Start "slimming down" your recipes to cut calories and lose weight!

Here are a few simple substitutions:

Replace whole eggs with egg substitutes or egg whites.
Replace butter, oil, and margarine in sweet baked goods with fruit puree or applesauce.
Replace ground beef with ground turkey.
Substitute plain, low-fat yogurt in place of sour cream.
Instead of pastry dough, go with a graham cracker crust.

With a couple substitutions you can enjoy the foods you love without sacrificing your waist!

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All the best,

Lisa Nelson, RD, LN