Healthy Alternative: Plain Yogurt
November 10, 2010 Leave a Comment
Are you looking for a healthy alternative to mayonnaise? When making that sandwich, potato salad, coleslaw or other mayonnaise inclusive dish, opt instead for plain yogurt.
A one once serving of mayonnaise has a whopping 916 calories, 694 of those are from fat. Compare that to a one ounce serving size of yogurt which has only 17 calories with only 8 of those coming from fat.
Mayonnaise also has 78 grams of total fat. Yogurt has one gram of total fat. Another incentive to swap out mayonnaise is that it has a staggering 1671 milligrams of sodium. Yogurt has only 13 milligrams of sodium. Not to mention that mayonnaise packs 56 grams of total carbs and 15 grams of sugar. Yogurt has a very diet friendly one gram of total carbs and one gram of sugar.
Make the choice that is best for your diet and throw the mayonnaise out. Your body will thank you.
