Holiday time is filled with social events, celebrations and lots of unhealthy foods and calories. This year, try some of my simple swaps so you can still enjoy your favorite holiday treats without the guilt.
1. Replace Canola Oil with Greek Yogurt
Cut the amount of oil in half and add 3/4 cup of Greek yogurt for every cup of oil you remove.
Example: If a recipe calls for 2 cups of oil, use 1 cup of oil plus 3/4 cup of Greek yogurt.
2. Replace Flour with Black Bean Puree
It may sound unusual, but black bean puree tastes great and adds extra fiber.
Use 1 cup of black bean puree to replace 1 cup of flour.
3. Replace Butter with Banana
Use 1 cup of mashed banana to replace 1 cup of butter.
Note: You may need to reduce the cooking time slightly when using this swap.
4. Replace Sugar with Unsweetened Applesauce
Use half the amount of sugar called for in the recipe and replace the other half with unsweetened applesauce.
Example: If a recipe calls for 1 cup of sugar, use 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup applesauce. You should also reduce the recipe’s main liquid by about 1/4 cup for every cup of applesauce addedYou still need to use half of amount of sugar in the recipe.
5. Replace All purpose Flour with Blanched Almond Flour
Reduce the sugar in the recipe by half and add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to enhance sweetness and flavor.
7. Replace Chocolate Chips with Cacao Nibs (unprocessed chocolate) or Dark Chocolate
Cacao nibs or chopped dark chocolate can fully replace chocolate chips in any recipe. Both are lower in sugar than regular chocolate chips, and cacao nibs are packed with antioxidants
8. Replace Chocolate Chips with Mini Chocolate Chips
Use 1 cup of mini chocolate chips in place of 2 cups of regular-sized chocolate chips.
9. Replace Frozen or Canned Fruit with Fresh Fruit
10. Replace Peanut Butter with Natural Almond Butter
Peanut butter-Natural Almond butter (no artificial additives or added sugar)
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