefully because total calorie counts vary from one product to another.

Here are a few examples of easy substitutions to take fat and calories out of your diet:

-          Use fat free salad dressing.

-          Eat water packed tuna.

-          Eat a baked potato with fat free sour cream.

-          Eat turkey, lean ham or some of the other low fat meats on the market.

-          Use jelly on your toast, preferably all fruit jelly.

-          Use nonfat sour cream.

-          Use fat free cream cheese.