15 Healthy Food Substitutions to Save Money in Your Home Recipes

1. What are the best food substitutes?
2. What ingredients can I replace to make the dish healthier?
3. What are healthier alternatives?
4. What can I replace unhealthy food with?
5. What is a good substitute for breakfast?
6. What can I eat instead of bread?
7. How do you swap ingredients?
8. What is a healthy substitute for Crisco?
9. What are at least 3 ways to prepare food so it has less fat sugar and sodium?
10. What is the healthiest alternative to water?
11. What can I do instead of eating?
12. What can I eat instead of snacks?

What are the best food substitutes?

Tips for healthy food substitutes

• Use applesauce instead of oil when baking. ...
• Eat brown rice instead of white rice. ...
• Use egg whites instead of whole eggs. ...
• Choose multigrain or whole wheat pasta instead of white pasta. ...
• Select low-fat cheese over full-fat cheese.

What ingredients can I replace to make the dish healthier?

14 Ingredient Swaps to Make Your Recipes Healthier

• Oat Bran for Flour. Making bread or muffins? ...
• Mashed Bananas for Oil or Butter. ...
• Spaghetti Squash Instead of Pasta. ...
• Citrus Juice in Place of Salt. ...
• Vanilla Extract in Place of Sugar. ...
• Unsweetened Applesauce Instead of Sugar. ...
• Plain Greek Yogurt Instead of Sour Cream. ...
• Avocado Instead of Mayonnaise.

What are healthier alternatives?

Easy, Healthy Alternatives Everyone Should Know

• Replace Jam with Smashed Avocado. ...
• Replace Egg Whites With Whole Eggs. ...
• Replace Creamer with Organic Whole Milk. ...
• Swap Bagels for English Muffins. ...
• Replace Mayo with Hummus. ...
• Replace Rice with Riced Cauliflower. ...
• Ditch Sour Cream for Greek Yogurt. ...
• Applesauce.

What can I replace unhealthy food with?

Healthy alternatives to unhealthy food & snacks

• Replace all chocolate with dark chocolate.
• Replace chips with sweet potato wedges.
• Replace ice cream with frozen yoghurt.
• Replace beer with spirits or wine.
• Replace hamburgers with chicken burger.
• Replace butter with margarine.
• Replace pizza with pitta pockets.
• Replace crisps with popcorn.

What is a good substitute for breakfast?

If your go to breakfast is a…

• Blueberry Overnight Oats. Pumpkin Oatmeal Breakfast. ...
• Quinoa Apple Cake. Whole-Wheat Toaster Pastries. ...
• Healthified Carrot and Apple Muffins. ...
• Crustless Vegetable Quiche. ...
• Baked Banana Bread Doughnuts. ...
• Easy Coconut Granola. ...
• Whole-Wheat Cinnamon Swirl Bread. ...
• Harvest Fruit Compote with Yogurt.

What can I eat instead of bread?

Here are 10 easy and delicious ways to replace conventional wheat bread:

• Oopsie Bread. ...
• Ezekiel Bread. ...
• Corn Tortillas. ...
• Rye Bread. ...
• Lettuce and Leafy Greens. ...
• Sweet Potatoes and Vegetables. ...
• Butternut Squash or Sweet Potato Flatbread. ...
• Cauliflower Bread or Pizza Crust.

How do you swap ingredients?

13 easy ingredient swaps for healthier cooking

1. Replace refined white sugar and flour with healthier alternatives. ...
2. Use non-dairy milk in your smoothies (and sneak in some spinach too) ...
3. Lay off the Lays and make your own veggie chips. ...
4. Snack smarter with plant-based junk food. ...
5. Try quinoa instead of rice, oats and other grains.

What is a healthy substitute for Crisco?

Banana puree, applesauce or prune purees are healthy substitutions for vegetable shortening. Although the flavors may be slightly different, you will become accustomed to the difference.

What are at least 3 ways to prepare food so it has less fat sugar and sodium?

How to eat less saturated fat, sugar and salt

• Limit highly processed foods (eg, 'heat and eat' meals like pizza).
• Remove the chicken skin after cooking.
• Add flavour to food using herbs, spices and lemon or lime juice instead of using salt.
• Use fruit to replace sugar on your breakfast cereal.

What is the healthiest alternative to water?

Healthy Alternatives to Water

• Sparkling water (try squeezing in some fresh citrus fruit for flavor)
• Pasteurized skim milk.
• Pasteurized soy and almond milk (barring any allergies)
• Freshly squeezed or pasteurized juices (juice has a lot of sugar, so drink in moderation)
• Coconut water.
• Herbal iced tea (no caffeine)
• Decaf coffee.

What can I do instead of eating?

The next time you find yourself bored and tempted to treat yourself to an unnecessary snack, try one of these activities instead:

• Call a friend. ...
• Reorganize a room or area of your home. ...
• Walk your dog (or someone else's!) ...
• Plan healthy meals for the week. ...
• Work out while you watch your favorite show or listen to music.

What can I eat instead of snacks?

Healthy Snack Alternatives

• String cheese or cheese cubes and whole-grain crackers.
• Hummus and whole-wheat pita bread.
• Carrots, pepper strips, and celery sticks (sometimes with ranch dressing to dip)
• Edamame (soy beans) and sweet cherry tomatoes.
• Whole fruit or fruit slices (dipped in lemon juice to prevent them from turning brown)