Snacks
Choose snacks from other food groups, such as these:
•  Fruits and juices
•  Raw vegetables and low-fat dips
•  Low-fat trans-free cookies
•  Low-fat trans-free crackers
•  Plain, unsalted popcorn
•  Unsalted pretzels
•  Hard candy, gumdrops
•  Sugar, syrup, honey, jam, jelly, marmalade (as spreads)

View the latest information on the 2006 Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations.

Desserts
Choose desserts low in saturated and trans fats, cholesterol and calories.

•  Fruit - fresh, frozen, canned or dried
•  Low-fat yogurt with fruit
•  Angel food cake
•  Frozen fat-free, low-fat or nonfat yogurt
•  Low-fat ice cream with no more than 3 grams of fat per ½ cup
•  Flavored gelatin
•  Water ices, sherbets or sorbets

Special occasions only:

•  Homemade desserts (cakes, pies, cookies, puddings) - made with margarine or oils low in saturated and trans fats, fat-free or 1% low-fat milk and egg whites or egg substitutes (or egg yolks within limits).

Beverages

•  Fruit or vegetable juice, coffee, tea, plain or flavored mineral water, low-sodium broth and low-sodium bouillon
•  Alcoholic beverages - If you drink them, do so in moderation. Men should have no more than two drinks per day and women no more than one drink per day of wine, beer or liquor and only when caloric limits allow. If you don't drink, don't start!
•  Here are the amounts to count as one drink (½ ounce pure alcohol):

•  12 oz. beer
•  1 ½ oz. 80-proof spirits (bourbon, gin, rum, Scotch, tequila, vodka, whiskey)
•  1 oz. 100-proof spirits
•  4 oz. wine (red, white, rose)