Recipe Substitutions for Heart Healthy Cooking

 

Recipe Substitutions for Heart Healthy Cooking

Use the suggestions below to lower saturated fat and calories in your favorite recipes. Add herbs and spices instead of salt to enhance flavor. Recipe calls for:	Substitute:
Whole milk	• Fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk
Cream	• Evaporated fat-free milk • Mix equal amounts low-fat (1%) milk and fat-free evaporated milk
Sour cream	• Fat-free or low-fat sour cream
Mayonnaise	• Fat-free or low-fat mayonnaise
1 cup of butter	• 1 cup tub margarine • ⅔ cup vegetable oil
Oil (for baking)	• Equal amounts of applesauce or prune puree
Oil (for sauteing)	• Water • Nonstick cooking spray • Low-sodium broth
1 whole egg	• ¼ cup egg substitute or 2 egg whites
1 egg to thicken	• 1 tablespoon flour
Ground beef (all types)	• Extra lean ground beef or turkey (10% or less fat) • Turkey (10% or less fat)
Sausage	• Turkey sausage (10% or less fat) • Vegetarian sausage
Salad dressing	• Fat-free or low-fat dressing • Flavored vinaigrette • Flavored vinaigrette (made with olive oil, water and vinegar, or lemon juice)
Cream soup	• Fat-free or low-fat canned cream soup • Homemade broth after removing the fat • Fat-free broth mixed with fat-free milk or fat-free evaporated milk