Cooking Nice

By Jon Griffin

Most people know that eating less fat will help you lose weight. Diet food is a phrase most of use don’t want to hear. The diet industry has several studies that can help you avoid that fate. By using some simple food substitutes you can make your food with less fat and that means less calories. You can possibly save your life by learning these easy cooking tips, practices, and ideas.

Applesauce – The Wonder Substitute

Reducing fat calories in your baking can be done with just a few simple cooking substitutions. If you learn a few low-fat basic cooking techniques you can make food that your family loves and they won’t even have to know it is healthy. You can use the simple to remember unsweetened applesauce substitute. All you have to do is match the measurement in the recipe, for example 2 tablespoons of oil is substituted by 2 tablespoons of applesauce.

If your family is like mine, they love banana bread. 1/2 cup of oil is a lot, but that is what most of my recipes call for. I always worried about adding all of that fat to the recipe and how all that oil would affect the health of my family. Because of this I had to quit making the recipe. Of course, my family complained, but I was more worried about my families health than I was about their complaining. Since I discovered the super secret applesauce cooking substitution, I simply substituted… Continue reading →