Use these smart substitutions for your favorite holiday foods:
Baking
• Instead of butter, substitute equal parts cinnamon-flavored applesauce.
• Instead of sugar, use a lower-calorie sugar substitute.
• Instead of whole or heavy cream, substitute low-fat or skim milk.
• Instead of using only white flour, use half white and half whole-wheat flour.
• Instead of adding chocolate chips or candies, use dried fruit, like cranberries or cherries.
• Use extracts like vanilla, almond and peppermint to add flavor, instead of sugar or butter.
Cooking
• Use vegetable oils such as olive oil instead of butter.
• Use herbs and spices, like rosemary and cloves, to flavor dishes instead of butter and salt.
• Use whole-grain breads and pastas instead of white.
• Bake, grill or steam vegetables instead of frying.
• Instead of whole milk or heavy cream, substitute low-fat or fat-free/skim milk.
• Instead of butter, substitute equal parts cinnamon-flavored applesauce.
• Instead of sugar, use a lower-calorie sugar substitute.
• Instead of whole or heavy cream, substitute low-fat or skim milk.
• Instead of using only white flour, use half white and half whole-wheat flour.
• Instead of adding chocolate chips or candies, use dried fruit, like cranberries or cherries.
• Use extracts like vanilla, almond and peppermint to add flavor, instead of sugar or butter.
• Use vegetable oils such as olive oil instead of butter.
• Use herbs and spices, like rosemary and cloves, to flavor dishes instead of butter and salt.
• Use whole-grain breads and pastas instead of white.
• Bake, grill or steam vegetables instead of frying.
• Instead of whole milk or heavy cream, substitute low-fat or fat-free/skim milk.
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