# What's your best calorie saving tip?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-best-calorie-saving-tip/984824>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [May 31, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-best-calorie-saving-tip/984824 "2023-05-31T15:06:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-best-calorie-saving-tip/984824/21 "2023-06-01T15:19:36Z")

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I used to LOVE snacking after supper while watching TV. It was a bad habit of mindless eating. My go-to was potato chips and a diet coke followed by something sweet like chocolate, a cookie, etc. And I’m not talking about a few potato chips, I’d eat half of a large bag in one sitting easily. So years ago I stopped eating in between meals including after supper. Now as soon as I’m done eating I brush and floss my teeth. Nothing tastes good when your mouth is all minty and I sure don’t want to have to brush and floss again.

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**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-best-calorie-saving-tip/984824/22 "2023-06-01T17:58:19Z")

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Smaller portions more variety. The variety shouldn’t be fixed dishes or you will burn out. Adding a scoop of yogurt and a handful of mixed nuts to a dinner helps me to fix and portion less meat and carbs.  
A slice of cheddar and apple slices. Celery with peanut butter. A pickle. A few sliced of a rich meat like salami or a hardboiled egg.

Growing up was meat, potato, vegetable or a large plate of spaghetti or stroganoff. I still eat those things but the portions are like a small side.

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**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-best-calorie-saving-tip/984824/23 "2023-06-02T00:53:19Z")

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These are GREAT suggestions. And very motivational.

I’ve decided I just canNOT stop snacking, so I’m trying to find tasty but nutritional stuff. Did a road trip with the passenger seat full of mixed nuts, dried fruit and baby carrots (… though I did buy coffee and a donut… but only one!.. on my way out of town).

> [@digs](#):
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> I’m now drinking **Sprite No Sugar, good lime juice and water** (bottled or tap, sparkling or still). On a hot day, over ice, it’s great. For a treat, add a splash of bitters or rum.

Update: Right now, I’m sitting on the porch with a tall **Coke No Sugar, with a shot of lime juice, half–a-dozen dashes of bitters and a shot of good brandy.** Over store-bought ice cubes (we had guests last weekend).  
More refreshing than my old bourbon-on-the-rocks.

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