Try these food swaps to cut down calories by half

To cut down on kilos, we must cut down on calories. And in this pursuit of ours, we never want to end up hangry (hungry and angry). So, one thing we must understand is that cutting down calories is not synonymous to not eating what you love. There’s always a way out that’s healthier and less calorie-laden and is quite similar in taste. If you are a weight watcher who often browses online on ways to cut calories off your diet, you must know how muesli is better than paranthas or how fresh fruit salad is better than packed juices. But if you belong to the league of those who still love their pizzas or butters and can’t do without them, here’s how you need to go about your calorie cutting.

Also, you need to understand that you do not have to cut down any calories. You have to cut them down from your processed food intake. Foods like chips, soda, tomato ketchup and sweetened coffee give you ‘empty calories’, that is, calories without nutrition. What you need is replacing them with foods that are less processed, thusly, less calories-dense.

What follows is a list of diet swaps that will not affect the taste of your food but will cut down your calories by at least a half (in most of them). All of the following are calories per 100 grams of serving.

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