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Nutrition and Weight Loss > Weight Loss > Eating Right > Quick Weight Loss: 10 Easy Ways to Cut Calories
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6. Downsize your tortilla.

Shrink your flour tortilla from 8 or 10 inches (220 calories) to a 6-inch corn version (90 calories).

Calories saved: 130

7. Substitute soy crumbles for ground beef in dishes such as spaghetti and chili.

Soy crumbles have about 90 calories per 3-oz. serving versus ground beef's hefty 220 calories per 3-oz. serving.

Calories saved: 130 per 3-oz. serving

8. Remix your drink.

Use diet soda or sparking water (0 calories) instead of regular soda or tonic water (150 calories) in a mixed drink.

Calories saved: about 150

9. Cut your steak in half.

Go from 6 oz. (about 320 calories) to 3 oz. and slice it over a salad or toss into stir-fry.

Calories saved: 160

10. String yourself along.

If you simply can’t resist a daily dose of cheese, opt for light string cheese, which weighs in at 50 calories, versus 80 for the regular variety.

Calories saved: 30

 

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