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You don’t have to give up all your favorite recipes because you’ve decided to eat smarter. See how many of them can be easily adapted to a healthier version (Note: not all these substitutions will work in all recipes).
| Replace: | With: |
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| Whole milk | Skim, 1%, or 2% milk |
| Whipped cream | Chilled, whipped evaporated skim milk or nondairy whipped topping |
| Sour cream | Plain low-fat yogurt, or ½ cup cottage cheese blended with 1½ tsp. lemon juice, or low- or nonfat sour cream |
| Evaporated milk | Low- or nonfat mayonnaise, or plain low-fat yogurt combined with low-fat cottage cheese |
| Whole egg | Two egg whites, or ½ cup egg product |
| One egg yolk | One egg white |
| One egg (to thicken) | One tbsp. flour |
| Full-fat cheese | Low-fat, skim-milk, or fat-free cheese |
| Ricotta cheese | Low-fat or nonfat cottage cheese, or low-fat or nonfat ricotta cheese |
| Shortening | Polyunsaturated margarine |
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