Ingredient Substitutions For Healthier Recipes

Reducing Sugar

Sugar is often what packs in the most calories without any nutritional benefit in recipes like muffins, cupcakes, cakes, and more. In fact, it can make even beneficial drinks like tea not incredibly healthy if individuals pour in a lot of sugar. Thankfully, there are many ways to dramatically reduce the amount of sugar in favorite recipes. Tea drinkers, for instance, can use natural sweeteners, such as honey, agave, or even skim milk or milk alternatives to help flavor their tea instead of sugar. Of course, the best solution is to gradually reduce all sweeteners until they can drink it without any.

When it comes to baked goods and others, ingredient substitutions to make the recipes healthier include vanilla extract, unsweetened applesauce, or spices such as nutmeg, cardamom, and cinnamon. Start with half a teaspoon of vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, or cardamom for every two tablespoons of sugar that needs replacing. One cup of unsweetened applesauce can be used for every cup of sugar, as long as the other liquids in the recipe are reduced by ¼ cup per cup of applesauce.

Continue reading to learn how to switch out white flour.