| Do you remember Grandma's apple cobbler? Is | | | | and dried herbs. To bring out the flavor of dried |
| spaghetti one of your favorite meals? You can still | | | | herbs rub them with your fingers before adding |
| eat these things, but new versions of them, if | | | | them to the recipe.8. Cut back on sugar. Recipes |
| you know how to swap ingredients. Here are 10 | | | | made with half the sugar may taste just as |
| tips for fixing heart healthy recipes.1. Replace eggs | | | | sweet. Instead of sugar you may use Splenda, a |
| wih a cholesterol-free egg substitute. If you don't | | | | no-calorie sweetener made from sugar, or half |
| have a substitute on hand, you may use egg | | | | Splenda and half sugar.9. Go lean on protein. Buy |
| whites. According to the American Heart | | | | lean cuts of beef, skinless chicken, extra lean |
| Association, two egg whites may be substituted | | | | chops and fish. Some recipes, like spaghetti sauce |
| for a whole egg in baking recipes.2. Use fat free | | | | with mushrooms, may not need protein at all.10. |
| (skim) milk. This one change saves you calories | | | | Eat normal (not supersized) servings. According to |
| and lowers your cholesterol level.3. Choose non-fat | | | | the Univesity of Missouri Extension Service, large |
| cheese. For better melting Dr. Richard Collins, | | | | servings add up to 200-500 calories a day, which |
| author of The Cooking Cardiologist, recommends | | | | can add up to 20-50 extra pounds a year.A few |
| soaking the cheese in milk for a few minutes | | | | ingredient changes can have a huge impact on |
| before adding it to recipes.4. Add fiber -- fresh | | | | your heart health. Before you know it these |
| fruit, dried fruit, vegetables, and grains -- | | | | swaps will be automatic. The heart is your body's |
| whenever possible. Fiber is good for you and fills | | | | main pump so take care of it.Copyright 2005 by |
| you up.5. Cook with plant oils, such as olive, corn, | | | | Harriet Hodgson.Harriet Hodgson has been a |
| and canola. If you're sauteing food, add a | | | | nonfiction writer for 26 years and is a member of |
| teaspoon of butter to the oil for flavor. Use as | | | | the Association of Health Care Journalists. Her |
| little oil as possible.6. Swap unsweetened | | | | latest book, Smiling Through Your Tears: |
| applesauce for shortening in baking recipes. But | | | | Anticipating Grief, written with Lois Krahn, MD, is |
| cooking is chemistry and, for best results, you | | | | availble on Go to for more information on her |
| may have to add a teaspoon of oil.7. Hold the salt. | | | | work. Hodgson is hard at work on her next book, |
| Excess salt raises your blood pressure. Insstead | | | | Doctor in the House: An Inside Look at Medical |
| of salt Mayo Clinic recommends citrus zest, fresh | | | | Marriage. |