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Kitchen Hacks:

HEALTHY PARTY FOOD SWAPS: DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS TREATS
From New Year’s Eve to Valentine’s Day is stand in for milk or cream in almost every sugar levels to spike means they should be
party time. Don’t let the pursuit of fitness recipe. eaten in moderation.
make you skip decadent treats. Substitute BEEF For a healthier meal, use pasta made from
an ingredient, and you’ll have a healthy but whole-grain wheat. Noodles produced
delicious delight. The savory flavor and texture of beef is easily from lentils or beans have fewer simple
replicated by a thick portobello mushroom
Here’s a list of swaps for common ingredients slice, minced lion’s mane or cremini carbohydrates and more protein than
in party favorites: mushrooms, and jackfruit. traditional pasta.
SOUR CREAM SUGAR With these swaps, party guests won’t miss
Sour cream brings a nice consistency and For sweetness without the health problems the traditional yet less nutritious ingredients
tang to many dips, dressings, and desserts. It that can come from consuming a lot of sugar, usually found on the buffet.
also adds lots of fat and lactose. Use Greek use stevia, applesauce, and other fruit purées, Source:
yogurt or soy-based sour cream instead of or minced dates. https://www.healthline.com/health/foods-for-
sour cream. the-heart#cheese
PASTA
MILK/CREAM https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2022/02/16/
Conventional pasta has a significant amount quick-and-easy-food-substitutions-for-a-heart-
Silken tofu, a variety of nut-based milk of simple carbohydrates. Carbs should not be healthy-diet/
products, oat milk, and coconut cream can avoided but their tendency to cause blood