Ingredient Substitutions

So with my new diet and exercise I been looking at healthier meal alternatives. Today I decided to make chicken salad but was really highly against using mayo after reading the nutrition facts on the bottle.

So, I had some people give me helpful ideas about what to replace the mayo with in the chicken salad. Some website sites suggested oil. Ugh. With chicken salad? Really? No thanks. Someone else suggested dijonnaise, which I may have to try in the future. Another suggesting was to go to a health food store and get a soy based mayo which would be a good idea to try....if I didn't live on Guam where health food stores to my knowledge dont exist. Another suggestion was to mix plain yogurt with something, but not sure what.

I ended up just going with the plain old old fat free mayo with only 10 calories and 0 fat calories per serving AND cholesterol free, so cant beat that! My chicken salad turned out great. It will be lunch tomorrow too! And Yes, I will post the recipe...which really just came off the top my brain!

Here are some other helpful ingredient substitutions:
Buttermilk
Amount: 1 cup
Substitute: 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar plus enough regular milk to make 1 cup (allow to stand 5 minutes)
Flour, All-Purpose White Flour
Amount: 1 cup
Substitute: 1/2 cup whole wheat flour plus 1/2 cup all-purpose flour.
TIP: It's generally recommended that you replace no more than half the all-purpose white flour with whole wheat flour. Too much whole wheat flour in a recipe calling for all-purpose flour might result in a reduced volume and a heavier product.
Flour, Cake
Amount: 1 cup
Substitute: 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Garlic
Amount: 1 small clove
Substitute: 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
Herbs, Fresh
Amount: 1 tablespoon, finely cut
Substitute:
- 1 teaspoon dried leaf herbs
- 1/2 teaspoon ground dried herbs
Lemon Zest (fresh grated lemon peel)
Amount: 1 teaspoon
Substitute: 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
Marshmallows, Miniature
Amount: 1 cup
Substitute: 10 large marshmallows
Mayonnaise (for use in salads and salad dressings)
Amount: 1 cup
Substitute:
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 cup cottage cheese pureed in a blender
- Or use any of the above for part of the mayonnaise
Sugar, Confectioners' or Powdered
Amount: 1 cup
Substitute: 1 cup granulated sugar plus 1 tablespoon cornstarch; process in a food processor using the metal blade attachment until it's well blended and powdery.
Tomato Juice
Amount: 1 cup
Substitute: 1/2 cup tomato sauce plus 1/2 cup water
Tomato Soup
Amount: 10 3/4 ounce can
Substitute: 1 cup tomato sauce plus 1/4 cup water
Wine, Red
Amount: Any
Substitute: The same amount of grape juice or cranberry juice
Wine, White
Amount: Any
Substitute: The same amount of apple juice or white grape juice