| The fat content in recipes can be reduced in a variety | | | | Tuna packed in oil contains considerably more |
| of ways:When buying hamburger, look for extra lean | | | | fat.Lowfat cream of mushroom and chicken soups |
| hamburger. This type has much less fat than regular | | | | are now available at your grocery store. Check the |
| hamburger. You can also substitute ground turkey for | | | | labels to see which one is lowest in total fat grams per |
| hamburger. Turkey has a slightly different taste, but it is | | | | serving.For the recipes that require milk, skim milk can |
| good and generally costs less than hamburger. Ground | | | | be used without sacrificing flavor.For recipes call for |
| turkey is generally very low in fat.For chicken, white | | | | cheddar cheese, there are low-fat and non-fat |
| meat contains less fat than dark meat. Try to buy | | | | varieties of cheddar cheese. The lowfat variety work |
| boneless, skinless, chicken breasts. These contain | | | | well in these types of recipes. The nonfat cheeses |
| relatively little fat. Turkey can be substituted for | | | | usually do not melt very well and aren't great for |
| chicken. Boneless turkey breast is cheaper than | | | | cooking.Lowfat or nonfat sour cream, cottage cheese, |
| chicken breast, and it is a little lower in fat (although | | | | cream cheese, and mayonnaise can be used without |
| chicken breast is low in fat also).Trim as much fat as | | | | sacrificing any flavor.Butter can be eliminated from |
| possible from pork before you cook it. Turkey ham | | | | some recipes. When browning onions, hamburger, etc., |
| can be substituted for real ham. Turkey ham, of | | | | you can spray your skillet with nonstick spray or use |
| course, is really turkey. It really does taste like ham, | | | | chicken or beef broth instead of butter to cook with. |
| though, and can be used wherever a recipe calls for | | | | When baking, you can use reduced-calorie margarine |
| ham. Some people can't tell the difference between | | | | instead of butter, but the texture will not always come |
| the two. Turkey ham has very little fat compared to | | | | out right. You've got to experiment a little. Nonfat |
| regular ham.If you've never tried turkey bacon, you're | | | | margarines currently on the market do not bake well |
| missing out! Regular bacon is made entirely of fat, with | | | | at all. Just remember...with baked goods, it's not always |
| no nutritional value whatsoever. Turkey bacon is not a | | | | the calorie content per cookie or piece of cake, it's |
| pork product, it is made from turkey meat. Turkey | | | | how many you eat! Remembering that has helped me |
| bacon contains little fat (it is usually about 97 percent | | | | maintain my weight better than any reduced calorie |
| fat free). It still doesn't have a lot of nutritional value, but | | | | diet.Originally published at Suite 101. Rachel Paxton is a |
| it is relatively low in fat and will give you a little protein. It | | | | freelance writer and mom who is the author of What's |
| tastes considerably different from regular bacon, but it | | | | for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing more than 250 |
| is very good!Tuna can be purchased packed in oil or | | | | quick easy dinner ideas. |
| water. Tuna packed in water contains almost no fat. | | | | |