There are ways to reduce the fat and sugar content in your regular recipes. Try some of these tips:
- Decrease the sugar called for in recipes by 1/3.
- Substitute sugar-free applesauce for 1/2 the fat called for in a recipe.
- Use sugar substitutes such as Splenda or Equal Sugar-Lite instead of sugar.
- Use vanilla to add sweetness to a recipe.
- Use egg substitutes instead of whole eggs for baking.
- Instead of the cream called for in recipes, use evaporated skim milk.
- Replace up to half the mayonnaise called for in a recipe with reduced-fat plain yogurt.