Healthier Ingredient Options

Eating healthy does not mean throwing out your favourite recipes just because they contain cream as one of the ingredients. You can try replacing the following high fat ingredients with lower fat options.

Standard Option	Healthier Option
Full cream milk	Reduced fat/non fat milk
Full cream evaporated milk	Low fat/light evaporated milk
Yoghurt	Low fat/diet yoghurt
Cream	Low fat/light evaporated milk Low fat unsweetened yoghurt
Tasty cheese	Edam cheese
Cream cheese	Ricotta Low fat cottage cheese
Streaky bacon	Middle eye rasher
Luncheon meat	97% fat free/light ham, turkey, chicken
Tuna/salmon in oil or brine	Tuna/salmon in spring water
Puff or regular pastry	Filo pastry

You can also:

• Add a side salad with foods like pies, pizza and lasagne.
• Grate vegetables (like carrots) into mince dishes.
• Add cauliflower or broccoli to pasta bakes and dishes.
• Use leftover vegetables in soups or omelettes.
• Add a can of beans or lentils to mince dishes.

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