If you like to cook, you can make your favorite recipies lower in fat, sugar, and sodium. This doesn't mean that you have to give up the good taste. Start by trying to make one of these changes in the ingredients to lower the fat, sugar, or sodium.
Instead of:
Use:
To:
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whole milk, whole milk
cheeses, or whole milk yogurt
low fat or skim milk
products
cut fat, cholesterol, and
calories
1 egg
1 tablespoon of flour OR 2
egg whites
cut fat and
cholesterol
1 cup of butter or
shortening
1/2 cup margarine OR 1/3
cup vegetable oil
cut fat, cholesterol, and
calories
1 tablespoon
mayonnaise
1 tablespoon plain
yogurt
cut fat and calories
1 cup sour cream
1 cup plain yogurt
cut fat and calories
1 ounce unsweetened
chocolate
3 tablespoons cocoa plus 1
teaspoon vegetable oil
cut saturated fat
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup sugar
cut sugar and
calories
1 teaspoon salt
0-1/2 teaspoon salt
cut sodium
1 cup all purpose
flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
plus 1/2 cup all purpose flour
increase fiber
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