Healthy Food Substitutes

You can eat most of your favorite meals and make it healthier by giving it a twist. Learn how to make healthier meals that won’t cut into your schedule. You can easily cut carbohydrates, sugars and sodium by swapping an ingredient or two. You won’t know unless you try. It’s all about finding what works with you, trial and error. I can only suggest some things for you to try. Don’t be shy to change things to your liking. Just remember to keep it light and healthy. Read labels and learn how to use spices so you can make anything taste good.

Spaghetti is delicious and easy to make. You can cut the ground beef out and all of the greasy fat with it. Dice up some extra onions, zucchini and yellow squash. Use garlic to give it a nice flavor. Add as many vegetables as you want so you can really get some nice vitamins and fiber in the meal. Substitute the pasta with whole wheat pasta. If you’re really daring try Shirataki noodles which has near to no calories, low carbs and high soluble fiber. Sounds amazing don’t it? Rinse them with water and you can eat them straight out of the package. The only downfall is they have no taste but that what your seasonings, vegetables and sauce is for. Have fun with throwing things in to make it your own version of Spaghetti. Enjoy the health benefits too! Don’t be afraid to stir fry them with vegetables. Throw fresh spinach in everything to get some good b vitamins and iron. Spinach is a wonderful super veggie. Mix up the veggies, spinach and noodles for a nutritious treat. The uses for the noodle are endless and it’s health benefits too.

Wrapping things up is another awesome way of tweaking your favorite sandwiches. If you use bread in sandwiches, only use bread that says stone ground whole wheat in the ingredients. Everything else is pretty much white flour with a fancy name. A lot of companies dye the dough to make it look like whole wheat but when you read closely you will notice words like enriched and unbleached which is all white flour. Try using whole wheat Pita bread which is a little healthier. Want to be really daring? Wrap up your sandwich using lettuce. It’s so refreshing and crunchy; it will keep you coming for more. Have seconds without any guilt. The lettuce will help hydrate you and is good for your digestive system. It’s also very inexpensive with lettuce being only about $1.80 and can stretch out for more than one kind of meal.

Change your white rice to Brown rice. I use Uncle Ben’s brown rice. I find it tastes a lot better than all the other brands. High in fiber and magnesium which helps you absorb calcium. White rice breaks down to sugar and will not provide any fiber. Remember fiber is our best friend. Instead of the usual Idaho Potato; get some sweet potatoes. Use them in bean stews or simply baked with a little salt. These little changes will get you open to bigger changes. Little changes make a big difference in your body.