Time Magazine: Healthiest recipe substitutions

Time Magazine has some simple ingredient swaps that will make your favorite recipes healthier for your family.

• Applesauce for oil, butter or sugar
• Nonfat Greek yogurt for mayo or sour cream
• Mashed avocado for butter or oil in baking
• Mashed bananas for sugar, butter and fats
• Nuts for croutons in salads, or granola in yogurt
• Rolled outs for bread crumbs
• Soda water for tonic water
• Whole wheat flour for white flour
• Zucchini ribbons or spaghetti squash for pasta
• Pureed potato for cream to thicken soup

For more information on the health benefits of the substitutions, and how they can be used in recipes, go to http://ti.me/QejVGa