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What you're wasting your calories on

Are you spending your calories in all the wrong places? Not sure which foods are worthwhile nutritional investments and which foods are empty calories all dressed up as delicious? If you need to cut corners, look no further than your day-to-day eating habits and you'll probably find large holes in your diet pockets.

The liquid diet
If your daily drink repertoire includes orange juice in the morning, a latte to get you going, a pop at lunch and wine at dinner, you're adding over 500 calories to your diet. Registered dietician and certified diabetes educator Jean LaMantia says, "Your body doesn't compensate well for liquid calories," and cites pop as one of the worst offenders. Quench your thirst with water and keep a reusable bottle on hand to avoid temptation.