Midwestern Woman

Great way to cut calories

My friend Susanne is so excited. She just lost 5 pounds by trying this new technique. It’s called the Great American Switch out. You just switch a food you usually eat with one that has fewer calories.


Susanne’s Top 10 Switch out’s

1) Instead of a side of French fries, try a big baked potato with 2 Tbsp sour cream.
2) Instead of a cinnamon scone, try a cinnamon raisin bagel.
3) Instead of a bowl of cream of tomato soup, try a hot cup of V8 juice.
4) Instead of a sandwich with egg/cheese & sausage, try a sandwich with egg/cheese & bacon.
5) Instead of stir-fry with beef, try stir-fry with scallops.
6) Instead of 2 handfuls of regular tortilla chips & ¼ cup of guacamole, try 2 handfuls of baked tortilla chips with salsa.
7) Instead of a bowl of chocolate chip ice cream, try a fudge bar.
Instead of a roast beef sandwich with 4 tsp of mayo, try a roast beef sandwich with 3 tsp of honey mustard.
9) Instead of dipping your shrimp cocktail in 2 tsp tartar sauce, try dipping it into 3 tsp of cocktail sauce or catsup.
10) Instead of a slice of pecan pie, try a slice of blueberry or lemon meringue pie.

On a cold day there is nothing better than a good winter warmer soup. Try this bean soup I came a cross a while ago. It’s both a vegetable soup and a bean soup. I just love it. Put it on and when you come in from shoveling the walks, and you’ll have a nice lunch waiting.

Serves: 6-8 people
Prep: 10-15 minutes
Cook time: about 1 hour