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1. Skip the smear of cream cheese (50 calories per tablespoon) or butter (100 calories) on a plain bagel and try a hot, flavored bagel, like cinnamon-raisin or salt -- delicious naked.

2. Forgo regular bottled dressing (2 tablespoons, 135 to 155 calories) for an equal portion of fat-free dressing (30 to 50 calories).

3. Swap an ounce of regular tortilla chips with 1/4 cup guacamole (230) calories), for the same amount o baked tortilla chips and salsa (130).

4. Rather than a cup of tomato soup prepared with milk (160 calories), heat up and sip a cup of calcium-enriched vegetable juice (50 calories).

5. Pass up a chocolate bar (1.4 ounces, 210 calories) and soothe your sweet tooth with 10 regular-size jelly beans, 4 to 5 pieces of hard candy or 10 Life Savers (100 to 110 calories).

6. Instead of canned creamed corn (185 calories per cup), eat corn on the cob (80 calories for a medium ear).

7. Remove the skin from a chicken breast after cooking and save 100 calories.

8. If you want bacon with your eggs, rather than 4 regular strips (175 calories), have two slices of Canadian (70 calories, and as filling).

9. When making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, skimp on the peanut butter: 2 tablespoons equal 190 calories; 1 tablespoon, 95.

10. Hold the regular mayo in tuna, chicken and pasta salads and use 2 tablespoons light mayo (90 to 100 calories versus 200).

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