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Nutrition

Healthy Holiday Recipe Revisions from Hen House Markets

Here are some simple ways to make your favorite holiday foods healthier. You can enjoy a great tasting traditional holiday meal that can be healthy too!



If your recipe calls for:
Try instead:
Eggs
2 egg whites or ¼ cup egg substitute for each whole egg called for in the recipe
Whole or 2% milk
Skim or 1% milk
Butter, lard or shortening
Margarine or ½ solid shortening and ½ oil
Evaporated milk or heavy cream
Evaporated skim milk
Sour cream
Fat free or low fat sour cream or fat free plain yogurt
Cream cheese
Light cream cheese or ½ skim ricotta or ½ tofu blended
Oil for sautéing
Lemon juice, sherry, tomato sauce, low fat broth Fruit juice or vinegar
Oil for baking
For ½ the amount the oil, use applesauce, nonfat or low fat plain yogurt
Ground beef
Extra lean or lean ground beef, chicken or turkey
Table salt
Herbs, fruit juice, salt free seasonings or herb blends
Seasoning salts (garlic, celery, onion salt)
Single herb seasonings (garlic powder, celery seed, onion flakes) or finely chopped onion, celery or garlic
Soups, sauces, dressings, crackers,
Low sodium versions canned products (meat, vegetables, fish)
Broths
Low sodium version and when using broth from meat, chill until fat is solid, then spoon off fat before using the broth
Gravy mixes
Fat free gravy mixes
Baking powder
Low sodium baking powder
Egg Nog
Soy milk nog
Whipped topping or heavy whipped cream
Lite or fat free whipped topping
White rice
Brown rice
White breads and rolls
Whole grain bread and rolls