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Your Health Diet and Nutrition Weight Loss & Exercise Tools and Resources Low Fat Recipe Modifications
Low Fat Recipe Modifications
Have a craving for grandma’s lasagna but don’t want all of the fat and calories that may go along with it? Here are some tips to modify your treasured recipes.
Ingredients |
Possible Substitutes |
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1 whole egg |
¼ cup egg substitute 1 egg white and 1 tsp oil 2 egg whites |
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1T butter |
1T preferred margarine 2 tsp preferred oil |
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1 c hydrogenated shortening (or lard) |
2/3 c preferred oil 1 c + 3T margarine |
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1 c whole milk |
1 c skim milk |
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1 c light cream (20%) |
3T oil and skim milk equal to 1 c 1 c evaporated skim milk |
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1 c heavy cream (35%) |
2/3 c milk and 1/3 c oil |
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1 c sour cream (20%) |
¾ c buttermilk and ¼ c oil 1 c plain low fat yogurt 1 c blended low fat cottage cheese |
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1 oz hard cheese |
1 oz skim milk mozzarella cheese 2T ricotta cheese 2T 1% cottage cheese |
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1 oz (1 square) baking chocolate |
3T powdered cocoa + 1T oil (for baking chocolate frosting or sauces) ¼ c cocoa (for cakes or cookies) |
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1 c ice cream |
1 c ice milk, sherbet or nonfat frozen yogurt 1 c nondairy, light Cool Whip |
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1 oz mixed nuts |
1 oz walnuts 1 oz pecans |
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1 oz bacon (2 slices) |
2T imitation bacon bits |
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1 c mayonnaise |
1 c nonfat mayonnaise 1 c nonfat salad dressing (mayonnaise type) |
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ground beef |
ground sirloin ground turkey breast |
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½ c oil / shortening in baking |
½ c apple sauce ½ c oil ¼ c yogurt ½ c mashed banana |
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2T oil for sautéing |
2T wine 2T broth |
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oil |
lemon juice sherry tomato sauce vinegar skim or 1% milk low-fat broth fruit juice |
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8 oz cream cheese |
8 oz fat free or low-fat cream cheese |
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white rice |
brown rice wild rice |
| tsp = teaspoon * T = tablespoon * c = cup * oz = ounce | |
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