Baking and cooking substitutions?

mscamellia

Hi all
I've been searching some new healthy recipes to try out and have noticed that, even though they are labeled healthy, they still are high in sugars and other things.
What do you all use for healthy substitutions?

Pebble321

I've tried a bunch of different things and I usually come to the same conclusion - I would rather follow the original recipe and just eat a smaller portion of the real thing.
Often though you can get away with reducing the amount of sugar in recipes, or substituting extra egg whites instead of whole eggs, or replace some white flour with wholemeal or another grain like oats.
I also look for recipes that have some fruit and veggies in them (muffins etc) so they have a bit more nutritional value.

firesoforion

My number one thing I like to see substituted in a recipe is flour for something else. I've seen quite a few with beans substituting for the flour and it's just great, makes them so much healthier (I think you can also do it with ground up oats?). I tried it a couple times and it works well, too. I'd like to do a bit more experimenting with it but that's number one. I don't like to substitute sugar except for either fruit or other natural sweeteners, no artificial sugars if I can help it.

eriemer

I like switching oil with applesauce,
using 1/2 all purpose flour/then 1/2 whole wheat flour or soy flour
HATE SPENDA- it's gross! And smells chemically when it's baked

Cake mix from a box, add only one can of diet soda and beat and bake according to pkg. Best Cake ever! (diet cherry coke and chocolate cake) (white and diet sprite) (diet rootbeer and red velvet) (diet orange and carrot cake) etc

Fat free milk
Egg whites
Fat free/low fat cheese
Truvia
Panko bread crumbs for regular
Country Crock for butter
Ronzoni Smart Taste Pasta (cannot live without)
Frozen veges/fresh over canned
Vege meat crumbles for ground beef
Lean ground chicken or Turkey sausage for ground beef
Fat Free sour cream
Fat Free greek yogurt
Cut sugar in half and use dark brown sugar (great for breads and muffins)

Just to name a few.

dls06

Found this on sugarfit

Whole milk (one cup) One cup fat-free or nonfat milk plus one tablespoon of unsaturated oil like safflower or canola
Heavy cream (one cup) One cup evaporated skim milk, or one cup cup half and half
Sour cream Low-fat Greek yogurt
Cream cheese Four tablespoons margarine blended with one cup dry low-fat cottage cheese; add a small amount of fat-free milk if needed
Butter (one tablespoon) One tablespoon polyunsaturated margarine or 3/4 tablespoon polyunsaturated oil like safflower oil
Shortening (one cup) Two sticks polyunsaturated margarine like original Earth Balance or Smart Balance
One Egg One egg white plus two teaspoons of unsaturated oil (canola or safflower) or commercially made, cholesterol-free egg substitute
Unsweetened baking chocolate (one ounce) Three tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder or carob powder plus one tablespoon polyunsaturated oil (like safflower or corn oil) or margarine. Carob is sweeter than cocoa, so reduce sugar in recipe by 1/4