No need to sneer at the people chomping on hot, buttery, sugar-coated pretzels at the mall anymore. Now you can whip up your very own shopping-mall-quality soft pretzels in your kitchen (yes, we see the humor in that sentence). So if it’s chewy, doughy, sweet, decadent pretzels you crave, feel free to cave — and indulge in HG’s latest tasty creation. Just dough it
Serving Size: 1 pretzel (entire recipe)
Calories: 175
Fat: 2g
Sodium: 450mg
Carbs: 36g
Fiber: 1g
Sugars: 1g
Protein: 5g
*3 Points!
- SUPERPRETZEL soft pretzel OR another frozen soft pretzel**
- sprays I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray
Once you start popping these sweet-n-crispy shrimp, you’re not gonna be able to stop. Good thing they’re guilt-free…
Serving Size: 1/4th of recipe, about 5 shrimp
Calories: 164
Fat: 4.5g
Sodium: 266mg
Carbs: 12g
Fiber: 2g
Sugars: 3.5g
Protein: 19.5g
POINTS® value 3*
- Fiber One bran cereal
- shredded sweetened coconut
- panko breadcrumbs
- fat-free liquid egg substitute
This new starter is totally cute, amazingly delicious, and a calorie bargain, considering it has a fraction of the cals found in the original. HG’s Sassy Wonton Tacos: Make ’em, crunch ’em, love ’em…
Serving Size: 4 wonton tacos
Calories: 191
Fat: 2g
Sodium: 605mg
Carbs: 25g
Fiber: 1g
Sugars: 7.5g
Protein: 17g
POINTS® value 4*
- small square wonton wrappers
- cooked skinless lean chicken breast
- BBQ sauce with about 45 calories per 2-tbsp. serving
- dry coleslaw mix
- Newman's Own Lighten Up! Low Fat Sesame Ginger dressing
- chopped cilantro
We love nachos. We know they’re not always good for us, but they do taste great. The crunchy chips, the gooey cheese… Sometimes, we’ve just gotta have a nacho fix. Luckily, when we want to indulge our nacho cravings, we don’t have to resort to gulping down insane amounts of calories and fat grams. This make-at-home nacho swap is WAY lower in calories than pretty much anything you can order in a restaurant, but it still tastes awesome!
Serving Size: 1/6th of recipe
Calories: 216
Fat: 3.5g
Sodium: 671mg
Carbs: 36g
Fiber: 4g
Sugars: 3g
Protein: 13g
*4 Points
- bag baked tortilla chips
- low-fat turkey or veggie chili
- salsa
- light soymilk
- fat-free block cheddar cheese
- wedge The Laughing Cow Light Original Swiss cheese
- fat-free cream cheese
- fat-free sour cream
Guess what?! We know how to make an AWESOME, creamy cheese sauce that’s low-cal and extremely low in fat. It’s true. And since we’re anything but selfish, we’re sharing our recipe with you. Feel free to whip up a batch, and then dunk whatever you want in it; Guiltless Gourmet Tortilla Chips, Quaker Rice Snacks, pita chips, veggies, you name it!
Serving Size: 1/5th recipe (approx. 2 tbsp.)
Calories: 50
Fat: 1g
Sodium: 300mg
Carbs: 2g
Fiber: 0g
Sugars: 2g
Protein: 7.5g
*1 Point
- wedges The Laughing Cow cheese
- fat-free cheddar cheese
- light vanilla soymilk
- fat-free cream cheese
HG loves a challenge, and coming up with a rockin’ swap for this cheesy fried finger food was slightly tricky. Luckily, our favorite fiber-packed cereal saved the day (as usual). BTW, if you’ve never tried fake-frying by baking items covered in low-calorie cereal crumbs, DO IT NOW!!! (Sorry, got carried away there.) HG Tip: Bake up a batch (or two – they’ll go fast!) this Super Bowl Sunday, and you and your poppers will be the life of the party. Touchdown, HG!
Serving Size: 5 poppers
Calories: 126
Fat: 1g
Sodium: 425mg
Carbs: 22g
Fiber: 8g
Sugars: 4g
Protein: 14g
*2 Points!
- fat-free cream cheese
- shredded fat-free cheddar cheese
- Fiber One cereal
- Egg Beaters
Ready for a crispy, hot boneless buffalo wing swap? You BETTER be. These spicy nuggets will blow your mind! And for an all-out b-wing experience, serve ’em with celery sticks and some low-cal bleu cheese or ranch dressing (mmmm!)…
Serving Size: 5 wings (half of recipe)
Calories: 175
Fat: 1.5g
Sodium: 1,153mg**
Carbs: 14g
Fiber: 4g
Sugars: <1g
Protein: 27g
POINTS® value 3*
- raw boneless skinless lean chicken breast
- Fiber One bran cereal
- Frank's RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce
We KNOW guacamole, people. And we are POSITIVE you’re gonna FLIP over this stuff! (Pssst… we recommend dipping cut veggies and baked tortilla chips in it!)
HG Alternative! This stuff is a great spread for sandwiches, pitas and wraps — and it’s an excellent omelette topper. Two tablespoons of it has just 29 calories and 1g fat, plus 1.25g fiber (POINTS® value 0*)!
Serving Size: 1/3 cup (1/6th of recipe)
Calories: 78
Fat: 3g
Sodium: 320mg
Carbs: 10.5g
Fiber: 3.5g
Sugars: 4g
Protein: 3.5g
POINTS® value 1*
- early/young peas
- mashed avocado
- chopped cherry or grape tomatoes
- finely chopped onions
- fat-free Greek yogurt
- lime juice
- chopped garlic
Before creating these cheesy faux fried hunks of heaven, we had totally given up on the whole mozzarella sticks thing. Total bar food… completely greasy and horrible for you. Not anymore, thanks to (you guessed it!) a box of Fiber One and our trusty blender. Check out this super swap and prepare to be wowed (and filled with cheese!)…
Serving Size: 4 pieces
Calories: 155
Fat: 5.5g
Sodium: 500mg
Carbs: 13.5g
Fiber: 7g
Sugars: 0g
Protein: 19g
*3 Points!
- light mozzarella sticks
- Fiber One bran cereal
- fat-free liquid egg substitute
- Optional: low-fat marinara sauce
These li’l Mexican treats are so stuffed, they’re almost guaranteed to crack a bit when you bake ’em in the oven — hence the name “Exploding.” De verdad!
Serving Size: 2 taquitos
Calories: 197
Fat: 2.5g
Sodium: 594mg
Carbs: 22.5g
Fiber: 3g
Sugars: 2g
Protein: 20.5g
POINTS® value 4*
- small yellow corn tortillas
- can 98% fat-free chunk white chicken breast in water
- salsa
- shredded fat-free cheddar cheese