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After the holiday season and the Super Bowl festivities,\u00a0losing weight may be on a lot of our minds.\u00a0 If it is, try these healthy food substitutions:<\/p>\n
Unsweetened applesauce for sugar.<\/em><\/strong> You can use this\u00a0swap for banana\u00a0bread, muffins, or\u00a0boxed mixes.\u00a0 On\u00a0your first try, only\u00a0try swapping out half the fat. For instance, a recipe using 1 cup of butter instead would use \u00bd cup oil AND \u00bd cup unsweetened applesauce.<\/p>\n Natural peanut butter for reduced-fat peanut butter.<\/em><\/strong> \u201cStevia\u201d instead of sugar.<\/em><\/strong> Plain yogurt with fresh fruit instead of flavored yogurt.<\/em><\/strong> Coconut milk for cream.<\/em><\/strong> \u00a0Low-sodium soy sauce for standard soy sauce.<\/em><\/strong> Garlic or Onion powder instead of salt.<\/em><\/strong> Olive oil for butter.<\/em><\/strong> Almond milk for dairy milk. If you try any of these \u201ctips\u201d you won\u2019t feel guilty when you visit our office and we [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n<\/em>This substitution can give you the necessary sweetness without the added calories of sugar.\u00a0 Substitute unsweetened applesauce in a 1:1 ratio, BUT\u2026.for every cup of applesauce, reduce the amount of liquid called for in a recipe by \u00bc cup.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>Be careful in that the reduced-fat versions of brand names may give the impression of \u201chealthy\u201d; they may have more sugar plus more artificial additives.\u00a0 That\u2019s why natural peanut butter (unsalted) will give you the flavor without all the extra junk.<\/p>\n
\nStevia is 300 times sweeter than sugar, so a little goes a long way.\u00a0 However, it can cost much more in the grocery store. So a recipe calling for 1 cup of sugar should be swapped for\u00a01 teaspoon of liquid stevia or 2 tablespoons\u00a0of Stevia powder.<\/p>\n
\nFlavored or fruity yogurts are packed with extra sugar.\u00a0 Opt for plain yogurt or, better yet, plain Greek yogurt, then you add the fresh fruit or honey.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>Coconut milk is a great substitute for heavy cream called for in various recipes.<\/p>\n
\nTaste is virtually the same, but the low or reduced-sodium can cut down significantly on your sodium intake by 50%.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>Garlic powder or Onion powder is chock full of flavor but doesn\u2019t add all that sodium.\u00a0\u00a0 Be careful, don\u2019t mistake garlic\/onion powder for garlic\/onion\u00a0\u2018salt\u2019.\u00a0 Salt is exactly what\u00a0it says\u2026salt \/ sodium.<\/p>\n
\nWhen frying or stir-frying, saut\u00e9 in olive oil instead of butter.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>It seems like almond milk is one of the \u2018hottest\u2019 products.\u00a0 Add almond milk to a smoothie, coffee, etc., even to your favorite recipe.\u00a0 There is controversy about possible growth hormones in cows.<\/p>\n
\noffer you a biscotti with your coffee or water.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n