Easy Food Swaps

Since I swap out many ingredients to make meals *friendly* for those of us with food intolerance, thought I would go over a few that I have used in the past. For the most part you will not even notice a difference in taste.


Once again, please, always look at your labels to make sure a product meets your needs!


Recipe Ingredient
         Swap
                      Reason 


Butter                                             
        Promise Sticks 
                      Less fat, no trans-fats
Sugar 
        Splenda   
                       Reduced calorie, less sugar content
Chicken Broth
        Kitchen Basics no salt added stock   or my own home made stock
                       Reduced Sodium, Gluten Free
Milk or Cream                                                
        for milk, lactose free milk
        for cream, Plain Coffee Creamer, fat free                     
                       Lactose Free
Pasta   
        Rice Noodles/Sticks 
                       Gluten Free
Flour (as thickener or coating)
        Cornstarch      
                       Gluten Free
Flour (for baking)  
        Gluten Free Flour Mixes                     
                       Gluten Free


I frequently use Mrs Dash products and Bells Salt Free Turkey seasoning (for everything, not just turkey!)


I do not use the immitation salt products available at the market. To me they do not taste like salt, but rather like something that dripped out of an old car. I try to heighten other flavors in the recipe with additional dry seasonings and cooking methods like browning and deglazing. Please see my post regarding getting flavor without salt, where I explain some of my techniques.


Please comment below on food swaps you might make. I would love to hear from you and possibly learn a new trick!