17 Easy Ways to Slash Calories in Your Favorite Recipes

These tweaks will boost fiber and nutrients, too

Ever wondered how to slim down your favorite family recipes? Start by tweaking your technique: instead of frying, try grilling, baking, poaching or steaming.

Then consider 18 substitutions that slash calories while boosting fiber and nutrients:

If recipe calls for:	Replace with:
Bread crumbs	Whole wheat panko crumbs, oat7s
Chocolate chips	70% cocoa, or dark chocolate chunks or shavings
Creamed soups	Milk, pureed potato, tofu, pureed legumes or Greek yogurt
Eggs	2 egg whites per whole egg, or egg substitute
Iceberg lettuce	Arugula, spinach, romaine, kale or other dark leafy greens
Marinade (oil-based)	Dry spice rub
Mayonnaise	Vegan mayo
Oil or butter	Applesauce with no added sugar or prune puree (baking); olive oil spray (cooking)
Pastry flour	Whole wheat pastry flour
Peanut butter (regular)	Natural peanut butter with no added sugar
Roux (flour + fat)	Arrowroot powder
Salsa (store-bought)	Home-made salsa (you’ll control the ingredients)
Salt	Herb seasoning, garlic, hot mustard or horseradish
Sour cream	Greek yogurt
Sugar or syrup	Pureed fruit or applesauce with no added sugar
Tuna canned in oil	Tuna canned in water
White rice, bread or pasta	Brown rice, 100% whole grain bread, or whole-wheat or bean-based pasta

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