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Condiments and Your Weight 

You may be so pre-occupied with how big or little your meat, carbohydrates and veggie servings are that you forget to think about anything else. While these main components do make up a lot of the calories in your daily meals, they are not the only culprits to weight gain! Condiments play a big role in calories too. When you are counting calories, make sure you don’t forget to count those that belong in the condiments.

Here are a list of the common condiments (and their calories) we often find ourselves adding as we’re cooking !

Soft margarine - 2 teaspoons 67 calories

Mayonnaise - 1 tablespoon 110 calories

Ketchup - 1 tablespoon 16 calories

Cream Cheese - 1 ounce 98 calories

Ranch Dressing - 1 tablespoon 100 calories

Gravy - 1tablespoon 100 calories

Remember these so the next time you cook or eat, you’ll know not to add too much!

Low Fat Lemon Bars 

I love it when my desserts have sweet, sour and salty notes all mixed into it! It assures me that all my taste buds will be satisfied and I won’t have to reach for something else to satisfy that craving!

Try these low fat version of a Lemon Bars recipe! It’s bound to hit every note- from your taste buds, down to your stomach!

You will need:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup quick oats
• 3 tbsp butter
• For theTopping:
• 1 egg
• 1 egg white
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tbs flour
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• Juice and zest of 1 large lemon
• Confectioner’s sugar, sifted, for sprinkling

Here are the directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

Combine flour, oats and sugar in a bowl. With a pastry blender, add butter and blend until mixture is crumbly.

Press crumbs into the bottom of the baking pan and bake for 10 minutes until edges look golden.

Meanwhile as crust is baking, whisk egg and egg white. Add sugar and beat until creamy. Then, add flour, baking powder, salt and lemon and whisk until smooth.

Pour the lemon mixture over pre-baked base and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until center is set.

Cool in pan for about 15 minutes. Transfer in a wire rack to cool completely.

One recipe yields about 16 squares.