
Traditional Ingredients: Healthy Substitute (in italics)
Butter: Canola, mild olive oil, prune purée or applesauce
1 ounce of chocolate: 3 tablespoons cocoa
2 eggs: 1 egg + 2 whites or egg substitute
Cream, whole milk (in batters, muffins or biscuit doughs): Skin or lowfat (1%) milk
Cream Cheese (in cheesecake): Lowfat ricotta + yogurt; light cream cheese
Ricotta cheese, whole-milk: 1/2 whole milk ricotta plus either part-skim ricotta or lowfat (1%) cottage cheese
Sour Cream: Plain yogurt
Whipped cream, ice cream (to top cakes, pies, warm fruit desserts): Frozen yogurt, Lowfat yogurt
1 cup whipped cream (in mousse mixtures): 3 stiffly beaten egg whites or 3/4 to 1 cup Yogurt Cheese
1 cup whipping or heavy: 1 cup evaporated skim milk cream (for whipping)
From LIGHTER QUICKER, BETTER
by Richard Sax and Marie Simmons
(William Morrow & Co.;
June 26,1995;
$25.00/hardcover).
Also see: Perfect Light Desserts and Healthy Homestyle Desserts.
This Archived Page created between 1994 and 2001. Modified August 2009

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