Tamra Rosenfeld
Holidays are a difficult time for everyone to maintain their weight and keep a healthy diet. Here are a few easy healthier substitutions that can be used in holiday recipes:
| If a recipe calls for: | Substitute: |
| Whole milk | Reduced fat milk, skim milk or skim plus |
| Sour cream | Fat free sour cream or fat free yogurt |
| Cream soup | Broth based soup |
| Salt or seasoning salt | Herbs and spices with no salt, or salt substitutes |
| Cheese | Reduced fat cheese |
| Cream | Non fat cream or milk |
| White rice or pasta | Brown rice or whole wheat pasta |
| Flour | Whole wheat flour |
| Mayonnaise | Reduced fat mayonnaise |
| Oil based marinades | Wine, balsamic vinegar¸ fruit juice, or fat free broth |
| Butter or margarine | Reduced calorie butter or butter spray |
| Oils, shortening, or lard | Applesauce or prune puree in baked goods |
| Dry breadcrumbs | Rolled oats or crushed bran cereal |
| Eggs | Two egg whites or ¼ cup egg substitute for each whole egg |
| Ground beef | Extra lean ground beef or turkey chop meat |
| Beef chuck or brisket | Beef round or loin trimmed of fat |
| Ice cream | sorbet |
| Pudding with whole milk | Pudding with skim milk |
