That makes it a nearly perfect food, especially for many of these low-cal recipes.

Here's how you can keep it as low-cal as possible.

A thousand low-cal indie dramas have played with that scenario.

Take advantage of all the low-cal stuff like cilantro, jalapeños, and assorted chili sauces.

There was that orange loaf cake she used to make, and the low-cal Caesar salad she'd never gotten around to making.

Swap out butter for your favourite low-cal mayo and you'll get the same rich, gooey brownie but with less fat and fewer calories.

If you're a diehard fan of ranch or blue cheese dressing, try swapping the sour cream for a low-cal version of one of those!

"I think he can smell my low-cal dog treats," I said.

The Blue Ribbon Low-Cal has under 400 calories per 460ml tub and 60 per cent less fat than traditional ice cream.