10 Ways to Cut 100 Calories

Make small tweaks to your diet to see a big difference in your body

by Joy Bauer, RD

Make It Count
Cutting back your calorie intake doesn’t need to be a painful experience. With just a few nips and tucks to your normal eating regime, you can easily save hundreds of calories a week. Read on to discover 10 tips that will help you toward a slimmer self.


Mustard
Swap mayo for mustard: 2 Tbsp of mayo has 200 calories; 2 Tbsp of mustard has just 30.

Fruit
Eat fresh fruit instead of dried. One half-cup of raisins has more than 200 calories, but one full cup of fresh grapes has just 80.

Oil
Use an oil mister instead of pouring olive or canola oil straight from the bottle. A Tbsp of oil has 120 calories, but with a mister you’ll use a fraction of that.

Cheese
Leave the cheese off your sandwich. Instead, pile on lots of very low-cal veggies. The veggies add nutrition and volume, so your sandwich will be extra-filling.

Bagels
Scoop out the inside of a bagel. It’s an easy way to make a high-carb treat a little lighter.

Sandwiches
Eat your sandwiches open-faced (with just one slice of bread instead of two).

Soda
Swap your daily (12-oz) can of regular soda (150 calories) for a can of naturally flavored, calorie-free seltzer. These seltzers get their taste solely from a shot of natural fruit flavor, such as lime, raspberry or orange. They don’t contain any sugar or artificial sweeteners, so they’re not super-sweet—but thanks to the carbonation, they have that fizzy pop we all love from soda.

Egg Whites
Eat two egg whites instead of two whole eggs.

Salad Dressing
Switch from regular salad dressing (about 140 calories for 2 Tbsp) to a light salad dressing. (Look for brands that have no more than 40 calories in 2 Tbsp.)

Pizza
Don’t eat the end crust on your pizza. It packs about 100 calories.