HAPPY NEW YEAR
Welcome to 2013. There will be some changes to the Bloomington 6th Ward Blog this year. Instead of a new post every Monday and Thursday, I have decided to just make a post once a week and that day will be Monday. Hopefully it will be something to motivate you and something that you can incorporate into your week. Whether it be a new recipe to try or a new item to add to your supply of preparedness items.
Since it is typical to make changes as a new year starts, I think you would all agree that the simplest change to make is something within yourself. It just doesn't work to try and change someone else. Although we sure would like to try. So review the past years post and see if there is something that would be useful for you and your family, and if there is something you would like to blog about, then Share it with me and we will get er done.
Below is a chart of simply replacements in cooking that good make for a healthy start to the new year.
ENJOY!
| Instead of: | Try: |
| Ground beef | Ground turkey |
| Cream (for everything except whipping) | Evaporated skim milk OR low-fat buttermilk |
| Cream Cheese | Neufchatel OR Light Cream Cheese OR Ricotta Cheese |
| Butter or margarine | Light butter (use less or reduce the liquid elsewhere in the recipe) OR combination of light butter and fat-free cream cheese OR prune puree or baby food prunes OR applesauce |
| 1 egg | 2 egg whites OR egg substitute (amount will vary) |
| Chocolate chips | Mini chocolate chips and reduce amount OR use fewer chips |
| Sour cream | Plain yogurt OR fat-free sour cream |
| Nuts | Use less and toast for added flavor OR crispy rice cereal |
| Peanut butter | Reduced-fat peanut butter |
| Whole milk | Evaporated skim milk OR skim or low-fat (1 percent) milk |
| Oil (in baking) | Applesauce OR pumpkin puree OR prune puree OR mashed bananas |
| Mayonnaise | Reduced-fat mayonnaise OR mustard |
| Sour cream, mayonnaise, and cheese-based dips | Bean dips, roasted and pureed vegetable dips, salsa |
| Bacon or sausage | Turkey bacon OR turkey sausage OR Canadian bacon OR lean ham |
| Beef chuck or brisket | Beef round OR flank steak |
| Pork butt/shoulder | Pork tenderloin |
| Cream-based soups | Broth-based soups |
| Pepperoni pizza | Veggie pizza, light on the cheese |
| Pasta with cream sauce | Pasta with tomato sauce |
| Snacking on crackers or chips | Snacking on raw vegetables and fruits |
| Chicken wings or nuggets | Breaded and baked chicken breast strips |
| Bagels or muffins | English muffins |
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