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10 Easy Substitutions for Healthier Cooking and Baking

10 Easy Substitutions for Healthier Cooking and Baking

You want to eat healthier, but let’s face it — it’s tough to munch on salads and rice cakes every day when you’re dreaming of the homemade fried chicken or chocolate cake in your fridge.

But eating healthfully doesn’t have to mean tossing your go-to recipes in the trash or sacrificing your most beloved comfort foods. By swapping a few unhealthy ingredients with more nutritious ones in your favorite recipes, you can strike a compromise between what your taste buds crave and what your body needs to feel its best. Read on for 10 easy ingredient substitutions for healthier cooking and baking. 

By Brittany Doohan. Published February 4, 2013. Brittany is a health and lifestyle writer living in San Francisco.