At Solaris, we love food and we love eating it. Enjoying whole foods can be easy even during the holidays. We are giving you a few simple tips on how to be creative and healthy with the ingredients you use this holiday season – and how to have fun doing it!
See our chart below for a dozen great substitutions to feed your body this holiday!
Using This? –> Try This!
1. ½ C butter in baked goods –> ¼ C butter and 1/8c apple sauce
2. sugar –> coconut sugar
3. vegetable oil –> olive oil
4. red wine –> grape or cranberry juice
5. 1 oz chocolate –> 3 Tbsp powdered cacao or pureed prunes
6. dry bread crumbs –> dry rice crumbs
7. pasta –> gluten free pasta
8. sour cream –> Fage yogurt
9. cream cheese –> cottage cheese pureed until smooth
10. ground beef –> ground turkey
11. white rice –> brown rice
12. white potato –> sweet potato
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