You don't have to give up eating your favorite dishes because a few ingredients are not in line with your healthy lifestyle goals. Simply substitute those ingredients for more nutritional choices!
Use extra virgin olive oil in place of butter
Extra virgin olive oil is lower in saturated fat and has no cholesterol, while still maintaining the rich flavor you’re looking for.
Recipes you can apply this substitution to…
Angel Hair Pasta with Lemon and Chicken
Sweet Italian Sausage Tortelloni with Caramelized Vegetables
Instead of Italian sausage, use lean turkey Italian sausage
Lean turkey Italian sausage is lower in calories, fat, saturated fat and cholesterol.
Recipes you can apply this substitution to…
Fettuccine and Sweet Italian Sausage Alfredo
Marinara Pizza
If you don’t have white wine, pour in low-fat chicken broth
When you cook wine, the alcohol burns off, but try replacing it with fat-free chicken broth to give your recipe a new flavor.
Recipes you can apply this substitution to…
Ravioli with Alfredo Sauce and Artichokes
Poached Salmon with Alfredo Sauce
Trade the mozzarella cheese for low-fat mozzarella cheese
Low-fat mozzarella provides a great cheese flavor while reducing fat and saturated fat.
Recipes you can apply this substitution to…
Baked Pesto Chicken
Mozzarella Risotto Cakes with Marinara Sauce
Baked Mini Ravioletti ‘N’ Sauce
Rather than heavy whipping cream use fat-free evaporated milk
Reduce fat and saturated fat, but still retain the creaminess.
Recipes you can apply this substitution to…
Chicken in Creamy Tomato Sauce with Linguine
Fettuccine Alfredo
Fettuccine with Creamy Tomato Vodka Sauce
Reduce the fat from chicken broth and add fat-free chicken broth instead
Reduce calories, fat, saturated fat and sodium when you make this easy chicken broth substitution.
Recipes you can apply this substitution to…
Fettuccine Alfredo
Pumpkin Sausage Lasagna
Chicken and Prosciutto Tortelloni Soup
Instead of cream cheese, scoop in reduced-fat cream cheese
Substituting reduced-fat cream cheese for regular cream cheese will reduce calories, fat, saturated fat and cholesterol.
Recipes you can apply this substitution to…
Smoked Turkey and Sun Dried Tomato Wraps
Creamy Parmesan Salad Dressing
The great taste of pesto is also captured in our reduced-fat pesto
Try our Reduced-Fat Pesto to reduce fat and saturated fat.
Recipes you can apply this substitution to…
One Pot Pasta with Tomatoes, White Beans and Pesto
Pesto Twists
Tortellini with Pesto and Sun Dried Tomatoes