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This information is provided for your educational use. It is not intended to replace recommendations made by your health care provider. Click an article headline to read... « More Health & Wellness Articles Making Your Favorite Recipes Healthier04/17/06 Making Your Favorite Recipes Healthier
Reducing the amount of fat, sugar, and salt in your favorite recipes can make them a lot healthier. Often these changes will not affect the taste or texture.
· Reduce the amount of fat in your recipe by replacing whole milk with low-fat milk and replacing half the butter, shortening, or oil with unsweetened applesauce.
· Reduce the amount of sugar by reducing the amount called for by your recipe from one third to one-half and adding spices and other flavorings that will enhance the sweetness such as cinnamon or vanilla extract.
· Reduce the salt by one-half except in baked goods that require yeast. Recipes with yeast need the full amount of salt for leavening.
The source for these tips and more on healthier cooking is “Recipe Makeovers: 5 Ways to Make Your Recipes Healthier, “ Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy-recceipes/NU00584. « More Health & Wellness Articles 
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