This substitution list can also help as you prepare your meals
Recipe substitutions
|
Recipe calls for |
Substitution |
| 1 whole egg | 2 egg whites |
| sour cream | low fat plain yogurt or low fat sour cream |
| milk | skim or 1% milk |
| ice cream | frozen yogurt |
| heavy cream (not for whipping) | 1:1 ratio of flour whisked into non fat milk (eg. 1 cup of flour + 1 cup of non fat milk) |
| whipped cream | chilled evaporated skim milk or other low fat whipped products such as Nutriwhip |
| cheese | low-fat cheese (please note: non-fat cheese does not melt well if use in cooking or baking) |
| butter | light butter |
| cream of mushroom | low-fat or fat-free cream of mushroom |
Source: HealthCastle.com
