| Instead of: |
Use this: |
| Whole or 2 percent milk and cream |
Use 1 percent of skim milk |
| Fried foods |
Eat baked, steamed, broiled or microwaved foods |
| Lard, Butter, Palm and Coconut oils |
Cook with unsaturated vegetable oils, such as corn, olive,
canola, safflower, sesame, soybean, sunflower or peanut oil |
| Fatty cuts of meat, such as prime rib |
Eat lean cuts of meat or trim off the fat |
| One whole egg in recipes |
Use two egg whites |
| Sour cream and mayonnaise |
plain low-fat yogurt, low fat cottage cheese or low
fat/light sour cream |
| Sauces, butter and salt |
Season vegetable s with herbs and spices |
| Regular hard and processed cheeses |
Eat low fat low/sodium cheese |
| Salted potato chips and other snacks |
Choose low fat, unsalted tortilla and potato chips and
unsalted pretzels and popcorn |
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