7 Recipes For Healthy Versions Of Your Favorite Unhealthy Foods

Who doesn't love burgers, pizza, and pasta? But go to your average restaurant and one of these meals will set you back 1,000 - 2,000 calories. Try making these healthier versions instead.

Healthy Chicken Pizza

Via fitnessmagazine.com

A quarter of this healthy chicken pizza only has 281 calories. Compare that to 2 slices of Pizza Hut's Meat Lover's Stuffed Pizza, which has 880 calories and 50 grams of fat! Get the recipe here.

Cilantro Beef Burger

Via amazingpaleo.com

This healthier burger recipe uses grass fed beef, which is better for you than conventionally-raised, grain-fed beef. And there's no bun ... so you're not ingesting those pesky belly-bulging carbs. Get the recipe here.

Baked Chicken Nuggets

Via skinnytaste.com

The ingredients in the "chicken nuggets" at McDonald's sound like a science experiment gone bad: White Boneless Chicken, Water, Food Starch-Modified, Salt, Seasoning (Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Salt, Wheat Starch, Natural Flavoring [Botanical Source], Safflower Oil, Dextrose, Citric Acid), Sodium Phosphates, Natural Flavor (Botanical Source). Battered and Breaded with: Water, Enriched Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Yellow Corn Flour, Bleached Wheat Flour, Food Starch-Modified, Salt, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Lactate), Spices, Wheat Starch, Dextrose, Corn Starch. Try this healthy recipe instead.

Healthy Chocolate Milkshake

Via thehealthyeatingguide.com

Take a guess how many calories are in a large chocolate milkshake at Sonic? If you guessed 1410, congrats! Try this healthy milkshake instead.

Healthy Pasta with Chicken Sausage

Via cookincanuck.com

Most pasta dishes are loaded with refined carbohydrates, which lead to weight gain. Try this healthy whole grain pasta with chicken sausage instead.

Healthy Cheese Sticks

Via skinnytaste.com

You're probably surprised to find "cheese sticks" and "healthy" in the same sentence. Prepare to be amazed ... Get the recipe here.

Healthy Potato Chips

Via thehealthyeatingguide.com

Last but certainly not least, you can actually make your own healthier potato chip. Here's how.