Today's Blog Brought To You By The Letter "F"! SUPER BOWL low-FAT, FUN, FOOD!

Football and Food, seem to go hand in hand.  Whether you are at home alone or with a group oF Friends, I would bet this season you have imbibed your Fair chair of wings, chips, dip and perhaps a nice cold one or two. 

Well, now we are at the end oF the Football season and as our Seattle Seahawks gear up to take down the Denver Broncos this Sunday, you can bet here in the Seattle area, we are getting ready to PAR-TAY!  And, iF we haven't hit the wings at all this season, this is for sure the Sunday we are going to be getting our Fingers sticky!

In the midst oF partying, a LOT oF calories are being tossed down as we consume those wings, slices oF pizza and chips loaded with creamy dips. Now, I don't know about you, but I have not yet abandoned my New Year resolution to get a handle on my health. All of those game day Foods are nooooot exactly on the list oF "HEALTHY FOODS", BUT! what iF I told you they could be? What iF you had a Few "Quick Tips" that will cut out a third or halF oF the calories and not sacriFice taste, ....no really, NOT sacriFice taste! 

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Well, here you go, Tip1: Switch out the sour cream in your recipes For plain Greek yogurt. I know, I know, you have heard the sour cream/yogurt swap beFore, you tried it and didn't like it.  The yogurt was not as creamy and Far too tangy, your Family whined, your husband gave you the stink eye, BUT here is the kicker, Greek yogurt is ten times creamier then regular yogurt (it's a whey thing) and not as tangy.  I promise, it is a pretty even trade, shhhh, don't tell my husband, I did the sour cream/Greek yogurt switch a Few weeks ago and he did not notice a thing!

What you are going to trade is calories and Fat For more calcium.  Not a bad swap huh?  Here is the nutritional value oF both Full Fat and low-Fat sour cream and Greek yogurt:
"...Nonfat Greek yogurt has just 133 calories per cup, 1 gram of fat and 8 grams of carbohydrates, a 1-cup serving of the full-fat type has 300 calories, 23 grams of fat and 7 grams of carbohydrates. One cup of sour cream has more calories and fat than Greek yogurt even when it's a low-fat brand. One cup of reduced fat sour cream has 416 calories, 32 grams of fat and 16 grams of carbohydrates. However, you're not likely to eat an entire cup of sour cream. For comparison, 2 tablespoons of reduced fat sour cream contain 43 calories, 3 grams of fat and 2 grams of carbs" (Information taken from Livestrong.Com Jan 22, 2014 | By Carly Schuna).

OK, did you weed through all oF that inFo?  What it boils down to... just 2 tablespoons oF even reduced Fat sour cream has two more grams oF Fat then one whole CUP oF non-Fat Greek yogurt. WIN, WIN! a total touchdown For you, your Friends and Family on game day.  Again, I promise you it is a good swap, not only with your health, but in your mouth, texture and taste, A-MAY-ZING! 

French onion dip, ranch dip, spinach dip, bacon cheddar dip, on your potato skins, your nachos or chili, swap it out peeps and enjoy your Super Bowl Sunday a little more healthFully!  Oh! and if you want the recipe For any of these dips, please email me. 

This blog has been brought to you by the letter "F" low-FAT, FUN, FOOD!  WHOOOP!