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Instead of:
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I will:
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Fats such as oil, shortening, butter, margarine
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Reduce the amount of fat by one half and replace it with an equal amount of liquid such as water or juice (for baked products).
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Whole milk or cream
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Use skim or 1-percent milk, or canned evaporated milk.
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Sour cream
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Use low-fat plain yogurt or buttermilk.
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Mayonnaise
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Use low-fat or fat-free mayonnaise or plain yogurt.
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Creamed soups
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Use skim milk or water instead of whole milk to dilute condensed soup. When adding canned soup to a recipe, use 1/2 can soup and 1/2 can skim milk.
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Baking chocolate
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Use 3 tablespoons cocoa powder plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil for each ounce of baking chocolate.
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Fatty cuts of meat
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Replace with lean cuts of meat such as:
Beef — top round, top loin, sirloin, extra lean ground round or chuck
Pork — loin, tenderloin, top loin chops
Poultry — light meat without skin
Ground turkey — without skin
Lamb — leg, loin roasts and chops.
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Whole-milk cheese
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Replace with fat-free, skim or part-skim cheese. Look for cheese with 5 grams of fat per ounce or less. Sharp cheese provides more flavor than mild cheese, so you can use less.
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Ricotta cheese
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Replace with cottage cheese.
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