Healthier Ingredient Substitutions: A to B

Some Simple Ingredient Substitutions Can Help You Save Fat and Calories

Ingredient substitutions will help you reduce the fat and calories in your favorite recipes without sacrificing the flavor or texture of the dish. This list provides ingredient substitutions for selected foods with names that begin with letters A through B.

A

Asiago cheese, 1 oz.

• sapsago cheese, 1 oz. (Save: 50 calories)

Avocado, 1 cup, cubed

• a half cup cubed avocado plus a half cup of chopped tomatillos (Save: 99 calories)
• raw peas, 1 cup, puréed (Save: 123 calories)

B

Bacon, 3 slices

• use half (Save: 51 calories)
• liquid smoke flavoring (Save: 103 calories)
• turkey bacon, 3 slices (Save: 28 calories)
• Canadian bacon, 1 slice (Save: 58 calories)
• vegetarian bacon, 3 slices (Save: 13 calories)
• imitation bacon bits, 1 Tablespoon (Save: 73 calories)

Beef, crumbled, ground, 75% lean, 3 oz.

• beef, crumbled, ground, 90% lean, 3 oz. (Save: 39 calories)
• beef, crumbled, ground, 95% lean, 3 oz. (Save: 71 calories)
• turkey, ground, 3 oz. (Save: 90 calories)

Beef, ground (patty), 75% lean, 3 oz.

• beef, ground, 95% lean, 3 oz. (Save: 91 calories)
• extra lean ground sirloin, 96% lean, 3 oz. (Save: 139 calories)
• chicken, ground, 4 oz. (Save: 86 calories)
• tofu, 4 oz. (Save: 53 calories)
• turkey, ground, 3 oz. (Save: 90 calories)

More Subs: C