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Hungry Girl's 2008 Fridge Makeover

Posted Mon, Jan 14, 2008, 1:56 pm PST
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Want to clear thousands of unneeded pesky calories out of your life? Just give your fridge a mini makeover by trading in fatty foods for guilt-free Hungry Girl faves!
 
Dairy Dos and Dairy Don'ts!
 
Trash it: Full-fat cheeses, whole milk, eggs, whipped cream, regular pudding snacks, full-fat yogurt
 
Stash it: Fat-free and low-fat cheeses (Kraft and Lifetime have great options, and The Laughing Cow Light Cheese Wedges rock!), light soymilk (we like ours vanilla-flavored), fat-free liquid egg substitute (Egg Beaters are vitamin-enhanced!), Fat Free Reddi-wip, sugar-free pudding snacks (usually 60 calories or less!), fat-free mayo or Miracle Whip, fat-free yogurt (Yoplait Light, Dannon Light & Fit, and Fage Total 0% Greek Yogurt are our picks)                   

Lunchmeat Swap-A-Rama
 
No-Nos: Premade tuna salad, dark-meat skin-on chicken or turkey breast, full-fat hot dogs, bacon
 
Go-Gos: Tuna packed in water (mix it with fat-free mayo, Vivi's Original Sauce, and/or mustard), skinless lean chicken breast (like the ones by Tyson and Perdue), 98% fat-free turkey slices, fat-free or nearly fat-free hot dogs (Hebrew National 97% Fat Free Beef Franks and Ball Park Bun Size Smoked White Turkey Franks are sooo good!), Jennie-O Extra Lean Turkey Bacon (only 20 calories per slice!)  


Beverages Made Better
 
Skip it: Regular soda, juice (a lot of calories, and it isn't as filling as chewing the actual fruit), high-calorie energy drinks
 
Sip it: No-calorie colas (Coke Zero and rest of the Zero line taste exactly like regular soda!), low-calorie juice drinks (Minute Maid makes a ton, and Tropicana's Light 'n Healthy is the ultimate orange juice swap), FRS Low Calorie Antioxidant Health Drink (it comes in ready-to-drink cans and also concentrate form), SoBe Lean

Condiments and More...
 
Desert it: High-calorie marinades, full-fat salad dressings, mayonnaise, butter, maple syrup, jelly, full-fat peanut butter
 
Squirt it:
Low-cal marinades (like the ones by Newman's Own, Lawry's, and Mrs. Dash), Vivi's Original Sauce, KC Masterpiece Classic Blend Barbeque Sauce (only 10 calories per serving!), low-cal salad dressings (Girard's Fat Free line is awesome, and Wish-Bone Salad Spritzers are crazy-good!), Hellmann's/Best Foods Dijonnaise, fat-free mayo or Miracle Whip, light whipped butter or light buttery spread (Land O'Lakes' version and Brummel & Brown are all-stars in our book), sugar-free maple syrup, sugar-free preserves (Smucker's has the best selection ever), Better'n Peanut Butter (only 2.5g fat per 2-tbsp. serving -- regular PB has 16 grams!)

This goes without saying, but we'll say it anyway -- always keep the fridge stocked with fresh veggies and fruit! And for a full list of HG's guilt-free supermarket staples, click here!
 
For more tips, tricks and guilt-free food finds, plus recipes, fun food and diet news and more, visit hungry-girl.com and sign up for free daily emails!
 

Average (354 Ratings): 2.5 out of 5 stars

  • 1. Posted by chuckyhacks44 on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:13 pm PST

    "sweet"

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  • 2. Posted by bebote12 on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:14 pm PST

    yoypoyi nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooo

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  • 3. Posted by vintagevault on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:15 pm PST

    Yuck what ever happend to eating clean... you eat so much fake food it makes me sick!!

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  • 4. Posted by Anna S on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:15 pm PST

    I find pumpkin seeds (with husks still on) to be a fantastic replacement for potato chips etc when you feel like eating something dry and salty. They are really good for you and that includes weight loss.

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  • 5. Posted by marycarol d on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:16 pm PST

    I feel this was more Advertisements then education!

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  • 6. Posted by LARRY H on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:16 pm PST

    Hell why not just shoot your self since all these suggestion take the fun out of living and besides for most people they could not afford the cost.....

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  • 7. Posted by peggy o on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:16 pm PST

    this lady has NOT a clue of what she is saying! All those extra chemicals in the lo-fat, no-calorie foods!!!! SHame-shame! Keep it simple, eat CLEAN which means...if you can't pronounce the ingredients in it...DON'T eat it!!

