5 game-day recipes that'll keep you jacked

If you’re a football fan, it’s easy to spend the entire season eating like an offensive lineman. 
The classic beer and brats routine, however, will eventually take its toll on your health—and your gut.
So change things up once in a while with food that’s festive, flavorful, and, yes, even good for you (we're sure the guys at the tailgate won't notice). After all, a few simple and seamless swaps will turn a heart-stopper into a diet-friendly meal.

1. Healthy turkey sloppy Joe sliders

The ground beef in your typical slider contains more fat than a small Banana Split Blizzard from Dairy Queen. So to lighten things up—without losing flavor—sub out the ground beef and sub in lean ground turkey. This'll cut about half the calories, a quarter of the fat, and dish you even more protein.

2. Boneless Buffalo wings

A single deep-fried chicken wing has 160 calories—not counting the buttery hot sauce—so a quick dozen has almost as many calories as an entire cheese pizza. But to make them easier on your gut, go with pan-fried white-meat chicken tenders instead.

3. Greek yogurt blue cheese dip

A single ounce of blue cheese dip contains 150 calories and 14g of fat. So even if the only thing you ate pregame was celery sticks dipped in it, you’d still need to run for half an hour just to burn it off.

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For a healthier version, simply use Greek yogurt as your base instead of mayo, and add a little crumbled blue cheese, cayenne pepper, and a few dashes from a trusty bottle of Frank’s RedHot.

4. Greek deviled eggs

Four regular deviled eggs have about as much mayo as a turkey sandwich. But deviled eggs are all about that delicious yolk, so keep that, but replace the mayo with Greek yogurt. You won’t really notice the difference in flavor, but you will cut calories by a third.

5. Baked sweet potato fries

Compared with regular fries, sweet potato fries appear to be much healthier. But except for sweet potatoes’ extra vitamin C, A, and lower glycemic rating, the two are nutritionally very similar.

So for the healthiest cooking option, always bake instead of frying. You’ll cut fat by at least 50% and reduce calories by a third.