Title: Adapt Recipes
Categories: Info Lowfat Diet Diabetic
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ADAPT YOUR OWN RECIPEs

REDUCE CHOLESTEROL:

~ Use vegetable oil or margarine instead of butter ~ Substitute 2 egg whites for 1 egg, or use egg substitute ~ Use more vegetables and grains and less meat in recipe ~ Use soy-based product to replace part of meat eg. tofu ~ Use nonfat milk products instead of whole milk

REDUCE FAT CONTENT:

~ Use reduced calorie mayonnaise and salad dressing ~ Blend cottage cheese or yogurt with milk for sour cream topping ~ Replace regular whipping cream with low-cal topping or yogurt ~ Remove visible fat from meat and skin from poultry before cooking ~ Decrease oil in marinades and salad dressing; increase vinegar, water and seasonings

~ Use foods canned in their own juice or water ~ De-fat meat drippings by refrigerating and skimming fat off the top ~ Decrease the amount of fat used in baked goods by 1/3 to 1/2 and increase flu

~ Cheese that is finely grated or thinly sliced goes further ~ Pour some of the fat off the top of "natural" peanut butters

REDUCE SODIUM CONTENT:

~ Use low-salt or no-salt-added products ~ Increase your use of herbs and spices in place of salt in recipes ~ Use fresh foods whenever possible in place of canned or processed ~ Do not add salt to water when cooking pasta or other foods

REDUCE SUGAR CONTENT:

~ Decrease the amount of sugar called for in traditional recipes by at least 1/3 ~ Use fruit canned in water or fruit juice ~ Use non caloric sweeteners if needed to increase the sweetness of a recipe wi

~ yields may not be correct. If +,-,? follows amount use your best judgement as to yield amounts.

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