| If a recipe calls for this |
Then use this instead |
Whole milk
(1 cup) |
1 cup of fat-free milk plus 1 tablespoon of unsaturated oil. |
Heavy cream
(1 cup) |
1 cup evaporated skim milk or 1/2 cup low-fat yogurt and 1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese. |
| Sour cream |
Low-fat cottage cheese plus low-fat yogurt for flavor; ricotta cheese made from partially skimmed milk (thinned with yogurt or buttermilk, if desired); one can of chilled evaporated fat-free milk whipped with one teaspoon of lemon juice; or low-fat buttermilk or low-fat yogurt. |
| Cream cheese |
4 tablespoons of margarine blended with 1 cup dry low-fat cottage cheese. Add a small amount of fat-free milk if needed in the blending mixture. Add chopped chives or pimiento and herbs and seasonings for variety. |
Butter
(1 tablespoon) |
1 tablespoon polyunsaturated margarine or 3/4 tablespoon polyunsaturated oil. |
Shortening
(1 cup) |
2 sticks polyunsaturated margarine. |
Oil
(1 cup) |
1 1/4 cups polyunsaturated margarine. |
Eggs
(1 egg) |
1 egg white plus 2 teaspoons of unsaturated oil or commercially produced cholesterol-free egg substitute according to package directions. 3 egg whites for 2 whole eggs; 2 egg whites for 1 whole egg in baking recipes. |
Unsweetened
baking chocolate
(1 ounce) |
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder or carob powder plus 1 tablespoon of polyunsaturated oil or margarine. (Carob is sweeter than cocoa, so reduce the sugar in the recipe by one-fourth.) |