Healthy food substitutes

[In58men]

I'm hoping this thread can help those who are trying to better themselves. Please share some healthy food substitutions if you have any. Thank you.

1. Replace mayo and sour cream with plain Greek yogurt. Use Greek yogurt with your tuna, egg salads and chicken salads.

2. Use cauliflower instead of potatoes when wanting mashed potatoes. Steam the cauliflower and blend with a pinch of salt and pepper. Be careful with the butter. Also cauliflower makes a great pizza crust.

3. Try to use jelly instead of syrup and butter when eating pancakes.

4. Use oatmeal as binder instead of breadcrumbs when making meatloaf, hamburgers, meat balls etc etc.

5. Use unsweetened applesauce for a GREAT substitute for butter. Don't knock it until you've tried it. It has the exact same consistency and texture as butter.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

Vegetables are good for you. Eating a variety of them, actually of other foods too, contributes to getting the nutrition we need as they all have different nutrients and different concentrations of nutrients. You'll have less health problems eating enough veggies.

Of course they are. I never said any different.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

Of course they are. I never said any different.

I thought you added it because you felt eating in moderation was the only way to eat healthy. I wouldn't eat those in moderation but frequently.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

For me, the onion issue is only raw onion. Cooked is fine.

Ah, I see.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

I thought you added it because you felt eating in moderation was the only way to eat healthy. I wouldn't eat those in moderation but frequently.

Nah just that you don't have to do his nasty ass sub ideas.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

Nah just that you don't have to do his nasty ass sub ideas.

Unless, you have no control or an allergy. Think of the former, like AA where you can never have something again to kick a bad habit cold turkey. Everyone's different.
JMO.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

It's good. Try some butter with "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter." I can barely tell the difference. It takes getting used to if you use a tomato sauce on it though. But you can get used to it over pasta.

It's good this way too: I made this recipe once.

http://www.alliswellthateatswell.com...1_archive.html

That looks very good.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

Unless, you have no control or an allergy. Think of the former, like AA where you can never have something again to kick a bad habit cold turkey. Everyone's different.
JMO.

I think imens just a bit pudgy

[DaveNull]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

I don't leave it on the counter. I leave it in the fridge. Nor does it sit for years. It is sweet cream buttermilk and only five ingredients. Xanthan gum is just a thickener that I use in other dishes and is safe. It does have soy in it though. That's about the worst thing in it but that's what most salad dressings use too. If someone is trying to cut fat, lessen calories to lose weight or to keep it down it's okay if used in moderation. That's why I use butter with it.

I didn't say that *you* let it sit on the counter that long. I'm saying you can.

Oh, and I don't know what kind of "I can't believe it's not butter" you're using, but the delicious ingredents listed on their website are:

Light Spread:

PURIFIED WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, LECITHIN (SOY), VINEGAR, NATURAL FLAVORS, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR). CONTAINS MILK AND SOY.

Original Spread:

INGREDIENTS: PURIFIED WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, PALM KERNEL AND PALM OIL, SALT, LECITHIN (SOY), NATURAL FLAVORS, VINEGAR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR).

Deliciously Simple:

INGREDIENTS: CANOLA OIL, NONFAT YOGURT (CULTURED NONFAT MILK), PALM OIL, WATER, PALM KERNEL OIL, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, LACTIC ACID (CORN), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR). MAY CONTAIN SOY.

Olive Oil:

INGREDIENTS: PURIFIED WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, PALM KERNEL AND PALM OIL, OLIVE OIL, SALT, LECITHIN (SOY), NATURAL FLAVORS, MONOGLYCERIDES, VINEGAR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR). CONTAINS MILK AND SOY.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by DaveNull

I didn't say that *you* let it sit on the counter that long. I'm saying you can.

Oh, and I don't know what kind of "I can't believe it's not butter" you're using, but the delicious ingredents listed on their website are:

Light Spread:


Original Spread:


Deliciously Simple:


Olive Oil:

I've already read the ingredients and even checked out the two preservatives on Environmental Working Group. They pass.

Mine lists sweet cream buttermilk in it. What butter is made from. I eat few products like that except for the occasional salad dressing in a jar which most use soybean oil.
I doubt most posters here don't care about all natural products and are taking in many ingredients that are not natural in jarred items. I eat mostly fresh and natural but I have said I choose my poisons. This really is not that bad.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

I've already read the ingredients and even checked out the two preservatives on Environmental Working Group. They pass.

Mine lists sweet cream buttermilk in it. What butter is made from. I eat few products like that except for the occasional salad dressing in a jar which most use soybean oil.

You'll eat that crap, but not heat your water in a microwave?

C'mon, man!

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

You'll eat that crap, but not heat your water in a microwave?

C'mon, man!

I use it on occasion and only half with butter. It's made from the same thing butter is made, but has soybean oil in it like most salad dressings. Only two preservatives which are low on the scale for any toxicity. Also has water for first ingredient which the highest ingredient in terms of quantity. It's not that dangerous. As to taste, I can hardly tell the difference between that an butter. Some here were trying to reduce calories. It's okay as a temporary substitute used in moderation. I always said I choose my poisons but try to limit them. Though I do not consider this in that category. I can read most of the ingredients.

Water in the microwave tastes foul. It makes for a bad cup of tea.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

You'll eat that crap, but not heat your water in a microwave?

C'mon, man!

WTF?

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by penguinz

WTF?

Have you ever tasted water heated in a microwave as opposed to on the stove? It makes horrible tea. That says all as far as I am concerned.

Even Martha Stewart won't use if for tea even if she'd use it for other things.

[DaveNull]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

It is sweet cream buttermilk and only five ingredients. Xanthan gum is just a thickener that I use in other dishes and is safe. It does have soy in it though.

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

I've already read the ingredients and even checked out the two preservatives on Environmental Working Group. They pass.

Mine lists sweet cream buttermilk in it. What butter is made from. I eat few products like that except for the occasional salad dressing in a jar which most use soybean oil.
I doubt most posters here don't care about all natural products and are taking in many ingredients that are not natural in jarred items. I eat mostly fresh and natural but I have said I choose my poisons. This really is not that bad.

I stand corrected. There is a "Sweet Cream & Calcium" version. It's ingredients are:

Water, Vegetable Oil Blend (Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Canola Oil), Sweet Cream Buttermilk*, Tricalcium Phosphate, Salt, Gelatin, (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Calcium Disodium Edta) Used to Protect Quality, Mono and Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Lactic Acid, Natural and Artificial Flavor (Milk), Xanthan Gum, Vitamin E Acetate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta Carotene (Color), Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3). *Adds A Dietarily Insignificant Amount of Cholesterol.

Now maybe I'm doing the math wrong, but that looks like more than 6 ingredients to me. You might double check.

Look, I'm not saying everyone needs to go eat organic everything, but butter substitutes are disgusting. Cutting fat will not help you loose weight.

[BucEyedPea]

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