Helpful hints from the PSMs on how to reduce fat and calories
in recipes, and get your family to eat well!
*If your family refuses to eat anything that is "low-fat" or "healthy", try serving it to them without telling them. ;0) Or you can slowly switch the ingredients of family favorite recipes over to lighter ones over time so the change won't be so evident.
*Use Pam cooking spray to grease pans instead of butter or lard.
*A great way to reduce fat and add flavor is to use broths when cooking. Chicken broth cooking tips:
Turkey or Chicken Gravy: Pour off the fat from your roasting pan and add 3 tablespoons flour or cornstarch dissolved in 1 � cups canned chicken broth to the pan and cook til thickened
Rice: For extra flavorful rice, use canned chicken or vegetable broth instead of water when cooking rice .
Potatoes: When making mashed potatoes boil the peeled potatoes in a broth/water mix then when mashing add hot broth (not the broth you cooked with ) to them insted of milk, or mash them with cooking broth and add skim milk to moisten as needed.
*Substituting yogurt for sour cream helps bring down the calorie count. Plain yogurt can be substituted in equal amounts for sour cream in baking recipes as well as in casseroles, dips and sauces. You may notice dips and sauces might be thinner in consistency when using yogurt, and non-fat yogurt does not work well in recipes that are baked. **note --reduced-fat (rather than fat-free) sour cream works very well in cooked recipes, and great in dips.
Share your tips here!!!!!! Ingredient substitutions, helpful tricks or whatever!!