Healthy Substitutions for Recipes

Since we are in the process of loosing weight I thought I would share some subsitutuions from Nt Just Beans and Dining On A Dime.

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Healthy Substitutions for Recipes

Instead Of Use
Bacon............................................................Smoke flavoring, ham,
Canadian bacon or bacon bits
Bread crumbs................................................French bread,
dried and crushed
Butter, margarine or
shortening in baking...........................Applesauce
Cream cheese.................................................Neufchatel or
low fat cream cheese
Canned Condensed Soup...............................White sauce made
with skim milk
Cream of Chicken Soup.................................13 cups white sauce +
1 Tbsp. chicken bouillon
Cream of Mushroom Soup.............................1 cup white sauce +
1 can drained mushrooms
Egg (one).......................................................2 egg whites
Ground beef..................................................Ground turkey
Heavy cream, for whipping...........................Evaporated milk,
freeze 30 mins., add
2 tsp. vanilla, whip
Heavy cream, in sauces and soups.................Evaporated milk
Ricotta cheese................................................low-fat cottage cheese,
pureed
Sour cream....................................................Yogurt
Whole milk....................................................Skim milk
White flour.....................................................2 white and 2 wheat
White flour, for thickening.............................2 Tbsp. cornstarch
White rice.......................................................Brown rice


~Cook chicken breasts with skin and remove skin just before eating. This helps the chicken stay juicy.

~Steam vegetables instead of sauteing.


~Low fat gravy: let meat broth stand in refrigerator overnight or put ice cubes in broth to collect fat. Skim off fat. Use 1 Tbsp. cornstarch to thicken 1 cup.