No matter who you are and how much you workout, it's always important to give yourself some a break sometimes and have a cheat day. Cheat days don't have to occur often, but they are crucial to your health and often give your body a break from constant work. However, these cheat days don't always have to be brutal filled with an overload of excessive calories that delay the point and purpose of your workouts: there are endless healthy alternatives that replace unhealthy ingredients, that don't leave you feeling like crap....
1.) 3/4 cup of olive oil for every cup of butter called in a recipe
2.) two tablespoons of molasses for every cup of white sugar called for
3.) whole wheat flour for white flour
4.) unsweetened applesauce for sugar/oil/butter
5.) marshmallow fluff for icing
6.) vanilla for sugar
7.) meringue for frosting
8.) Graham crackers for cookies
9.) pita for bread
10.) corn tortilla for flour
Although these may seem like very minute changes while cooking, they will go a long way for your body (post cheat day) and get you right back into your normal workout routines without leaving you feeling cruddy!!!
I love cheat days, but my problem is that a cheat meal turns into a cheat day which then turns into a cheat weekend, and then I need to correct and redirect like whoa! Thanks for the recipe ideas!
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