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Here's a few more:
- 0% or 2% greek yogurt for sour cream or cream cheese
- use salsa, avocado, hummus & citrus fruit juice in place of dressing http://www.whitneycole.com/blog/?p=38
- use almond flour in full or partial place of white flour when baking those holiday cookies or to make a healthy fried chicken (what?!) http://www.whitneycole.com/blog/?p=28
- sweeten drinks and recipes with stevia, fruit juices, agave nectar or honey in place of refined sugar
- reduce fat and cholesterol in egg dishes and when baking by using a ratio of two egg whites for every full egg. (Crack 2 eggs in a dish, discard 1 yolk). Expanded rationale: http://www.whitneycole.com/blog/?p=13
- Try to go as natural as you can. Minimize the number of processes between what was growing/grazing in the field/sea and what goes in your mouth to maintain nutritional content and reduce presevatives and biproducts in your food.
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Posted by Larissa
Well you don't have to! Rather than eliminating some of your favorite dishes, give them a face-lift by substituting low fat-options or eat smaller portions. I love to cook and it's hard to give up all of your favorite dishes for a healthier lifestyle. Here are some easy tips so you can still enjoy your favorite dishes, but still stay on track to a healthy lifestyle:
- Only use egg whites (2 egg whites = 1 whole egg)
- If the recipe calls for cream cheese, use plain low-fat yogurt
- Use real, dark chocolate OR 3 Tbs. = 1oz. of baking chocolate
- Substitute cream for evaporated skim milk
- Whipping cream can also substituted with chilled evaporated skim milk
- Use margarine (1/2 cup - 1 cup of margarine = 1cup butter)
- Use apple sauce
Check out this video for healthy brownies.