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Sweet Cred

Easter candy is proving irresistible to me. Without the kids around to eat some, there is too much of it here that I want. In an effort to partially counteract the jelly beans and dark-chocolate M&Ms, I have switched from BBQ sauce to mustard as my condiment of choice. The move should save me about 50 calories per meal, which adds up to 150 calories per day.

I have also attempted to switch salad dressings, which is a little more difficult. I have a fat-free Italian dressing, which has a fraction of the calories but a lot more sodium than the dressings I had been using.  The fat-free dressings I prefer tend to be sweet, which means they have sugar or corn syrup added to replace the fat.

I can’t take credit for the idea. Dr. David Katz suggested it to me. He invented the NuVal nutritional scoring system. I recorded an interview with him that will air in a couple of weeks. If I reduce my hidden sugars, it will reduce my tolerance. Once that happens, my sweet tooth should be satisfied with fewer pieces of candy.

May 8, 2011 | Filed Under Uncategorized 

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2 Responses to “Sweet Cred”

  1. Giannine on May 8th, 2011

    You seriously had to substitute something for your BBQ sauce at breakfast and chose MUSTARD?!

  2. Frank Murphy on May 8th, 2011

    Not the gross yellow mustard! I prefer a nice spicy brown mustard. My parents always had Gulden’s in the fridge when I was young.