Easily Substitute Fats In Your Everyday Diet
Lets face it there are a lot of non-fat and low fat food substitutions on the market today, and also lots of substitutions that are not hard to figure out such as the cheeses, low fat cottage cheese compared to full cream cheese and tuna packed in brine instead of oil.
Below is a list of tips for lower-fat substitutions that will please you and also help you in your entertaining. You can apply these substitutions in your everyday diet whether it is at work, home, or dining out.
Current Food -- Change to
Cheese ? High fat types?Cheddar and other hard cheeses. -- Lower fat varieties e.g. Edam, Cottage, Mozzarella, Ricotta, Gouda
Chips/French fries -- Thick cut ?wedges? or oven baked chips
Chocolate -- Eat in moderation and buy the best quality. Substitute jelly babies or other sugar treat
Cream -- Reduced fat cream, use low-fat yoghurt or evaporated skim milk
Creamed Soups -- Check label for fat, use clear soups
Croissants, pastries -- Bagels, bread rolls, finger buns
Custard -- Low fat custard
Doughnuts -- Crumpets, plain scones, raisin loaf
Ice Cream -- Reduced fat Varieties
Meat (beef, lamb, pork) -- Lean beef, trim lamb, new pork or other 90%. Fat free cuts/mince
Muesli Bars -- Check label for fat, buy breakfast bars, Power bars
Pies -- Reduced fat pies, use filo pastry
Potato Crisps -- Pretzels
Salad dressings ? Mayonnaise, French -- Use vinegar or lemon juice
Savoury biscuits -- Wheat crisp bread
Sweet biscuits -- Plain biscuits wheat meal
TV meals -- Lower fat varieties (check label for fat)