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  • 8. Posted by lumberjackman@sbcglobal.net on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:16 pm PST

    I'm on the righ tstart this new years!!

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  • 9. Posted by dimpl1129 on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:17 pm PST

    HUNGRY GIRL ROCKS!

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  • 10. Posted by imsmarterthanyou on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:17 pm PST

    Anyone that recommends Coke Zero should NOT be giving nutritional "makeovers".

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  • 11. Posted by Dawn P on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:17 pm PST

    what's the matter with eggs? I think a hard boiled egg is a healthy snack

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  • 12. Posted by Oggie on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:17 pm PST

    It truly does help to start by cleaning out all of the junk food! I did & so far, it's working. It doesn't hurt to try, so... try it!

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  • 13. Posted by White Organic Polish Princess on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:17 pm PST

    Wow. And I thought my homemade organic olive oil mayonnaise made with organic pastured eggs and my homemade whole raw milk yogurt and my lacto-fermented raw cabbage was good for me. I guess I'll have to change my ways and buy all this pre-packaged, processed food filled with empty calories, preservatives, artificial sweeteners, colors, chemicals and "other" additives to make sure I stay "on trend". Like hell.

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  • 14. Posted by Rhonda L on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:17 pm PST

    yeah give up natural foods like eggs, for unnatural heavily processed sugared out crap. Just eat real food! Fat free anything is not real food because it has been processed to remove the fat. Fat does not make you fat. I eat full fat foods and have lost 60lbs since this summer.

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  • 15. Posted by carebear052283 on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:18 pm PST

    This is fantastic for us moms with little ones!!!

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  • 16. Posted by on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:18 pm PST

    People get fat from eating too much sugar and carbs. A little fat won't hurt you, and cleaning out your fridge is a waste of time.

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  • 17. Posted by smalldogstar on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:18 pm PST

    The Yoplait yogurts and Jello puddings are full of artificial colors, preservatives, and splenda. Not exactly a healthy choice!

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  • 18. Posted by Sujin on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:18 pm PST

    all the things listed are pretty obvious. the writer doesn't mention, however, that many reduced fat, no sugar, low fat, etc... stuff has lots of preservatives, artificial flavors and coloring, and a whole bunch of weird gunk that's not good for your body. May have no fat, but sure has a whole bunch of other stuff in it! Here's a better idea: Just don't eat whipped cream, syrup, pudding, or sodas. At all.

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  • 19. Posted by karlasmiles1108 on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:18 pm PST

    Great stuff unless you are allergic to sugar substitutes. Maybe you could give a girl a couple of suggestions for a situation where the individuals are unable to have sugar substitutes of any kind. They make my throat itch and swell and my tongue get spots and swell also. Can you still have the fat stuff if you exercise and burn the calories?

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  • 20. Posted by bacchruz on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:19 pm PST

    thank you for this helpful list of tips...as a recently diagnosed diabetic, you can imagine how dizzying a simple trip to the supermarket can become.

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  • 21. Posted by jkharrison00 on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:19 pm PST

    This seems more like a commercial than sound health advice. Marshmellows are fat free, should I stock my fridge with them? Probably not.

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  • 22. Posted by luisa_mapacha on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:19 pm PST

    Horrible. Once again, HG is promoting all the fake, artificially-sweetened food substitutes. Any nutritionist will tell you that the real thing in moderation is WAY BETTER than this fake crap.

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  • 23. Posted by nmbskll74 on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:19 pm PST

    Does someone really get paid to write this stuff?

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  • 24. Posted by multivisionent on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:20 pm PST

    This woman is a complete idiot.

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  • 25. Posted by Berlin on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:20 pm PST

    This article should be called "Turn your fridge into processed food HECK!". Eggs are not unhealthful foods! It's about controlling portions. The truth hurts, but it is. I eat eggs, butter, and real cheese, and I am slim. I know how to control my portion size, eat natural foods and get a workout! Chew on that, Hungry Girl.

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  • 26. Posted by yupikpachooka on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:20 pm PST

    Yes, these are all preservative-added, chemically-induced, rather frightening foods! I'd rather eat natural moose, caribou, ducks, and wild salmon!

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  • 27. Posted by Helena on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:20 pm PST

    i understand wanting to add healthy snacks into the fridge but it looks like we're just substituting high fat foods for those packed with tons of chemicals.

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  • 28. Posted by julie on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:20 pm PST

    good luck doing this!

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  • 29. Posted by a on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:21 pm PST

    This is a stupid list. This isn't eating healthy. This is eating processed garbage.

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  • 30. Posted by bossbiyatch1 on Tue, Jan 15, 2008, 3:21 pm PST

    great ideas...thanks for the info!!!!!!!!!

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