Food Tips

• Instead of using whole eggs, try substituting three egg whites for every whole egg.
• To help lower your cholesterol, use egg substitutes.
• Applesauce can be used instead of oil in some recipes, giving it the same consistency.
• Instead of using sugar, try using honey or molasses.
• Use chicken broth for red wine in recipes.  Alcohol is very high in calories and the calories stay behind after the alcohol cooks off.
• NEVER FRY foods - always serve them broiled, grilled or baked.
• You can cut back on salt in your recipes by substituting lemon juice, vinegar or herbs.
• Instead of using white and red wines in your punches, substitute sparkling white and red grape juice.
• Meats ending in "loin" are your leaner meats (sirloin, pork loin, tenderloin, etc.)
• Ground chicken or ground turkey are good substitutes for ground beef.
• A great substitute for fatty cream cheese is yogurt cheese, which can be made by draining plain yogurt through a cheese cloth overnight (remember that yogurt cheese will separate when heated unless mixed with cornstarch or egg whites).
• Carbohydrates are the best source of energy for our bodies and they cause us to burn more calories as heat.  Serve more carbohydrates - pasta, bread, rice and supplement these with  protein and milk.
• When a recipe calls for sour cream use low-fat yogurt instead.
• Always choose bread that contain 40 calories or less per slice - this way you can have two slices for the price of one!
• Use the Cooking Sprays instead of oil or butter.
• Steamed vegetables contain more nutrients than cooked vegetables.
• Always use sugar substitutes when you can (do not use substitutes containing aspartame in cooking as the aspartame will break down).
• You can cut the sugar in most recipes by half and never notice the difference.
• Cut back on the oil - if you can't cut back on corn or vegetable oil try switching to olive or canola oil.
• DRINK LOTS OF WATER!  It keeps you FULL!