Tips: Fat and Calorie Saving Tips

• Use plain yogurt as a substitute for sour cream. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• Toss cooked pasta with chicken or vegetable stock instead of oil to prevent it from sticking together. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• Use oatmeal instead of breadcrumbs in meatloaf. A bonus is more nutrition and fiber in your diet. Deb Freeman, London, England ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• Use chicken stock instead of butter or milk when whipping up mashed potatoes. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• Make yogurt cheese (a great substitute for cream cheese) by lining a strainer with cheesecloth and suspending over a bowl. Put plain yogurt into the cheesecloth, cover and let drain overnight. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• Balsamic vinegar is a great salad dressing, all by itself. Try it sprinkled on ripe tomatoes with some fresh basil on top. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• When making soup, after it's defatted, set aside a portion, add whatever spices, cook it down some then freeze it in ice cube trays. Keep the soup-cicles in a plastic bag and add a few to the pan when steaming vegetables. Shirley from San Francisco ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• If you have the time, the best way of removing extra fat from soups is to refrigerate them until the fat hardens on the top, and you can simply spoon it off. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• If you don't have time to refrigerate your soup, try dropping a lettuce leaf into a hot pot of soup to absorb the excess grease from the top. Discard the lettuce leaf and enjoy the soup! FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• A low fat substitute for cream is a mixture of half buttermilk and half yogurt cheese. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

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