Some Healthy Alternatives

Ok, so you proabably hate me for telling you what foods to leave alone. Now you get to hear some of the alternatives (just bare wth me please):
For fried chicken - grilled or baked chicken is just as good, plus its healthier! You can even go the extra mile and take the skin off the chicken (most of the fat is located in the skin.)
Eggs - boiled eggs are healthier than fried or scrambled eggs for breakfast. Egg whites as well.
Bread - If you need your bread fix, I suggest whole wheat (not enriched honey wheat)  and multi-grain bread. Limit your intake to about 3-4 days a week.
Fruit - avoid the fruits drenched in syrup and concentrate. Apples and bananas would be my top choices for fruits. Others are fine, just in moderation
Cheese - If you're a cheese lover as I am, can't just give it up so easily. I suggest provolone and low skim-milk mozzarella cheese, none of that cheddar cheese.
Rice and pasta - brown rice is the best alternative. It may not be as flavorful as say some Goya red beans and rice (that be hittin the spot) but much healthier in moderation. For pasta, whole wheat pasta is healthier as opposed to pasta made with white flour. Once again, in moderation.
Snacks - little debbie, ben & jerry's everything delicious and tasty just nope. Instead, nature valley granola bars are a great alternative. Nutri-grain bars on occasion as well. Honey graham crackers, string cheese sticks, multi-grain crakers. Wheat thins and wheatables as well (wheatables are amazing). Rice cakes with a little bit of peanut spread on it is tasty enough.
Butter - Margarine, that is all!
Milk - Gotta let go of the whole milk. It may have the necessary calcium, but still high in fats. Gotta take this on a gradual course. Start with 2% milk, then ease on to 1%, then right down to skim milk. The color will turn you off at first but it grows on you.
Beverages - No sodas or other sugary drinks. OJ is ok every once in awhile. WATER WATER WATER!!!! Water will help you lose weight for sure, it helps to rid the body of salts that lead to weight gain in the stomach. Crystal light is a great alterantive to kool-aid and hawaiian punch. There's different flavors and only 10 calories (we like this).
Cereals - Almost any box of cereal with a colorful animal on it, you may wanna avoid them. Except for corn flakes (corn not frosted). Other healthier breakfast cereals include: total, raisin bran, smart start, and special K (My favorite)
Fast food - HELLLLLLLLL NOOOOOOO!!!! It's just not going down, if you frequent these places, then you're doing yourself and your body a disservice, that is all!!!
Once again, these are alternatives that have worked for me. If you have any other ideas email me: vanxmar10@aol.com. With some will-power and an open mind, you'll have no problem adjusting to this healthy eating.