Instructions: Use vegetable oil or margarine instead of butter Substitute 2 egg whites for 1 egg, or use egg substitute Use more vegetables and grains and less meat in recipe Use soy-based product to replace part of meat eg. tofu Use nonfat milk products instead of whole milk

REDUCE FAT CONTENT
Use reduced calorie mayonnaise and salad dressing Blend cottage cheese or yogurt with milk for sour cream topping Replace regular whipping cream with low-cal topping or yogurt Remove visible fat from meat and skin from poultry before cooking Decrease oil in marinades and salad dressing; increase vinegar, water and sea
Use foods canned in their own juice or water De-fat meat drippings by refrigerating and skimming fat off the top Decrease the amount of fat used in baked goods by 1/3 to 1/2 and increase flu
Cheese that is finely grated or thinly sliced goes further Pour some of the fat off the top of "natural" peanut butters

REDUCE SODIUM CONTENT
Use low-salt or no-salt-added products
Increase your use of herbs and spices in place of salt in recipes Use fresh foods whenever possible in place of canned or processed

(soup mixes
Do not add salt to water when cooking pasta or other foods

REDUCE SUGAR CONTENT
Decrease the amount of sugar called for in traditional recipes by at least 1/
Use fruit canned in water or fruit juice Use non caloric sweeteners if needed to increase the sweetness of a recipe wi

The ADA cookbooks answer a lot of the questions that you have. Latest ones are not available at my library but there are about 27 titles plus 15 or so books of information without recipes in Calgary and a few different titles in the bookstore.

You want to pay attention to carbohydrates of any kind - there are a lot of hidden sugars. A little bit of sugar in bread is considered OK, but ask a dietitian or doctor who knows the exact medical needs.

Someone on a restricted diet may have more food cautions than someone on insulin.

Im working on a collection of holiday recipes, but havent tested them yet. The fat-free turkey gravy was really good even though I ate it with roast beef. (grin) You can get my file MM-DIAB.ZIP from Karens board if you want to know what we usually eat around here.

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