whats you secret to cutting calories, fat, etc while cooking or baking??

i will start....

~we always use apple sauce instead of oil for baking

~always use pam or a spray for stir fry

~two words - george foreman!!!

Re: whats you secret to cutting calories, fat, etc while cooking or baking??

All of the above and I use fat free/colorie free 'I cant believe its not butter' spray on rice, veggies and anything else I eat w/ butter.

Re: whats you secret to cutting calories, fat, etc while cooking or baking??

I love that butter spray...tastes great!

Re: whats you secret to cutting calories, fat, etc while cooking or baking??

I've grown acustomed to egg beaters, lowfat/fatfree salad dressing, pam, I can't believe it's not butter light (or spray), splenda instead of sugar. hmmm . . . I can't think of anything else - oh- substituting chicken or turkey chopped meat for beef.

Re: whats you secret to cutting calories, fat, etc while cooking or baking??

I am using vinagers instead of bottled dressing (I have been making a salad using balsamic vinager, salt, pepper and a cut up orange).

I have been making two veggies with dinner instead of always making potato or rice with it, so that cuts calories big time!!

Re: whats you secret to cutting calories, fat, etc while cooking or baking??

When a receipe calls for ricotta cheese, I use part skim and mix in cottage cheese, everyone wonders why it tastes so creamy!!!

Re: whats you secret to cutting calories, fat, etc while cooking or baking??

I also cut carbs at dinner. We used to have a meat, veggie and rice and we cut the rice. I also use Splenda in everything.

Re: whats you secret to cutting calories, fat, etc while cooking or baking??

i love splenda!!