Guess what?! We know how to make an AWESOME, creamy cheese sauce that’s low-cal and extremely low in fat. It’s true. And since we’re anything but selfish, we’re sharing our recipe with you. Feel free to whip up a batch, and then dunk whatever you want in it; Guiltless Gourmet Tortilla Chips, Quaker Rice Snacks, pita chips, veggies, you name it!
Serving Size: 1/5th recipe (approx. 2 tbsp.)
Calories: 50
Fat: 1g
Sodium: 300mg
Carbs: 2g
Fiber: 0g
Sugars: 2g
Protein: 7.5g
*1 Point
- wedges The Laughing Cow cheese
- fat-free cheddar cheese
- light vanilla soymilk
- fat-free cream cheese
HG loves a challenge, and coming up with a rockin’ swap for this cheesy fried finger food was slightly tricky. Luckily, our favorite fiber-packed cereal saved the day (as usual). BTW, if you’ve never tried fake-frying by baking items covered in low-calorie cereal crumbs, DO IT NOW!!! (Sorry, got carried away there.) HG Tip: Bake up a batch (or two – they’ll go fast!) this Super Bowl Sunday, and you and your poppers will be the life of the party. Touchdown, HG!
Serving Size: 5 poppers
Calories: 126
Fat: 1g
Sodium: 425mg
Carbs: 22g
Fiber: 8g
Sugars: 4g
Protein: 14g
*2 Points!
- fat-free cream cheese
- shredded fat-free cheddar cheese
- Fiber One cereal
- Egg Beaters
Ready for a crispy, hot boneless buffalo wing swap? You BETTER be. These spicy nuggets will blow your mind! And for an all-out b-wing experience, serve ’em with celery sticks and some low-cal bleu cheese or ranch dressing (mmmm!)…
Serving Size: 5 wings (half of recipe)
Calories: 175
Fat: 1.5g
Sodium: 1,153mg**
Carbs: 14g
Fiber: 4g
Sugars: <1g
Protein: 27g
POINTS® value 3*
- raw boneless skinless lean chicken breast
- Fiber One bran cereal
- Frank's RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce
We KNOW guacamole, people. And we are POSITIVE you’re gonna FLIP over this stuff! (Pssst… we recommend dipping cut veggies and baked tortilla chips in it!)
HG Alternative! This stuff is a great spread for sandwiches, pitas and wraps — and it’s an excellent omelette topper. Two tablespoons of it has just 29 calories and 1g fat, plus 1.25g fiber (POINTS® value 0*)!
Serving Size: 1/3 cup (1/6th of recipe)
Calories: 78
Fat: 3g
Sodium: 320mg
Carbs: 10.5g
Fiber: 3.5g
Sugars: 4g
Protein: 3.5g
POINTS® value 1*
- early/young peas
- mashed avocado
- chopped cherry or grape tomatoes
- finely chopped onions
- fat-free Greek yogurt
- lime juice
- chopped garlic
Before creating these cheesy faux fried hunks of heaven, we had totally given up on the whole mozzarella sticks thing. Total bar food… completely greasy and horrible for you. Not anymore, thanks to (you guessed it!) a box of Fiber One and our trusty blender. Check out this super swap and prepare to be wowed (and filled with cheese!)…
Serving Size: 4 pieces
Calories: 155
Fat: 5.5g
Sodium: 500mg
Carbs: 13.5g
Fiber: 7g
Sugars: 0g
Protein: 19g
*3 Points!
- light mozzarella sticks
- Fiber One bran cereal
- fat-free liquid egg substitute
- Optional: low-fat marinara sauce
These li’l Mexican treats are so stuffed, they’re almost guaranteed to crack a bit when you bake ’em in the oven — hence the name “Exploding.” De verdad!
Serving Size: 2 taquitos
Calories: 197
Fat: 2.5g
Sodium: 594mg
Carbs: 22.5g
Fiber: 3g
Sugars: 2g
Protein: 20.5g
POINTS® value 4*
- small yellow corn tortillas
- can 98% fat-free chunk white chicken breast in water
- salsa
- shredded fat-free cheddar cheese
This is one of our most fun swaps ever. These flaky-licious hot dog treats taste almost exactly like the real ones. Juicy franks are wrapped in decadent dough and oven-baked for the flaky, buttery taste of the authentic hors d’oeuvre we all know and love! Go for it…
Serving Size: 4 pieces (entire recipe)
Calories: 135
Fat: 5g
Sodium: 645mg
Carbs: 15g
Fiber: 0g
Sugars: 3g
Protein: 7.5g
*3 Points
- portion Pillsbury Reduced Fat Crescent roll dough
Sometimes you just want to pick up your food and eat it like a caveman. Grab one of these guilt-free KFC taste-alikes, and gnaw away!
Serving Size: 2 drumsticks
Calories: 184
Fat: 4.5g
Sodium: 567mg
Carbs: 10.5g
Fiber: 5g
Sugars: <0.5g
Protein: 28g
POINTS® value 3*
- raw chicken drumsticks
- Fiber One bran cereal
- fat-free liquid egg substitute
This crab cake recipe is so good, we’re actually embarrassed for other crab cakes. Seriously. We are. P.S. Sure, this recipe calls for a lot of ingredients, but many of them are kitchen staples, and the recipe is SO, SO worth it!
Serving Size: 1 (very large!) crab cake
Calories: 117
Fat: 2g
Sodium: 799mg
Carbs: 11.5g
Fiber: 2.25g
Sugars: 2.5g
Protein: 14g
POINTS® value 2*
- lump crabmeat
- light white bread
- wedge The Laughing Cow Light Original Swiss cheese
- fat-free liquid egg substitute
- finely diced celery
- fat-free mayonnaise
- Best Foods/Hellmann's Dijonnaise
- finely chopped fresh curly parsley
- minced garlic
- lemon juice
- whipped light butter or light buttery spread
No one in their right mind would ever think of chili cheese fries as a guilt-free food. But we’re only human, and we LOOOOOOOVE fries smothered in chili and topped with cheese! Plus we promised you guys a swap a few months back, so we had no choice but to create a ROCKIN’ version based on our famous Bake-tastic Butternut Squash Fries (and we’re so glad we did!). Check it out…
Serving Size: half of recipe (1 HUGE serving)
Calories: 268
Fat: 1.25g
Sodium: 830mg
Carbs: 48g
Fiber: 10.5g
Sugars: 8.5g
Protein: 20g
POINTS® value 5*
- shredded fat-free cheddar cheese
- low-fat veggie or turkey chili
- medium butternut squash
- Optional Toppings: fat-free sour cream