A bottle of extra-virgin olive oil on each table made a nutritious alternative to the butter.

Perhaps if you prepare some food for her which will provide a nutritious alternative to yourselves as a main course, she'll accept it in your stead.

In addition, guacamole offers a nutritious alternative when stress has you craving a high-fat treat.

For additional sweetening, a more nutritious alternative would be sliced fruit, fresh berries or raisins.

There are, of course, more nutritious alternatives.

Grilled vegetable kabobs offer a nutritious, low-calorie alternative to fried onions.

But bulgur is used in dozens of Middle Eastern dishes and makes an especially nutritious alternative to recipes that ordinarily call for rice or pasta.

Try carrots, mushrooms and spinach for a colorful and nutritious alternative.

A more nutritious alternative is brown basmati rice, grown in California and Texas.

Fast-food chains have learned a lesson: to survive in a health-conscious society, they must provide nutritious alternatives.