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:
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