Instead of White Sugar try (listed in order of preference):
honey barley malt concentrated apple juice fructose molasses sucanat maltose |
fruit juice date sugar rice syrup dried dates apricots carob powder apple butter |
Instead of White Flour use:
whole wheat flour
barley
buckwheat
grind own flours
chickpeas
amaranth
soy
Instead of Oil/Fat use:
olive oil
fat free foods
natural fats
canola oil
low-cal mayonnaise
lemon instead of Hollandaise sauce
Instead of Salt use:
lite salt
salt substitute
soy sause
miso
extra seasonings
Instead of Dairy use:
nonfat for whole milk
yogurt for sour cream
frozen yogurt for ice cream
Instead of Eggs use:
boiled or poached for fried egg
Instead of Meat use:
turkey bacon
turkey hot dogs
roast instead of fried chicken
tuna sandwich for hamburger
Healthy Desserts:
fruits
frozen yogurt instead of ice cream
angel food instead of chocolate cake
Healthy Snacks:
unbuttered popcorn instead of peanuts or chips
plain muffin instead of doughnut
baked potato instead of french fries
frozen yogurt popsicles
frozen orange juice bars
frozen orange sections
frozen bananas
Tips:
- Start off by using 2/3 of sugar called for in recipes, then decrease
- Use honey and cut the amount called for in the recipe by 1/2
- Use whole grain breads, rolls, crackers & pasta
- Make whole wheat croutons
- Use brown rice instead of white
- Use more herbs and spices instead of salt and sugar
- Start out changing your recipes by substituting 1/2 of the flour amount
- With whole wheat, then whole grain amounts
- Serve fruit with a bit of yogurt for some of your desserts
- Try to add one new healthy recipe into the menu per week
- Don’t skip meals
- Try enjoying the taste of clean pure water
References
1982
1990
Diego, 1984
CA, 1986; see also Kushi, M., THE CANCER PREVENTION DIET, St. Martin Press,
NY, 1983
vol. 20, p.929, 1980
vol.49, p.675, 1989
p.633, 1986
vol.11, p.257, 1983
vol.80, no.4, p.439, Apr.1988
1964
p.162, Jan.18, 1989
1986
1987 suppl.
1981
no.8, p.541, Apr.1991
also von Hofe, E, et al., Carcinogenesis, vol.12, no.11, p.2147,
Nov.1991; see also Su, LN, et al., Biochemical & Biophysical Research
Communications, vol.176, no.1, p.18, Apr.1991