4 healthier summer treats
Updated: Mar. 31, 2016
Summer snacks are not all created equal. The next time you indulge, choose smart, healthier alternatives
Source: Best Health Magazine, Summer 2008
Whether you’re hanging out on a restaurant patio or hosting a backyard barbeque, order or serve up treats with fewer calories, fat and sodium. You’ll still love the taste!
Cut 17 grams of sugar off your drink tab!
Skip: Vodka Mudshake, Chocolate flavour
285 calories, 8 g fat, 21 g sugar, 0 g sodium
Savour: Mike’s Light Hard Lemonade
100 calories, 0 g fat, 4 g sugar, 130 g sodium
Save 257 calories!
Skip: Olive Garden Sicilian Scampi
458 calories, 30.6 g fat, 527 mg sodium
Savour: Olive Garden Bruschetta
201 calories, 19.2 g fat, 14 mg sodium
Shave off 11 grams of fat!
Skip: Lay’s chips, Roast Chicken flavour (50 g)
330 calories, 20 g fat, 0 g sugar, 790 mg sodium
Savour: Flat Earth Veggie Crisps, Tangy Tomato Ranch flavour (50 g)
220 calories, 9 g fat, 5 g sugar, 370 mg sodium
Slash your fat intake by half!
Skip: Boston Pizza Thai Chicken Salad
1060 calories, 40 g fat, 1020 mg sodium
Savour: Boston Pizza Chicken Taco Salad, no sour cream
480 calories, 19 g fat, 990 mg sodium
Make your own healthy summer snacks!
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