- Instead of: chips and dip (about 7 chips and 2 tablespoons dip)
Switch to: veggies and salsa (1 cup of salsa and unlimited veggies)
Save: 185 calories - Instead of: cheese straws (10)
Switch to: mini pretzels (about 20)
Save: 280 calories - Instead of: tortilla chips (about 14)
Switch to: bite-size baked tortilla chips (1 ounce)
Save: 170 calories - Instead of: fried shrimp (about 6)
Switch to: smoked salmon (1 cup)
Save: 295 calories - Instead of: sweet potato casserole (1 cup)
Switch to: baked sweet potato (1 medium)
Save: about 200 calories - Instead of:bone-in chicken wings (5)
Switch to: shrimp cocktail (about 8 boiled shrimp with cocktail sauce)
Save: about 300 calories - Instead of: dark meat turkey (1 drumstick)
Switch to: turkey breast (about 2 slices)
Save: approximately 130 calories - Instead of: cranberry sauce (3 half-inch slices)
Switch to: fruit-flavored gelatin (half cup)
Save: about 200 calories - Instead of: homemade chocolate fudge (3 pieces)
Switch to: strawberries (or other fruit) dipped in Hershey's lite chocolate syrup (half cup strawberries with 2 tablespoons syrup)
Save: about 150 calories - Instead of: pecan pie (1 slice)
Switch to: pumpkin pie (1 slice)
Save: almost 200 calories
To find out the calorie content of many more of your favorite holiday foods, visit About.com's Calorie Count.
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