Quick Tip of the Week

Cooking for Mom on Mother's Day?
Easy Ways to Savor the Favor and Purge the Fat

Moms, are you hoping that someone is going to cook for you on Mother’s Day? Maybe you’re cooking for your Mom instead. Some of these fat busting tips you may do already and others you’ve heard of. All work nicely in most any recipe without altering the flavor profile.

Ingredient Replace With
Sweetened condensed milk Fat free sweetened condensed milk
Sour cream Light sour cream
Evaporated milk Skim evaporated milk
Ricotta cheese Part skim ricotta cheese
Cream cheese Neufchatel or light cream cheese
Artificial vanilla extract 100% pure vanilla extract/vanilla bean
Butter Butter/canola spread
Eggs Eggland’s Best eggs
Yogurt Low fat yogurt
Cheese Cheese made with 2% milk

Food doesn’t have to lose its flavor just because you purge the fat. In fact the real flavor of food comes through and can even be enhanced with fresh herbs and spices. Cook something special for your Mom and try some of these easy tips. Happy Mother’s Day!