Reduce Fat and Cholesterol
• Use skim or low-fat milk and cheese
made from skim or low-fat milk
• Cut back on the amount of fat you use
in cooking
• Use water-packed tuna instead of
oil-packed
• Choose lean cuts of meat
• Trim visible fat from meat
• Roast, bake, broil, or simmer meats and
drain fat after cooking. Don't fry
• Remove the skin of cooked poultry
• Use smaller amounts of meat and stretch
it by serving in casseroles with grains and vegetables
• In a dip or sandwich filling, replace
all or part of the mayonnaise with yogurt
• Serve Canadian bacon instead of regular
bacon
• Use vegetable or peanut oils instead of
solid shortening and use margarine instead of butter or lard
• Try substituting egg whites in recipes
calling for whole eggs