Dieting on a Budget

Make the following substitutions and convert high-fat, high-calorie dishes into healthy ones.

• Instead of a creamy potato salad, choose a bean salad with low-fat vinaigrette. You will save 30 calories and 4 grams of fat for every 1/4-cup serving.

• Instead of potato chips, choose baked tortilla chips. You will save 80 calories and 10 grams of fat per 15 chips.

• Instead of cheddar cheese, choose mozzarella. You will save 30% of the calories and fat per 45 gram serving.

• Instead of regular salad dressing, choose low-calorie dressing. You will save 50 calories and up to 10 grams of fat per 1-tbsp serving.

• Instead of devilled eggs made with regular mayonnaise, choose devilled eggs made with low-fat mayonnaise. You will save 30 calories and 2 grams of fat per appetizer.