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Sometimes when we resolve to eat healthier foods, we start limiting the selection of foods that we can enjoy. Trying to cut down on calories and salt, we may try to force ourselves to only eat low fat cottage cheese and carrot sticks for lunch and dinner. This can get boring, and make your diet seem like a chore. It sure is hard to stick to boring chores! However, this doesn't have to be the case — with a little ingenuity and research, you can find delicious substitutes for your former favorite, fatty foods. We have a ton of great low fat, low sodium recipes in our Wellness Channel that you can print out, prepare, and enjoy. Here are some sample dishes from that list:

Baked Pork Chops
These spicy and moist pork chops are made with no added fat, egg whites, evaporated skim milk, and a lively herb mixture that contains no salt.

Red Hot Fusilli
This lively low saturated fat, cholesterol free pasta dish contains lots of tomatoes and herbs and very little oil.

Wonderful Stuffed Potatoes
Baked potatoes stuffed with seasoned, low fat cottage cheese are a lavish, low fat, low cholesterol, low sodium treat.

Minestrone Soup
A cholesterol-free classic Italian vegetable soup brimming with fiber-rich beans, peas, and carrots.

Rainbow Fruit Salad
Good as a side dish or a dessert, this salad made from fresh fruit is naturally low in total fat, saturated fat, and sodium and is cholesterol free.

Apple Coffee Cake
Apples and raisins provide the moistness, which means less oil can be used in this low saturated fat, low cholesterol, and low-sodium coffee cake.

Wow, I don't know about you, but my mouth is watering already!

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