Like life, there are ALWAYS substitutes for the real thing. Most of the time these substitutes get a bad "rep" because they remind us of our old mean substitute teacher like the one who couldn't tell a brush from a pair of tweezers. Or when the little note inside your Playbill reads: tonight's lead performance will be played by "Jo Shmo" when you really wanted to see "fill in favorite lead actor". Well...this post will shed a new light on the word substitute while shedding calories off your next recipe.
Please note: you can use these substitutes creatively in more ways than listed
*In Cakes/pastries...Sugar Free Applesauce/Canned Pumpkin INSTEAD OF oil or butter.
*In cakes/pastries/coffee/tea/oatmeal....Navitas Naturals Organic Natural Herbal Stevia Powder ~ Large Resealable 8 oz Bag
INSTEAD OF sugar*Fiber One Cereal (chopped up and grounded) INSTEAD OF breadcrumbs
*Egg Whites INSTEAD OF eggs w/ yokes
*in Chili, meat mixes, or just as a meat patty...Lean Turkey Meat INSTEAD OF higher fat turkey or beef
*in Rice/Pasta...Lemon Juice INSTEAD OF oil or butter
*Anything with Mayo, use fat free Nasoya Nayonaise
for 10 calories a tbsp!
(instead of 50-100 with Mayo)*If you MUST use butter, opt for Fat Free "I Can't Believe it's Not Butter" spread for 5 calories a tbsp! (instead of 100 with butter)
*If a recipe calls for 1cup Flour, use 1/4cup Protein Powder and 3/4 cup Flour instead for an added boost of antioxidants/vitamins not to mention added energy!
*Light Lays Potato Chips INSTEAD OF regular chips (1 chip =3 calories instead of 10-15 calories a chip with the alternative)*in your morning coffee/tea...Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup (or any flavor, they are usually 0 calories!) INSTEAD OF cream
*In any mixed recipe...Low Fat Yogurt INSTEAD OF Sour Cream
*Unsweetened Almond Milk (40calories a cup) INSTEAD OF fat free, 1% 2% or whole Milk
*Kashi Go Lean CRISP cereal INSTEAD OF any Granola Cereal
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