Crave Killer: Garlic Fries

Some days, it's easy to be on a diet. You get that sense of pride, strength, and sexiness. You're looking better, feeling better, and secretly delighted that some d-bag in a pickup truck just honked at you on your lunchtime walk. 

Other days, not so much. You're a basket case, teetering on the edge of sanity, sitting in a McDonald's parking lot trying justify an order of large fries dunked in sweet & sauce with a cheeseburger on the side (and a diet coke, of course).

I found an amazing french fry craving killer: Garlic Fries (from Cooking Light). So far, it's kept me out of the Mickey D's parking lot. It's baked, of course, but you get the feeling of a huge splurge from these taters. After you bake these beauties, you toss them in a mixture of garlic, thyme, and butter. I know! It's only 2 tablespoons for the 6 servings this recipe produces. So, as long as you can restrain from devouring the whole batch you're in good shape. These fries will still cost you 256 calories per serving, but it's still less than a medium order of fries will set you back, plus loads less fat. Plus, it will keep you from idling in a fast food restaurant's parking lot, and hearing "Crazy Fry Lady is back" emanating from the drive thru window.