Ice Cream

If you are an ice-cream lover, please, switch to reduced fat first and eventually to fat-free. Ice cream is so loaded with fat! Soft serve is somewhat better, if you feel like indulging in a cone. Sherbet and sorbet are the best choices for calorie and fat reduction. Check out the difference in the calories and fat, and see what you could save yourself:

½ cup ice cream - 155 calories, 7.2 grams of fat, 19 grams of cholesterol and a whopping 64.9 percent of calories from fat alone. Ouch. This is not good.

½ cup sherbet - 104 calories, 0.9 grams of fat, 0 cholesterol, and 7.8 percent of calories from fat.

½ cup sorbet - 70 calories, 0.3 grams of fat, 0 cholesterol and a mere 3.8 percent of calories from fat.

Some brands may vary a bit, but these are the average amounts. There are also non-dairy Frozen Desserts available you may want to consider. Sugar free fudgsicles are good, and if you like Jell-O, there are Jell-O fruit bars or gelatin pops. Frozen treats come in a huge variety these days so look over the ice-cream section of the freezer, but move away from the real ice cream itself, of course. I also offer an Ebook, Your Health Smart Guide to Frozen Desserts". I strongly recommend you purchase it. It is a good idea to keep real ice cream out of the house entirely. Overweight or not, everyone could do well to avoid it.

Extra Tip:
Shoot to eat "vegetarian" two days out of each week. Replace meat dishes with hearty soups, salads, vegetables, pasta dishes, whole grain products and fruit.