healthy substitutions or techiniques in cooking
By jx34me
@jx34me (60)
United States
February 15, 2007 3:08pm CST
here are some things that i do to make my recipies healtier:
- unsweetened applesauce instead of oil in almost all of my baking- keeps it just as moist but cuts down on fat.
- wheat flour mixed with white flour for cookies and stuff
- oat flour (grind up oatmeal!) and wheat flour to make bread instead of white flour
- half the sugar - esp. if you are using apple sauce
- non-fat milk/cream/ half and half
- lower fat mayo and cream cheese taste just the same as the full fat versions
- I have a spray canister to spray butter - all of the flavor without using tons and tons of butter - this is especialy great for making baklava - tastes just the same but you can use almost less than HALF the butter
- turkey meat instead of beef - i got this from a cook on another forum - turkey is cheaper too!
what are some of your substitutions/ techniques?
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13 responses
@thyst07 (2079)
• United States
15 Feb 07
I use olive oil instead of vegetable oil for a lot of my cooking, because studies suggest that olive oil can actually reduce the risk of heart disease. Also, when I make scrambled eggs, I generally use two eggs but only one yolk. I feed the other yolk to my cat. She's happy, and I'm getting a lot less fat and cholesterol, and the scrambled eggs don't taste any different. I also tend to use a lot of herbs for seasoning, instead of salt. Lower sodium, and better flavor!
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@sj_chaudhry (1537)
• Canada
15 Feb 07
you really put a great tips here.. i already noted them down prior responding ;-)
mine tip is i add water instead of milk/cream in the cake batter. and my cake turned out just great. no change in taste and you cut down on extra calories too.
i also use more then half quantity of whole wheat rather then just add all purpose flour.. it also add extra lustre and tastes just great even better then all purpose flour cake.
@HimArticles (1137)
• India
16 Feb 07
I have posted lot of low fat recipes in my blog and some cooking tips and healthy cookhouse if you are interested then check it out the URL is mentioned at the end. Here are part of cooking techniques that I am posting.
To get the most out of your foods, use the following tips and tricks to maximize flavor and nutrients.
Cooking Techniques
Get Firm on Tofu:
Freeze tofu or gently press the water out to make it firmer. If you like, you can marinate it prior to cooking for more flavour.
Safe Grilling:
Pre-cook meats on the stove or in the oven, and finish them off on the grill - less time on the grill means less carcinogens on your meats.
Cook These Veggies:
Avoid eating raw peas, beans, alfalfa sprouts, lentil sprouts, mung bean sprouts and mushrooms.
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@vernonteenatural (46)
• Malaysia
16 Feb 07
I use sunflower and olive oil, and i will put my food in an oven, instead of frying it...
@Sourabh167 (23)
• India
16 Feb 07
Use baking instead of the frying.Cling is better because it does not require any oil and hence it is good for health.For patients with high sugar levels cholestrol free sweetners should be used and low cholestrol oil should be used.
@ogtuwan (312)
• Philippines
16 Feb 07
try this too:
Combine 3 tbs of unsweetened cocoa powder with 1 tbs of vegetable shortening = 1 OZ OF CHOCOLATE
2 tbs cornstarch = 1 EGG
Honeysticks = energy gel
Soap substitute: wrap oatmeal in handkerchief tied in rubberband, dunk in water
Have a nice day!
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
16 Feb 07
I understand that cold pressed coconut oil is even better than olive oil. You can use it just about any way that you use olive oil. It's also supposed to help loose weight and helps with different desease such as rhuematoid atheritice. I haven't had a change to use the vrgin cococunut oil yet but do use the louAna coconut oil and I like it for frying and every thing else. It dosen't give a coconut taste to any thing.
@palina77 (1177)
• United States
16 Feb 07
I use soyabean oil or canola oil which is colestoral free. I have learned it as first time that olive oil can be used for cooking. Yes wheat flour is best you use. For making baking or other food technique of cooking make it more tastey even some woman born with best of luck as whatever they cook it become tastey - this God gifted hand.
@palina77 (1177)
• United States
16 Feb 07
I use soyabean oil or canola oil which is colestoral free. I have learned it as first time that olive oil can be used for cooking. Yes wheat flour is best you use. For making baking or other food technique of cooking make it more tastey even some woman born with best of luck as whatever they cook it become tastey - this God gifted hand.
@ma_belle (1357)
• United States
16 Feb 07
the applesauce tip sounds great. I also use turkey for all recipes that call for beef. I don't eat beef so turkey has always been the go-to for me. I usually get the low fat mayo or cream cheese but my boyfriend complains that they don't taste the same to him, to me they do though.
@faithor1979 (21)
• United States
16 Feb 07
Another tip is I use diet soda in cake mix in place of the oil/eggs. If you use different flavors it turns out really good.
@teagsmom (91)
• United States
16 Feb 07
Soy flour! A tablespoon is a subsitute for an egg.
Also, try powdered milk instead of cream. Just mix it with half the water called for. It works better if you make it up in advance and let it chill for a while.
Powdered milk is also a good addition in other recipes. Just sprinkle a little in and it adds some extra vitamins and calcuim.
You can also sprinkle some wheat germ on your food for some extra easy fiber.
Good luck!
