Fast-Food Fixes

Smart swaps turn forbidden foods into diet “dos”

Instead of: 1 large hash brown
Try: 2 cups of grated carrots and 1/4 cup of chopped onion, browned together in a nonstick skillet
Calories saved: 283

Instead of: 1 large serving of greasy french fries
Try: 2 cups of potato chunks, browned in a toaster oven for seven minutes, with 2 tsp. of salt-free ketchup
Calories saved: 243

Instead of: 1 large scoop of high-fat strawberry ice cream
Try: 1 medium banana, 1 cup of strawberries and a dash of Splenda, blended. Freeze in ice-cube tray; eat like candy
Calories saved: 221