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Wednesday, 02 December 2009 19:35 |
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Healthy and delicious can finally live happily ever after. You don’t have to sacrifice taste to make your holiday dishes better for you, here’s how…
Make it lower in calories:
- Substitute applesauce for half or all the oil in a recipe
- Substitute yogurt for sour cream or other heavy based dips and dressings
- Substitute almond milk for cream in egg and mash recipes
- Add lots of veggies where veggies can be added!
Make it Heart Healthy:
- Substitute healthy oils instead of overly processed ones. Use olive oil, coconut oil, and flax seed oil.
- Add nuts or dried fruit to make a recipe for further
- Substitute half whole wheat flour for all purpose flour
- Add wheat germ, wheat bran, or ground flax seeds
- Add lots of fresh herbs and spices to decrease the salt usage
Make it gluten free:
- Substitute gluten free flour mix in for regular flour
- Substitute quinoa or wild rice for breads
- Experiment with your own gluten free flour mixtures such as rice flour, almond flour, and guar gum
Make it without the white, processed sugar:
- Substitute agave nectar or honey for white sugar
- Add dried fruit such as cranberries and raisins
- Add root vegetables such as carrots and sweet potatoes
- Use fresh fruit juices
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