Substitutes!

Now that I've managed to create a pretty healthy eating routine, I have started to come up with substitutes for all the non healthy things I used to eat, so here are some pretty cool idea for low cal substitutes for yummy but albeit naughty foods.

#1.- SANDWICHES

I used to have sandwiches for lunch twice a week, so finding out that bread is so high on calories and subsequently giving it up altogether, was not good for practical reasons, so what did I come up with?

INSTEAD OF THIS:

I AM HAVING THIS:

It's really cool the amount of calories you can cut off by using corn tortillas (40 cals each) instead of bread (100+ cals each slice)

#2.- NO BAKE LIME PIE :)

This sinfully delicious dessert is a calorie bomb disguised in awesomeness, consisting of cookies, condensed milk and lime juice, it certainly makes for a succulent treat but it also makes you turn into a blip.

INSTEAD OF THIS:

I AM HAVING THIS

That is a lime milkshake, you can make one from one scoop of light vanilla ice cream (65 cals), one glass of milk and lime juice to your taste. The taste is very similar so it is satisfying, even if the texture is of course not the same at all.

#3.- MINT CANDY

I would buy a bag of mint candy and go through it in two days or three, so last week I finally got a craving for it very badly, I thought to give mint tea a try.

INSTEAD OF THIS:

I'M HAVING THIS:

Having a good cup of peppermint tea with let's say half a spoonful of sugar takes care of the craving for mint candy totally. The taste is exactly the same, and after a cup I feel as if I've eaten twenty pieces of mint candy. Delicious.