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“Nothing makes a woman look prettier than a pop of blush. It’s an instant lift and the quickest way to add a healthy glow to the face.”–Bobbi Brown
When we think of potato salad, fried food, cookies, and cakes, we think of those as high calorie, fattening foods.
But, what if you could easily make a lower calorie and tasty food with a simple recipe substitution?
Greek yogurt for mayonnaise: I recommend using half the mayonnaise needed in a recipe, and the other half substitute with Greek yogurt. Ex: Recipe calls for ½ cup total, so use ¼ cup yogurt and ¼ cup mayonnaise. This is a great way to make a lighter potato salad.Greek yogurt for sour creamGreek yogurt for butter: Substitute ¼ of the butter amount with yogurt. Ex: Recipe calls for 1 cup butter, so use ¾ cup butter and ¼ cup yogurt.Applesauce for butter: This works for baking recipes like cookies or vanilla cakes only.Pureed prunes for butter in chocolate cake or chocolate cookie recipes. You can puree your own prunes, or buy a jar of prune baby food!Pumpkin for oil in a baking recipe.Whole wheat bread crumbs, panko bread crumbs, or crushed whole wheat crackers for breading and baking instead of frying foods.Olive oil spray instead of vegetable oils or butters. You can make your own olive oil mister with a clean spray bottle filled with ¾ cup water and ¼ cup oil.Flaxseed (1 tsp) and water (1/4 cup) to substitute 1 egg in a baking recipe.Ground oats or almond meal for flour in a recipe. This can help to add fiber, a healthy fat, and a small amount of protein to the recipe!Stevia for half of the sugar.Avocado can replace most of the oil, butter, or shortening in recipes.If you feel like you know your way around the kitchen, you can use your judgment to scale back on some of the higher calorie ingredients.
Use your smarts to swap out white flour, and use wheat flour, or use less olive oil than the recipe calls for. Also try adding extra herbs and spices to enhance the flavor of the recipe.
See Also: A Great Collection of Healthier Makeover Recipes.
Do you have an ingredient swaps that you use?
Does this sound like you?
“I am so frustrated with my ability to lose weight. I exercise 5 days per week, and still can’t seem to lose weight. I make all the right choices when eating out, too.”
Think about how many times you eat out. As simple as it seems, eating half (or more) of your meals at restaurants can make it extremely difficult to lose weight even if you “make the right choice”.
We often lose track of how many meals we are eating out, and then seem mystified as to why we can’t see the pounds drop.
Restaurants sneak in extra oils, butters, and mystery sauces creating high calorie foods.
By cutting 2 tablespoons of butter or oil, you can save 200 to 300 calories. That equals half a pound of weight loss every week!
At restaurants, you don’t have as much control over the portion that is on your plate. When at home, you can easily follow the half plate vegetable rule.
However, the restaurants will serve up double or triple what you need to eat for a meal, and likely, not enough vegetables. You can also use smaller plates at home.
Make sure to plan out your grocery shopping list and the meals that you will have for the week. When we fail to plan, it is easy to resort to take-out food.
The extra 10 minutes is worth it—for your health and wallet! You will be trimming your waistline and your budget.
The key to succeeding is to be committed. Stick to the rule of eating from home, and your health will improve.
Here are a few of my favorite healthy recipe websites for home cooking:
Do you have any tricks for eating at home more?
