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When a recipe calls for..
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Use this instead…
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Sour cream
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Plain low fat yogurt, or _ cup cottage cheese blended with _ tsp lemon juice, or light or fat-free sour cream
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Whipped cream
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Chilled, whipped evaporated skim milk, or a nondairy whipped topping
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Cream
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Evaporated skim milk
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Whole milk
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Skim, 1 % or 2 % milk
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Full-fat cheese
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Low fat, skim milk cheese, cheese with less that 5 grams of fat
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Ricotta cheese
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Low fat or fat-free cottage cheese or non-fat or low-fat ricotta cheese
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Ice cream
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Low fat or non-fat ice cream, or frozen or non-fat yogurt
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Ground beef
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Extra lean ground beef, or lean ground turkey or chicken
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Bacon
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Canadian bacon or lean ham
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Sausage
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Lean ground turkey or 95% fat-free sausage
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Whole egg
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Two egg whites, or _ cup cholesterol-free liquid egg product
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One egg yolk
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One egg white
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Mayonnaise
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Low fat or fat-free mayonnaise or plain low fat yogurt combined with low-fat cottage cheese
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Salad dressings
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Low-calorie dressing or homemade dressing made with olive oil, water and vinegar or lemon juice
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Cream soups
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Broth-based or skim milk based soups
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Nuts
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Dried fruit such as raisins, dried cranberries, or chopped dried apricots
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1 oz baking chocolate
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3 tablespoons cocoa powder and 1 tablespoon oil
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Butter or lard
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Soft tub margarine, olive oil or canola oil
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