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Hungry Girl:
Recipes and Survival Strategies for
Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World
Hungry Girl 200 Under 200:
200 Recipes Under 200 Calories
Hungry Girl 1-2-3:
The Easiest, Most Delicious,
Guilt-Free Recipes on the Planet
Hungry Girl Happy Hour:
75 Recipes for Amazingly Fantastic
Guilt-Free Cocktails & Party Foods
Hungry Girl 300 Under 300:
300 Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Dishes Under 300 Calories
Hungry Girl Chew the Right Thing:
Supreme Makeovers for 50 Foods You Crave
(recipe cards)
Hungry Girl:
The Official Survival Guides:
Tips & Tricks for Guilt-Free Eating
(audio book)
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YOUR AT-A-GLANCE GUIDE TO CREATING OODLES OF DELICIOUS GUILT-FREE MEALS AND SIPS!
BURGER ESSENTIALS
Burgers
Meatless hamburger-style or veggie-burger patties with 100 calories or less
Breaded-chicken-style soy patties (Boca, Morningstar Farms)
Large portabella mushrooms (the original vegetarian burger swap!)
Lean turkey burger patties (Jennie-O, Butterball)
Extra-lean ground beef (about 96% lean)
Lean ground turkey (about 93% lean)
Buns
Light and high-fiber buns
100-calorie flat sandwich buns
Light English muffins
Lettuce leaves (for low-carb burgers!)
Light bread (45 calories per slice)
Large high-fiber flour tortillas with about 110 calories each
Condiments
Ketchup
Assorted mustards
Hellmanns/Best Foods Dijonnaise
Light, reduced-fat, or fat-free mayo
BBQ sauce with about 45 calories per serving
Hot sauce
Thick teriyaki marinade with 30 or fewer calories per tablespoon
Salsa
Toppings
Fat-free and reduced-fat cheese slices
The Laughing Cow Light cheese wedges
Lettuce leaves
Onion
Tomatoes (big tomato = big slices)
Avocado (use sparingly!)
Pickle chips
Jarred roasted red peppers
Jarred jalapeo slices
Canned pineapple rings packed in juice (AMAZING grilled!)
Center-cut bacon or turkey bacon
Spices (for seasoning raw ground meat!)
PASTA ESSENTIALS
Sauces
Canned crushed tomatoes
Franks RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce (just a little adds an extra kick!)
Amys Organic Chunky Tomato Bisque
The Laughing Cow Light Creamy Swiss cheese wedges with fat-free sour cream (great Alfredo sauce swap!)
Frozen broccoli in cheese sauce (toss with noodles for a guilt-free mac & cheese swap!)
Reduced-fat Parmesan-style grated topping
Noodles & Noodle Swaps
House Foods Tofu Shirataki Noodle Substitute (best in creamy sauces)
Whole-wheat pasta
Spaghetti squash
Zucchini (thinly slice into ribbons and add to fettuccine!)
Broccoli cole slaw (just stir-fry until limp, and toss with red sauce)
COFFEE DRINK ESSENTIALS
Coffee
Ground or whole coffee beans (brew your coffee extra-strong if youre icing it!)
Instant coffee granules (for cold drinks, dissolve in a small amount of hot liquid first!)
Milk & Creamers
Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze (for making the most guilt-free lattes EVER)
Light vanilla soymilk
Sugar-free/fat-free flavored powdered creamers
Sweeteners & Syrups
No-calorie sweetener packets, like Splenda or Truvia (or your reduced-calorie sweetener of choice)
Sugar-free calorie-free flavored syrups (like Torani Sugar Free!)
Other Items
Unsweetened cocoa powder
Hot cocoa packets with around 25 calories each
Fat Free Reddi-wip
Light/fat-free caramel dip (frequently found in the produce section)
Light/sugar-free chocolate syrup
Extracts (vanilla, almond, coconut, peppermint, etc.)
Mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (melted into hot coffee, they really boost a DIY mocha!)
Bendy straws (a must!)
PIZZA ESSENTIALS
Sauce Options
Jarred pizza sauce
Canned crushed tomatoes (seasoned if available)
Canned tomato sauce
Canned low-fat chunky tomato soup (like Amys Organic Chunky Tomato Bisque)
The Laughing Cow Light cheese wedges (white pizza!)
BBQ sauce (BBQ chicken pizza!)
Salsa or taco sauce (Mexican pizza!)
Pizza Bottom Options
Large high-fiber flour tortillas with about 110 calories each
Light English muffins (split em and make mini pizzas)
Light/high-fiber pitas
100-calorie flat sandwich buns (like English muffin pizzas, but larger!)
Pillsbury Classic Pizza Crust dough
Portabella mushrooms
Bell peppers (the bigger the better)
Eggplant (top large slabs of eggplant like a pizza; youll have to eat em with a fork though)
Chicken breast (pound it thin, cook, then top it like a pizza!)
Fat-free egg substitute (cook flat in a skillet without stirring, and then top it like a pizza!)
Cheese Options
Light string cheese (pull into strings and chop; or put in a blender and blitz!)
Shredded fat-free/part-skim mozzarella cheese
Reduced-fat Parmesan-style grated topping
Other fat-free/reduced-fat cheeses (American for a cheeseburger pizza, pepper jack for a southwestern pizza!)
Toppings
Thinly sliced fresh veggies
Turkey pepperoni
Ground-beef-style soy crumbles (by Morningstar Farms or Boca)
Canadian bacon
Turkey bacon or center-cut bacon (cooked and chopped or crumbled)
Soy chorizo (SO much flavor, and SO much less fat than the real thing)
Canned sliced olives
Jarred sliced jalapeos (if you like it hot!)
Hot sauce
Spices (garlic powder, onion powder, crushed red pepper, Italian seasoning)