If you are like a lot of us, you know that you should be eating healthier. However, making a positive change in your eating habits doesn’t mean that you can’t make your favorite recipes anymore. With the renewed interest in healthy cooking and eating, there are plenty of new and interesting ways to adapt your time-tested recipes to make them better for you- and you can do it without sacrificing a bit of flavor. It doesn’t matter why you are changing your eating habits- for your health or your appearance- making changes doesn’t mean giving up all your favorite foods. Try some of these healthy recipe substitutions, and see what you think!

-Reduce the amount of sugar you use. If you use a lot of baking recipes, try baking with half or two-thirds the normal amount of sugar. Most times, the results will be just as tasty, but with far fewer calories. There are even some no-calorie sweeteners on the market that can be used measure-for-measure just like sugar. Read the rest of this entry »