7 Healthy Food Swaps That Actually Taste Delicious!

By Karina Erdelyi

Food swaps are a clever was to focus on small simple changes that can make eating healthy easier. There are many delicious ways to sub healthier ingredients for higher calorie ones – without feeling like you’ve made a huge sacrifice. The secret is all knowing where to start! So start losing weight and getting healthier with these amazing food swaps!

Spiced Breakfast Quinoa

A clever take on oatmeal, this spiced breakfast quinoa kicks it up a notch in terms of both flavor and nutrition. Quinoa is the only grain that is a complete protein – making this perfect for those on a more plant-based diet.

Herbed Spinach Quiche Portabella Caps

Here’s a clever twist on quiche – scrap the high fat and high carb pastry for meaty portabella mushroom caps to make tasty individual quiches.

Pumpkin “Cheese” Sauce With Quinoa Pasta

Mac -n- cheese without the cheese? YES! This recipe deliciously nails a creamy, non-dairy cheese sauce. The secret is the blend of mustard with nutritional yeast – a potent and powerful flavor union! And the quinoa pasta is a high-protein twist (tasty too!) on wheat pasta!

Lite Tortilla Pizza

Want pizza but not the caloric punch? We’ve got you covered! Delicious and not diet-busting, you’ll feel like you’re in Naples eating our version of “thin-crust”!

Quinoa Shrimp + Kale Risotto

Fabulous twist on risotto – this quinoa-centered dish highlights the flavor of the shrimp and kale – and packs a serious protein punch! It’s also low calorie – so enjoy this tasty + nutritious indulgence guilt-free! If you’re pescatarian, just sub the chicken broth for either fish or veggie broth, and voilá!

Vegan Cauliflower Fettuccine Alfredo

Love alfredo sauce, but not the cream? Us too! This amazing cauliflower-based recipe packs all the delicious alfredo taste, and a serious nutrition wollop too. A sure-fire win for dinnertime.

Banana Strawberry “Ice Cream”

This amazing + healthy dessert will have you coming back for more. Trivia of the day: vanilla is the only fruit-bearing orchid out of the hundreds of orchid species.