Cooking Lighter Like a Good Dieter

• You can make your own spray olive oil by figuring out some way to push regular olive oil into an aerosol can.

• When making mashed potatoes, you can save some calories by using skim milk and skim potatoes.

• You can make healthy fish sticks by cutting grilled fish into sticks.

• Instead of deep-frying salad, try sautéing it with a little butter.

• Fill the salt shaker on your table with something that looks and tastes exactly like salt but isn't.

• You can make your own cottage cheese by cottaging some regular cheese.

• Pizza can be made more healthy if you leave off the crust, meat and cheese.

• Instead of a box of Velvetta cheese, use anything else.

THE DAILY SCALEY

Not going backwards over the weekend 

is almost as good as going forwards.