Healthy Recipes for Your Family
Cooking Substitutions
| In Place Of: | Use: |
|---|---|
| Whole or 2% milk | Skim or 1% |
Evaporated Milk |
Fat Free Evaporated Milk |
1 c. Sour Cream |
1 c. Lite or Fat Free Sour Cream or plain yogurt or 1 c. blenderized cottage cheese |
Cream Cheese |
Use combination of Fat Free and 1/3 Less Fat Cream Cheese |
1 c. Mayonnaise |
1 c. Light or fat free mayonnaise or 1 c. plain yogurt |
Salad Dressing (mayonnaise type) |
Light or fat free salad dressing |
1 Egg |
¼ c. Egg Beaters or 2 egg whites |
Margarine |
Replace equal amounts of unsweetened applesauce for margarine or use a combination of margarine and applesauce |
1 c. shortening or lard |
¾ c. vegetable oil |
½ c. shortening |
1/3 c. vegetable oil |
1 c. cream |
1 c. evaporated milk |
Sugar |
Reduce in many recipes up to ½ to ¼ of original amount |