- Serve veggies, pretzels, or baked pita chips for dipping instead of potato chips
- Serve shrimp cocktail and a veggie tray for lighter snacks
- Use low fat or nonfat dairy products to replace higher fat counterparts
- Serve whole grains – breads, rolls, pasta, etc.
- Flavor roasts and vegetables with fresh herbs and a little grated Parmesan cheese instead of butter and/or salt
- Roast meats and poultry on a rack in a roasting pan
- Skip the gravy entirely or at least skim fat off (every tablespoon of fat discarded amounts to 120 calories and 13 grams of fat)
- Use fat free milk or reduced sodium chicken broth when making mashed potatoes, and add garlic and herbs to enhance the flavor
- Season vegetables with herbs, spices, balsamic vinegar and/or lemon juice instead of butter or heavy sauces
- Reduce sugar called for in a recipe by a third
- Substitute an equal amount of applesauce or prune puree for at least half the oil, margarine, or butter in baked good recipes
- Substitute a graham cracker crumb pie crust for the traditional pastry crust, and use half the butter or margarine called for in the crumb crust recipe, adding a little liquid to moisten if too dry
- Have water or diet soda available for guests to choose instead of higher calorie and sugar beverages like alcohol, soda or juice
- Skip dessert and serve fresh fruit for a light end to the meal
For those of you who are already crock pot fans we encourage you to enter our Crock Pot Recipe Contest. Enter your favorite crock pot recipe by e-mailing [email protected] for a chance to win a Mega Meat Saving Pack and a Price Chopper Gift Card valued at $100.
Think of all the wonderful meals you could treat family and friends to with that prize! Read the official rules here.
For those of you who are already crock pot fans we encourage you to enter our Crock Pot Recipe Contest. Enter your favorite crock pot recipe by e-mailing [email protected] for a chance to win a Mega Meat Saving Pack and a Price Chopper Gift Card valued at $100.
Think of all the wonderful meals you could treat family and friends to with that prize! Read the official rules here.