Foods to Substitute With

Instead of:
Do This:
whole or 2 percent milk, and cream use 1 percent or skim milk
fried foods eat baked, steamed, boiled, 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
fatty cuts of meat, such as prime rib eat lean cuts of meat or cut off the fatty parts
one whole egg in recipes use two egg whites
sour cream and mayonnaise use plain low-fat yogurt, low-fat cottage cheese, or low-fat or “light” sour cream
sauces, butter, and salt season vegetables with herbs and spices
regular hard and processed cheeses eat low-fat, low-sodium cheeses
salted potato chips and other snacks choose low-fat, unsalted tortilla and potato chips and unsalted pretzels and popcorn



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