15 Easy ways to cut fat in cooking

1. Use nonstick cooking spray instead of butter or oil; or at least choose liquid oils over solid fats (preferably canola oil or olive oil)

2. Choose extra-lean meat and skinless chicken breasts

3. Grill, broil, bake, braise, steam, poach, slow-cook, and microwave foods instead of frying them. Sautéing is ok with minimal amounts of oil, or use nonstick spray, or broth instead.

4. Drain fat from cooked meats and blot them with kitchen paper if necessary.

5. Coat chicken and fish in breadcrumbs rather than batter, and bake them instead of frying them.

6. Choose chicken or turkey sausages instead of pork or beef sausages.

7. Use one egg and two egg whites per person in your favorite egg dishes or cakes; or cut fat and cholesterol completely by using egg substitute.

8. Try fat-free evaporated milk in creamy soups and casseroles instead of heavy cream.

9. Use fat-free chicken broth or fat-free milk in mashed potatoes, soups, gravies and stews.

10. Top your pies or line your tarts with phyllo dough instead of regular pastry.

11. Oven-fry potatoes instead of making or buying French fries.

12. Substitute reduced fat cheeses for full-fat ones, and cut the amount you use.

13. Replace some of the fat in baked goods with applesauce, plain nonfat yogurt or low fat buttermilk.

14. Use reduced fat or fat-free cream cheese instead of the regular version for cheesecakes.

15. Use herbs, spices, fruits and salsas to flavor your food.