BeFIT Resources
Cooking Substitutions
- Posted in Health & Wellness Tips
When you think of healthy food, do you imagine eating boring food that tastes like cardboard? Well, eating healthy doesn’t mean giving up your favorite meals. You can easily adapt some of your family’s favorite recipes. Keep the taste and tradition; cut the fat, cholesterol, and excess calories–with a few sensational substitutions!
| Instead of… | Try… |
| 1 Cup cream | 1 Cup evaporated milk |
| Cream to thicken soups | Pureed potatoes or vegetables |
| Oil-based marinades | Citrus juice or flavored vinegar |
| Stick margarine | Small amounts of olive oil, canola oil, or broth |
| 2 ounces of mild cheddar cheese | 1 ounce reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese |
| White rice | Brown rice, bulgur, kasha, quinoa, whole-wheat couscous |
| Meat or poultry for stir fry | Tofu (extra firm, cubed) or more vegetables |
| Ground meat | Ground breast; finely chopped vegetables with less meat; crumbled tofu, tempeh, or soy crumbles; beans |