Some of our favorite recipes we shy away from because of their salt, sugar, or fat content. Here are some suggestions of replacement ingredients to help lighten the load of your favorite recipes!
Recipe calls for-> You should add instead:
Butter - Olive oil if sauting, apple sauce if baking
Vegetable Oil - apple sauce, mashed ripe bananas, fig paste/jam
Milk chocolate - 85% or more dark chocolate
Eggs - egg whites
Sour cream - non-fat, plain yogurt
Reg. Ricotta cheese - part-skim ricotta+non-fat cottage cheese (for lasagna or cheese cake)
Bottled salad dressing - olive or safflower oil + vinegar + dijon mustard
Sugar (in a sauce/soup) - raisins (then strain/sift them out)
Sugar (in baked goods) - Splenda, agave, Stevia
Buttermilk - skim milk (1 cup)+1 tablespoon vinegar/lemon juice
Mayo - low fat mayo/miracle whip, hummos on sandwich, balsamic+mustard for salad
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