Low Calorie, Low-Fat Superfood Entree Recipes, Cheap and Easy

I'm dieting to lose 100 pounds. It's a journey, but I'm down 71 pounds. Along the way, I've created and tweaked recipes to subtract calories and fat and add superfoods (fruit, vegetables, lean meat, alternative protein). Here are homemade low-cal, low-fat entrees that are cheap and quick.  Low Calorie, Low-Fat Superfood Entree Recipes, Cheap and Easy

Protein, Meat Food Swaps to Cut Calories, Lose Weight

I started dieting 18 months ago. I wanted to lose weight and develop healthier eating. Initially I ate a vegan-vegetarian diet. Since then, I've tweaked my protein intake to include healthier meats and protein sources. Using these food switches, I 've cut out roughly 1,000 calories a day.

* Eat modified vegan. Normally, I don't cut food entirely. I find I crave whatever I eliminate. I've stopped eating eggs and beef, however. Both cause digestive problems. I've greatly reduced dairy and substitute plain yogurt (as protein) for sour cream, butter, margarine, milk, cream cheese, ice cream and cottage cheese. I eat fish regularly, white meat chicken occasionally and pork rarely.  Protein, Meat Food Swaps to Cut Calories

Dairy Food Swaps to Lower Cholesterol, Cut Calories

I started dieting 18 months ago. Along with losing weight, I needed to lower my LDL-low-density lipoprotein, "bad" cholesterol. Wanting to avoid medications, I tried reducing cholesterol with diet. A big step was lowering dairy consumption. Here are food switches that reduced LDL cholesterol and helped me lose weight. These food swaps cut 500-1,000 calories a day.  Dairy Food Switches to Cut LDL Cholesterol, Lose Weight