It's time to cook the low-fat way.
There are lots of special cookbooks and recipe booklets to help you with low-fat cooking. But maybe you have a favorite cookbook that you've been using for years. You don't have to throw it out -- just cut down on the high fat ingredients and substitute ingredients lower in fat or saturated fat as much as possible.
| Instead of: Whole milk
Evaporated milk
Light cream
1 cup butter
Shortening
Mayonnaise
1 whole egg
Cheese
Sour cream
Fat for "greasing" pan | Use: Skim or 1% milk
Evaporated skim milk
Equal amounts 1% milk & evaporated skim milk
1 cup margarine or 2/3 cup vegetable oil*
Margarine*
Nonfat or light mayonnaise or salad dressing
1/4 cup egg substitute or 2 egg whites
Low fat cheese
Nonfat or low fat sour cream or yogurt
Nonstick cooking spray *Note: The texture of baked goods may be different when you use these substitutions. Experiment to find out what works best for you. |
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