6 Dishes That Slash 1,000 Calories Off Your Meal

Apple Phyllo Tart

...instead of apple pie and ice cream
Phyllo dough satisfies your flaky-piecrust craving without all the saturated and trans fat of a regular crust.

Calories saved: 340
Grams of fat saved: 25 (8g saturated)
Makes: 6 servings

• 3 full sheets phyllo dough
• 3 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 large apples (2 Granny Smith, 2 red), cored, halved, cut into 1/8-inch slices
• 1 1/2 cups low-fat vanilla frozen yogurt

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. On a flat surface, stack phyllo sheets, lightly coating the top of each with butter-flavored cooking spray. Cut in half; put one half on top of the other to form a stack of 6 layers. Cut into 6 portions (about 4 1/2 inches square).
3. Bake for 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow to cool on pan on rack. Preheat oven to broil.
4. Mix sugar and cinnamon in bowl; set aside.
5. Arrange apple slices in two 9-by-13-inch baking pans. Lightly coat slices with cooking spray. Broil for 1 minute. Stir. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Broil for about 1 minute.
6. To serve, top each phyllo stack with apple mixture and frozen yogurt.

Per serving: 200 calories, 3g protein, 44g carbohydrate, 2g fat (1g saturated), 4g fiber.

Originally published in FITNESS magazine, December 2006.