Make Your Holiday Meals Healthier by Renee Kennedy

homemade, try a low-fat variety that they sell in jars.

(Heinz and Franco American both make a low-fat gravy.)

It's also one less thing to prepare!

6. Fruit dishes for dessert. skip the crust! Try fruit cocktail,

fresh fruit and chocolate fondue, fruit and sherbet parfait, or

fruit and yogurt dip.

Low fat substitutes for cooking and baking:

1. In baking recipes like cake, substitute half of any of the

oil in a recipe with the same amount of pureed fruit. For instance,

if the recipe calls for 1/2 cup of oil, use 1/4 cup of oil and

substitute the other 1/4 cup of oil with 1/4 cup of applesauce.

2. For low fat pie crust use 3 Tbsp. of shortening and 3 Tbsp.

of water for each cup of flour.

3. When making gravy, before using the broth, let it cool

down, skim off all the fat that forms on the top.

4. Tofu has a creamy texture that takes on any flavor.

You can puree it to use in dips, soups, and baking to replace

sour cream, cream, buttermilk or eggs. To replace liquid

ingredients use the same amount of pureed tofu as the

ingredient. To replace eggs, 5 Tbsp. of pureed tofu equals

one egg. Use the "baking blend" or the soft variety of tofu

for substitutions in baking.

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