Cooking Tips for low fat alternatives

Cooking Tips

You can eliminate some of the fat in your everyday recipes just by using some easy substitutions. Try the ideas below to create your own healthier fare.

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Bacon	Turkey bacon
Butter	Butter buds
Cream	Evaporated skim milk
1 Egg	2 Egg whites or egg substitute
Oil (for browning)	Non-stick cooking spray
Oil (for sautéing)	Chicken or beef broth, wine, juices, non-stick cooking spray
Oil (in baking)	Yogurt, applesauce, pureed/crushed fruit
Ricotta cheese	Low- or non-fat ricotta cheese, or low fat or non-fat cottage cheese
Shortening	olive oil or Spectrum "Spread" made without hydrogenated oils
Sugar	You can often use less sugar than directed, or use honey in about ½ the amount

Of course, there are tons (no pun intended) of non-fat and low fat substitutions on the market, and lots of easy substitutions that are easy to figure out…. tuna packed in water instead of oil, fruit in it’s own juice instead of heavy syrup, and nearly every dairy product on the market has a non-fat or low fat alternative available… low fat cheeses, cottage cheese, sour cream, and cream cheese. Heed this warning about some of the low-fat and non-fat products though. Check the labels! Some of them are loaded with artificial flavorings and preservatives. You may be better off consuming the fat than all those chemicals. And don’t think that you’re being healthy by consuming non-fat cakes and cookies, as most of them include lots of sugar, corn syrup, or other non-nutritional and wasted calories… not to mention the jillions of preservatives, colorings, etc.