LETTUCE LEAVES INSTEAD OF BREAD

If you are serious about cutting down on your calories and/or carbs this year, here is a simple trick for you.  Replace bread, wraps, or tortillas with large lettuce leaves when making sandwiches.  Constance Brown-Riggs, R.D., CDE, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association recommends this for people who want to cut back on their carbs and/or calories but still want to eat enough to feel full. This works for salad sandwiches, ie chicken, tuna, egg, etc, as well as meat and cheese sandwiches.  You will increase your vegetable intake and cut back carbs and calories.

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