NSMC Nutrition Counseling August 2020 Health Tip: Reduce Fat
Solve Your Food Prepping Problems Have you experienced that sinking feeling when you’re food prepping and realize you’re missing a necessary ingredient? Planning a last minute trip to the grocery store can be an inconvenience, especially when over 40% of shoppers are trying to minimize trips to the store due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent survey by the Food Marketing Institute.
Reduce the total amount of fat and/or substitute part of fat with fruit puree. Applesauce or prune puree can reduce the fat by 50 to 90% and calories by 10 to 30%. Simply substitute fruit puree for half the amount of fat.
However, there are several strategies you can use to complete your recipe that don’t require another trip to the store.
Use what you have First, change the ingredients and/or reduce the amount. This may result in improving the nutritional quality without noticeably affecting the taste, texture or appearance. Replace melted butter or margarine with canola oil
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How to skip the store and complete your recipe