A ton of our favorite family recipes contain quite the amount of fatty goodness that just doesn’t wear off. Ann, in adjusting to adult life (no dance classes or after school sports to keep her skinny) has been looking for alternatives to make food still taste right but leave less evidence on her body. As she tries alternatives out, she’ll add them here.
Baking Alternatives
- Substitute equal parts smooth (no sugar added) applesauce for oil and butter–you won’t taste the difference
- WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR–half of your flour should be whole wheat. Each quarter cup adds 3.5 grams of fiber to your diet which slows your digestion to keep you feeling full longer.
- Splenda and other sweetener alternatives are your friend. Replace half your sugar with Splenda. OR if you don’t like using alternatives, just cut the sugar by a quarter. It will still turn out just fine. Each quarter cup of sugar removed cuts 192 calories from your hips.
- EGG substitute–replace half your eggs with substitute. Replace a large egg with a 1/4 cup of substitute. You’ll avoid 45 calories, 5 grams of fat and 200+mg of cholesterol.
- Use light, reduced fat, fat-free versions of what the recipe calls for.
- Use light nonstick cooking sprays or nonstick pots and pans. That cuts out 100 calories soaking into your food.
Where Ann finds her information: