Health

The skinny on summer sweets

The skinny on summer sweets

Everyone loves an ice-cream in the hotter months. The key to keeping in shape is to tweak your daily eating and exercise habits to allow for these yummy extras — not miss out altogether!

The good news is that with the warmer weather over spring and summer you’re more likely to be active outdoors at the beach or park. And with an abundance of fabulous summer fruits and salads, you can trim a few kilojoules from your day to compensate by eating lighter.

So what are some hot picks to help you cool down without being heavy on the kilojoules For a best bet option, go for an icy pole for under 200 kilojoules. And check out these smart switches and save.

Swap this Magnum ice cream (1178kJ) For that Chocolate Paddle Pop (400kJ)

Saved kilojoules 769kJ

Swap this 2 scoops strawberry ice cream (1021kJ) For that 2 scoops strawberry sorbet (629kJ)

Saved kilojoules 392kJ

Swap this McDonalds Chocolate sundae(1370kJ) For that Wendys Chocollo regular tub (365kJ)

Saved kilojoules 1005kJ

Swap this 2 large scoops vanilla ice cream (755kJ) For that 2 large scoops low fat vanilla ice cream (590kJ)

Saved kilojoules 165kJ

What’s your favourite low-fat snack? Share your favourite slimming treats via the comment box below.

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