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Recipe Substitutions

Published recipes often call for ingredients you may want to avoid. I found these suggestion for healthy substitutions in our paper:

Substitute wine, balsamic vinegar or fruit juice for oil based marinades.

Substitute mustard or low-sodium soy sauce for soy sauce.

Substitute herbs, vinegar or lemon juice for table salt. I also use sea salt instead of regular salt.

Substitute garlic or onion powder for garlic or onion salt.

Substitute two egg whites for one egg.

Substitute fat-free milk-based soups, potato flakes, pureed potato or carrot for cream of mushroom or other creamed soups.

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Yeast Overgrowth

I have always had a sweet tooth and sometimes I really do crave sugary things. I saw this post from Dr. Mehmet Oz on Oprah’s site and I thought it was worth summarizing here. So here is what Dr. Oz is saying in a nut shell.

Dr. Oz says that knowing what’s causing your sugar cravings can help you overcome them. He says there are basically three types:

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