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Top Food Substitutions for weight watchers
from: GrahamFood Substitutions for weight watchers
There are several ways to make the foods you love to eat
healthier than before!
1. Try this when cooking
potatoes---Rather than home fries in butter, layer sliced potatoes (with some
onion slices) in a cast iron skillet coated with no stick spray. Brush tops
lightly with vegetable oil. Sprinkle with paprika and freshly cracked pepper.
Roast the potatoes in the skillet in a 425 degree oven for 20 to 30 minutes or
until potatoes are brown on top.
stew, prepare the food ahead and chill it. Before reheating the food, lift off
the hardened fat formed at the surface. Or, if you don’t have the time to chill
the food, float a few ice cubes on the surface of the warm liquid to harden the
fat. Then remove the fat and discard.
use nonstick spray, water or stock.
4. When making a salad dressing, use equal parts water and
vinegar and half as much oil. To make up for less intense flavor, add more
mustard and herbs.
(if fat is needed to replace the fat in chocolate, add 1 tablespoon or less of
vegetable oil) instead of 1 ounce of baking chocolate.
6. When making cakes and soft-drop cookies, use no more than 2
tablespoons of fat for each cup of flour.
than 1-2 tablespoons of fat for each cup of flour.
mashed bananas instead of ˝ cup butter or oil.
of 2 whole eggs; use 2 egg whites instead of 1 whole egg.
cups of flour.
11. When you need sour cream, blend 1 cup lowfat cottage cheese
with 1 tablespoon skim milk and 2 tablespoons lemon juice, substitute plain or
nonfat/lowfat yogurt, or try some of the reduced fat sour cream substitiutes.
lard or shortening, choose margarine with liquid vegetable oil as the first
ingredient listed on the label.
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