Diet-Friendly Comfort Foods

So often we use food to comfort ourselves in response to emotions. But unfortunately, many favorites are loaded with calories, fat and sugar. Here's a list of common comfort foods with lower-calorie swaps. Pizza Lose: two New York slices of Pizza (1,300 calories, 50 grams fat) Choose: Lean Cuisine brick oven style pizza (320 calories, 9 grams fat) Or make your own pita pizza with vegetables (250 calories, 6 grams fat) Ice Cream Lose: one pint Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Chip ice cream (1,040 calories, 64 grams fat) Choose: one cup Turkey Hill Low-Fat Moose Tracks ice cream (280 calories, 10 grams fat) Chips Lose: potato chips (one ounce = 160 calories, 11 grams fat) Choose: soy crisps (once ounce = 110 calories, 3 grams fat - plus protein and fiber, bonus!) Bread Lose: two slices white bread with butter (260 calories, 10 grams fat) Choose: Thomas' light English muffin with 2 tsp peanut butter (160 calories, 6 grams fat and 8 grams fiber) Taco Bell Lose: Nachos Bellgrande (770 calories, 44 grams fat) Choose: Fresco Burrito Supreme with chicken (330 calories, 8 grams fat) Burgers Lose: bacon cheeseburger (1100 calories, 80 grams fat) Choose: turkey burger with lettuce, tomato, onion, ketchup on half the Bun (334 calories, 13 grams fat) Fries Lose: large French fries (600 calories, 33 grams fat) Choose: baked sweet potato fries (220 calories, 0 grams fat) Chicken Wings Lose: fried chicken wings with bleu cheese dressing (720 calories, 59 grams fat) Choose: baked chicken tenderloins with hot sauce and low-cal bleu cheese dressing (120 calories, 1.5 grams fat) Pasta Lose: traditional macaroni and cheese (2 cups = 880 calories, 40 grams fat) Choose: whole wheat elbow macaroni tossed with ½ cup tomato sauce and 2 Tbsp parmesan cheese (2 cups = 420 calories, 5 grams fat) Cookies Lose: two raw chocolate chip cookie dough squares (200 calories, 10 grams fat) Choose: two South Beach Diet Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (100 calories, 5 grams fat) Full article can be found here