Lose body fat

Here are 8 tips on how to lose body fat by eating better

Here’s how easy it is to lose 500 calories a day:

-Use milk instead of cream in your coffee. Savings? 50 calories per cup.

-Skip the butter on your baked potato. Savings? 100 calories

-Drink fruit-flavored water instead of a 16 ounce soda. Savings? 200 calories

-Skip the Big Mac and have a salad instead. A Big Mac weighs in at a whopping 460 calories. A fresh salad with a light dressing? Less than 100! Savings? 360 calories

-Pass by the bag of potato chips. An average snack size bag of chips has over 300 calories. Savings? 300 calories

-Eat your corn on the ear. A 1 cup serving of canned corn has 165 calories. An ear of corn has 85. Savings? 80 calories.

-Switch to low-fat cream cheese on your bagel. Savings? 90 calories per ounce.

-Love those fries and can’t give them up? Swap the skinny fries out for thick steak-cut ones. Thin French fries absorb more oil than the thicker, meatier ones. Savings? 50 calories per 4 ounce serving

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